Packers and Packagers, Hand salary
The median pay for packers and packagers, hand in the United States is $36,280 a year. About 559,820 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,890
- 25th percentile
- $32,220
- Median percentile
- $36,280
- 75th percentile
- $43,060
- 90th percentile
- $47,100
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
- Kansas $44,460
- New Jersey $43,840
- Alaska $41,670
- District of Columbia $40,910
- Colorado $40,730
- Minnesota $40,310
- Vermont $39,440
- Washington $39,220
- Nebraska $38,880
- Missouri $37,670
- Iowa $37,470
- Indiana $37,420
- Nevada $37,400
- Delaware $37,290
- California $37,260
- New York $37,260
- Arizona $37,060
- Ohio $37,000
- Pennsylvania $36,960
- Idaho $36,920
- Kentucky $36,850
- Rhode Island $36,730
- Maine $36,330
- Oregon $36,190
- Illinois $36,090
- Utah $36,060
- Wisconsin $36,010
- Tennessee $35,980
- Hawaii $35,930
- Connecticut $35,890
- Maryland $35,860
- Michigan $35,340
- Virginia $35,000
- Montana $34,960
- Oklahoma $34,520
- North Carolina $34,360
- Massachusetts $34,200
- Arkansas $33,930
- Georgia $33,260
- Mississippi $33,240
- Texas $33,090
- South Carolina $32,180
- Wyoming $32,110
- Alabama $31,770
- North Dakota $31,440
- New Hampshire $30,700
- South Dakota $28,760
- West Virginia $28,740
- Florida $28,280
- New Mexico $28,070
- Louisiana $27,710
By metro area
- Greeley, CO $48,780
- Sheboygan, WI $47,550
- Hinesville, GA $45,970
- Kansas City, MO $44,460
- Lawrence, KS $44,370
- Seattle, WA $44,010
- Philadelphia, PA $43,970
- New York, NY $43,450
- Fairbanks, AK $42,700
- Rochester, MN $42,520
- San Jose, CA $42,410
- York, PA $41,800
- Anchorage, AK $41,690
- San Francisco, CA $41,610
- Duluth, MN $41,370
- Denver, CO $41,350
- Modesto, CA $40,680
- Boulder, CO $40,490
- Bremerton, WA $40,490
- Wichita, KS $40,360
- Morristown, TN $40,280
- Reno, NV $40,240
- Olympia, WA $39,920
- Burlington, VT $39,890
- Minneapolis, MN $39,890
- Bellingham, WA $39,880
- Mount Vernon, WA $39,820
- Bismarck, ND $39,720
- Bozeman, MT $39,700
- Columbia, MO $39,520
- Missoula, MT $39,520
- Napa, CA $39,070
- Flagstaff, AZ $39,050
- Omaha, NE $38,880
- Canton, OH $38,800
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,750
- Kahului, HI $38,720
- Kennewick, WA $38,670
- Oshkosh, WI $38,630
- Prescott Valley, AZ $38,590
- Decatur, IL $38,570
- Santa Rosa, CA $38,470
- Riverside, CA $38,400
- Syracuse, NY $38,350
- St. Joseph, MO $38,290
- Monroe, LA $38,280
- Tucson, AZ $38,180
- Dubuque, IA $38,120
- Evansville, IN $38,100
- Columbus, OH $38,090
- Elmira, NY $38,060
- Yuba City, CA $38,030
- Longview, WA $37,980
- Allentown, PA $37,970
- Vallejo, CA $37,950
- St. Cloud, MN $37,940
- Elkhart, IN $37,900
- Phoenix, AZ $37,840
- Medford, OR $37,830
- Kenosha, WI $37,810
- Harrisburg, PA $37,790
- Washington, DC $37,730
- Colorado Springs, CO $37,700
- Asheville, NC $37,690
- Boise City, ID $37,670
- Jackson, TN $37,670
- Twin Falls, ID $37,650
- Janesville, WI $37,560
- Lancaster, PA $37,550
- Des Moines, IA $37,540
- Lebanon, PA $37,510
- Reading, PA $37,510
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $37,500
- Portland, OR $37,450
- Sacramento, CA $37,450
- Akron, OH $37,440
- Appleton, WI $37,440
- Cleveland, OH $37,440
- Scranton, PA $37,430
- Los Angeles, CA $37,390
- Sioux City, IA $37,390
- Iowa City, IA $37,340
- Kalamazoo, MI $37,280
- St. Louis, MO $37,280
- Toledo, OH $37,260
- Jefferson City, MO $37,210
- Owensboro, KY $37,180
- Albany, NY $37,080
- Peoria, IL $37,050
- Indianapolis, IN $37,040
- Charlotte, NC $37,030
- Carson City, NV $36,990
- Kiryas Joel, NY $36,940
- Winchester, VA $36,930
- San Diego, CA $36,890
- Columbus, IN $36,880
- Bend, OR $36,870
- Salt Lake City, UT $36,830
- Ogden, UT $36,800
- Bridgeport, CT $36,690
- Spokane, WA $36,690
- Stockton, CA $36,660
- Wausau, WI $36,660
- Cincinnati, OH $36,650
- Pittsburgh, PA $36,650
- Fort Wayne, IN $36,630
- Chambersburg, PA $36,600
- Kingsport, TN $36,570
- Madison, WI $36,560
- Barnstable Town, MA $36,520
- Santa Cruz, CA $36,510
- Bloomington, IN $36,480
- Pocatello, ID $36,470
- Staunton, VA $36,460
- Knoxville, TN $36,410
- Waterbury, CT $36,400
- Idaho Falls, ID $36,380
- Pueblo, CO $36,380
- Billings, MT $36,220
- Durham, NC $36,220