Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary
The median pay for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in the United States is $43,220 a year. About 379,060 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,390
- 25th percentile
- $36,850
- Median percentile
- $43,220
- 75th percentile
- $49,070
- 90th percentile
- $60,030
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Hampshire $49,450
- Wyoming $48,890
- Missouri $48,070
- Maine $47,970
- North Dakota $47,390
- Idaho $46,720
- Vermont $46,670
- West Virginia $46,410
- Nebraska $46,220
- Wisconsin $46,220
- Colorado $46,010
- Iowa $45,660
- Kentucky $45,450
- Oregon $45,180
- Virginia $44,950
- Kansas $44,890
- Indiana $44,600
- Pennsylvania $44,480
- Montana $44,350
- California $44,020
- South Dakota $43,860
- Utah $43,780
- Maryland $43,670
- Ohio $43,310
- Tennessee $43,190
- Illinois $43,150
- Georgia $42,920
- Washington $41,700
- Michigan $41,690
- North Carolina $41,150
- Minnesota $40,960
- Arizona $40,560
- Massachusetts $40,360
- New Jersey $40,280
- South Carolina $40,010
- Connecticut $39,460
- New York $39,330
- Oklahoma $39,310
- Texas $38,950
- Alaska $38,730
- Delaware $38,500
- Louisiana $38,370
- Rhode Island $38,330
- Alabama $37,820
- Arkansas $37,740
- Mississippi $37,720
- Nevada $37,440
- Florida $37,170
- Hawaii $36,810
- New Mexico $35,640
By metro area
- Fort Collins, CO $79,800
- Salisbury, MD $69,060
- Cedar Rapids, IA $67,700
- Tuscaloosa, AL $61,680
- Owensboro, KY $61,250
- Eau Claire, WI $60,340
- Decatur, IL $59,160
- Traverse City, MI $54,020
- Manchester, NH $53,540
- Lewiston, ME $51,980
- Twin Falls, ID $51,430
- Des Moines, IA $51,100
- St. Joseph, MO $50,930
- Napa, CA $50,850
- Durham, NC $50,260
- Johnstown, PA $50,070
- Carson City, NV $49,920
- Battle Creek, MI $49,910
- Greensboro, NC $49,880
- Lancaster, PA $49,680
- Mount Vernon, WA $49,590
- Greeley, CO $49,560
- Modesto, CA $49,460
- Springfield, MO $49,250
- Grand Forks, ND $49,120
- Savannah, GA $49,090
- Kalamazoo, MI $48,800
- Charlottesville, VA $48,680
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $48,590
- Bend, OR $48,510
- Grand Island, NE $48,510
- Raleigh, NC $48,480
- Portland, ME $48,360
- Chambersburg, PA $48,260
- Ames, IA $48,250
- Bozeman, MT $48,250
- Williamsport, PA $48,200
- Columbia, MO $48,070
- Longview, WA $47,980
- Pittsfield, MA $47,970
- Toledo, OH $47,970
- Albany, NY $47,950
- Dubuque, IA $47,640
- Duluth, MN $47,610
- Kansas City, MO $47,530
- St. Louis, MO $47,460
- Florence, AL $47,430
- Madison, WI $47,430
- Mankato, MN $47,360
- Bay City, MI $47,350
- Rome, GA $47,260
- Wheeling, WV $47,190
- York, PA $47,160
- Burlington, VT $47,140
- Sheboygan, WI $47,120
- Joplin, MO $47,040
- Fargo, ND $46,990
- Greenville, NC $46,890
- Lawrence, KS $46,840
- Sacramento, CA $46,780
- Minot, ND $46,720
- Augusta, GA $46,550
- Killeen, TX $46,490
- Pueblo, CO $46,480
- Janesville, WI $46,450
- Bowling Green, KY $46,330
- San Francisco, CA $46,310
- Vallejo, CA $46,310
- Jefferson City, MO $46,300
- Green Bay, WI $46,220
- Wichita Falls, TX $46,160
- Harrisonburg, VA $46,150
- Mobile, AL $46,070
- Wausau, WI $46,030
- Gettysburg, PA $46,020
- Charleston, WV $46,010
- Milwaukee, WI $45,980
- Boise City, ID $45,930
- Hanford, CA $45,900
- Kenosha, WI $45,900
- La Crosse, WI $45,890
- Racine, WI $45,750
- San Jose, CA $45,740
- Denver, CO $45,730
- Harrisburg, PA $45,680
- State College, PA $45,670
- Appleton, WI $45,660
- Columbus, OH $45,600
- Elmira, NY $45,590
- Cincinnati, OH $45,570
- Lexington, KY $45,510
- Stockton, CA $45,500
- Kankakee, IL $45,480
- Allentown, PA $45,460
- Portland, OR $45,440
- Nashville, TN $45,380
- Logan, UT $45,360
- Oshkosh, WI $45,350
- Hagerstown, MD $45,330
- Topeka, KS $45,300
- Indianapolis, IN $45,290
- Merced, CA $45,280
- Wichita, KS $45,280
- Monroe, LA $45,220
- Lynchburg, VA $45,190
- Chico, CA $45,130
- Evansville, IN $45,100
- Clarksville, TN $45,080
- Eugene, OR $45,050
- Monroe, MI $44,990
- Santa Rosa, CA $44,970
- Lafayette, IN $44,920
- Lincoln, NE $44,900
- Fond du Lac, WI $44,850
- Ogden, UT $44,800
- Minneapolis, MN $44,740
- Salinas, CA $44,660
- Columbus, IN $44,620
- Rocky Mount, NC $44,550
- Barnstable Town, MA $44,490