Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,033
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$8,857
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,052
Kansas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Kansas — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$44,890
Kept after tax
$36,033
Worth in national money
$40,052
State rank
16
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $44,890, which ranks 16 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 3.86% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 352 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Here is where Kansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $44,890 you keep $36,033, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,052 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $44,340, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Kansas ranks 16 of 50 states publishing a median for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders, at $44,890 — about 3.86% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 352 of 488 in Kansas places packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Kansas income tax, retained pay for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders on $44,890 is $36,033. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,052 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $44,340 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,740 |
| This salary | $44,890 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Kansas | $36,033 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,249 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$691 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $42,132 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$836 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Kansas earn under $44,890 and half over. The published range runs $31,150 at the tenth percentile to $57,740 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $36,033, from $44,890, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 352 of 488 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,052 uses one figure for the whole of Kansas. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 488 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 352.
- Figures are distribution medians for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,150 to $57,740; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,033 from $44,890. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 352 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,052, worked from $44,890, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Kansas address, on work sitting at 352 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,150 at the tenth percentile, $57,740 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Kansas is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $40,052 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Kansas's own levy, $36,033 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,150 to $57,740) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Kansas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Kansas's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $40,052 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $36,033 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Kansas income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.