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Average Salary for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

SOC 51-9111 · Production Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in the United States is $40,900 ($19.67/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $31,890 at the 10th percentile to $58,910 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 383,860 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 32% since 2019.

Median Annual

$40,900

Mean Annual

$43,630

10th Pct

$31,890

75th Pct

$48,440

Employment

383,860

Salary Distribution

$32k
10th
$36k
25th
$41k
Median
$48k
75th
$59k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Manchester-Nashua, NH $79,300
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $77,290
Cedar Rapids, IA $65,570
Harrisonburg, VA $63,370
Williamsport, PA $62,930
Lynchburg, VA $59,180
Owensboro, KY $57,480
Modesto, CA $56,990
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $55,890
Salisbury, MD $55,460
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $54,400
Joplin, MO-KS $53,930
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $52,570
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $51,530
Grand Island, NE $51,080

Salary by State

State Median Annual
Wyoming $48,530
Maine $47,680
West Virginia $47,410
Missouri $47,010
Idaho $46,470
New Hampshire $46,310
Virginia $46,230
Tennessee $45,530
North Dakota $45,390
Nebraska $44,760
Colorado $44,320
Wisconsin $44,170
Iowa $43,900
Vermont $43,680
California $43,670
Pennsylvania $43,470
Minnesota $43,230
Kentucky $43,190
Kansas $43,030
Indiana $42,820
Oregon $42,640
Maryland $42,210
New Jersey $42,190
Montana $41,200
South Dakota $41,080
Illinois $40,920
Georgia $40,900
Ohio $40,800
North Carolina $40,640
Washington $40,580
Utah $40,430
New York $39,910
Arizona $39,720
Rhode Island $39,300
Massachusetts $38,690
Connecticut $38,150
Michigan $38,090
Alaska $37,880
South Carolina $37,870
Oklahoma $37,690
Arkansas $37,660
Nevada $37,440
Texas $37,200
Mississippi $37,060
Delaware $36,570
Florida $36,560
New Mexico $35,970
Alabama $35,760
Hawaii $31,620
Louisiana $30,670
Puerto Rico $24,950

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $40,900
2023 $38,330
2022 $36,750
2021 $35,960
2020 $32,640
2019 $30,990