Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,497
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$6,813
17.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,809
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — 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
$39,310
Kept after tax
$32,497
Worth in national money
$36,809
State rank
38
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $39,310, ranking 38 of 50 states — about 9.05% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Oklahoma, this one sits low: 372 of 492 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Oklahoma does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $39,310 you keep $32,497, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $36,809 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $40,430, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oklahoma ranks 38 of 50 for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders, with a median of $39,310 — about 9.05% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders occupies position 372 of 492 in Oklahoma's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Oklahoma income tax, retained pay for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders on $39,310 is $32,497. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $36,809 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 $40,430 sits above the median, the right skew typical of 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 | $31,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,710 |
| This salary | $39,310 |
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 Oklahoma | $32,497 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,766 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,062 |
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 | $37,731 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,493 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $39,310 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,180 and the ninetieth is $48,710 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $32,497 take-home in Oklahoma comes from $39,310. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 372 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,809 uses one figure for the whole of Oklahoma. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 372.
- The Oklahoma median of $39,310 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,180 to $48,710. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $32,497, from $39,310, assumes a single Oklahoma filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 372 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 38 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,809, worked from $39,310, 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 Oklahoma address, on work sitting at 372 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,180 at the tenth percentile, $48,710 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Oklahoma sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $36,809 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Oklahoma then takes its own share, leaving $32,497.
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 ($31,180 to $48,710) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oklahoma rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma'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 $36,809 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 $32,497 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma 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.