Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for packers and packagers, hand

Greeley, CO leads at $48,780 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Greeley, CO$48,780$42,540–$50,310
Sheboygan, WI$47,550$36,590–$50,870
Hinesville, GA$45,970$37,500–$45,970
Kansas City, MO$44,460$40,170–$44,570
Lawrence, KS$44,370$35,760–$44,370
Seattle, WA$44,010$39,460–$48,850
Philadelphia, PA$43,970$36,250–$44,740
New York, NY$43,450$35,820–$44,710
Fairbanks, AK$42,700$39,450–$59,730
Rochester, MN$42,520$37,550–$44,140
San Jose, CA$42,410$37,340–$46,710
York, PA$41,800$35,870–$43,370
Anchorage, AK$41,690$35,180–$45,770
San Francisco, CA$41,610$36,120–$45,690
Duluth, MN$41,370$29,620–$42,600
Denver, CO$41,350$38,640–$46,580
Modesto, CA$40,680$35,580–$48,640
Boulder, CO$40,490$37,440–$46,170
Bremerton, WA$40,490$36,230–$51,650
Wichita, KS$40,360$31,770–$40,360
Morristown, TN$40,280$33,580–$46,930
Reno, NV$40,240$37,310–$44,040
Olympia, WA$39,920$38,140–$47,020
Burlington, VT$39,890$37,590–$44,330
Minneapolis, MN$39,890$36,010–$45,600
Bellingham, WA$39,880$37,500–$41,560
Mount Vernon, WA$39,820$36,350–$42,850
Bismarck, ND$39,720$37,200–$43,790
Bozeman, MT$39,700$33,810–$44,330
Columbia, MO$39,520$29,710–$45,030
Missoula, MT$39,520$29,630–$44,170
Napa, CA$39,070$37,340–$45,860
Flagstaff, AZ$39,050$37,780–$44,060
Omaha, NE$38,880$35,630–$42,460
Canton, OH$38,800$32,510–$42,750
Coeur d'Alene, ID$38,750$32,880–$40,010
Kahului, HI$38,720$29,910–$45,880
Kennewick, WA$38,670$36,790–$40,130
Oshkosh, WI$38,630$33,960–$46,790
Prescott Valley, AZ$38,590$35,270–$41,610
Decatur, IL$38,570$33,890–$47,580
Santa Rosa, CA$38,470$37,000–$42,770
Riverside, CA$38,400$35,290–$45,070
Syracuse, NY$38,350$33,090–$41,080
St. Joseph, MO$38,290$37,270–$47,920
Monroe, LA$38,280$23,360–$39,500
Tucson, AZ$38,180$35,030–$44,400
Dubuque, IA$38,120$36,800–$43,830
Evansville, IN$38,100$34,910–$44,830
Columbus, OH$38,090$33,040–$40,920

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.