Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary

Median Salary
$43,220
per year
Hourly Rate
$20.78
per hour
Employment
379,060
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$33,390
25th percentile
$36,850
Median
$43,220
75th percentile
$49,070
90th percentile
$60,030

💰 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary by State

Best Cities (cost-adjusted) →

Salary Map — Click a state for details

$36K
$49K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
New Hampshire$49,450+14.4%
Wyoming$48,890+13.1%
Missouri$48,070+11.2%
Maine$47,970+11.0%
North Dakota$47,390+9.6%
Idaho$46,720+8.1%
Vermont$46,670+8.0%
West Virginia$46,410+7.4%
Nebraska$46,220+6.9%
Wisconsin$46,220+6.9%
Colorado$46,010+6.5%
Iowa$45,660+5.6%
Kentucky$45,450+5.2%
Oregon$45,180+4.5%
Virginia$44,950+4.0%
Kansas$44,890+3.9%
Indiana$44,600+3.2%
Pennsylvania$44,480+2.9%
Montana$44,350+2.6%
California$44,020+1.9%
South Dakota$43,860+1.5%
Utah$43,780+1.3%
Maryland$43,670+1.0%
Ohio$43,310+0.2%
Tennessee$43,190-0.1%
Illinois$43,150-0.2%
Georgia$42,920-0.7%
Washington$41,700-3.5%
Michigan$41,690-3.5%
North Carolina$41,150-4.8%
Minnesota$40,960-5.2%
Arizona$40,560-6.2%
Massachusetts$40,360-6.6%
New Jersey$40,280-6.8%
South Carolina$40,010-7.4%
Connecticut$39,460-8.7%
New York$39,330-9.0%
Oklahoma$39,310-9.0%
Texas$38,950-9.9%
Alaska$38,730-10.4%
Delaware$38,500-10.9%
Louisiana$38,370-11.2%
Rhode Island$38,330-11.3%
Alabama$37,820-12.5%
Arkansas$37,740-12.7%
Mississippi$37,720-12.7%
Nevada$37,440-13.4%
Florida$37,170-14.0%
Hawaii$36,810-14.8%
New Mexico$35,640-17.5%

🏙️ Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$79,800+84.6%
Salisbury, MD$69,060+59.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,700+56.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,680+42.7%
Owensboro, KY$61,250+41.7%
Eau Claire, WI$60,340+39.6%
Decatur, IL$59,160+36.9%
Traverse City, MI$54,020+25.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$53,540+23.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$51,980+20.3%
Twin Falls, ID$51,430+19.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$51,100+18.2%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$50,930+17.8%
Napa, CA$50,850+17.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,260+16.3%
Johnstown, PA$50,070+15.8%
Carson City, NV$49,920+15.5%
Battle Creek, MI$49,910+15.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,880+15.4%
Lancaster, PA$49,680+14.9%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$49,590+14.7%
Greeley, CO$49,560+14.7%
Modesto, CA$49,460+14.4%
Springfield, MO$49,250+14.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,120+13.7%
Savannah, GA$49,090+13.6%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$48,800+12.9%
Charlottesville, VA$48,680+12.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,590+12.4%
Bend, OR$48,510+12.2%
Grand Island, NE$48,510+12.2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,480+12.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,360+11.9%
Chambersburg, PA$48,260+11.7%
Ames, IA$48,250+11.6%
Bozeman, MT$48,250+11.6%
Williamsport, PA$48,200+11.5%
Columbia, MO$48,070+11.2%
Longview-Kelso, WA$47,980+11.0%
Pittsfield, MA$47,970+11.0%
Toledo, OH$47,970+11.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$47,950+10.9%
Dubuque, IA$47,640+10.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$47,610+10.2%
Kansas City, MO-KS$47,530+10.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,460+9.8%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$47,430+9.7%
Madison, WI$47,430+9.7%
Mankato, MN$47,360+9.6%
Bay City, MI$47,350+9.6%
Rome, GA$47,260+9.3%
Wheeling, WV-OH$47,190+9.2%
York-Hanover, PA$47,160+9.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$47,140+9.1%
Sheboygan, WI$47,120+9.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$47,040+8.8%
Fargo, ND-MN$46,990+8.7%
Greenville, NC$46,890+8.5%
Lawrence, KS$46,840+8.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,780+8.2%
Minot, ND$46,720+8.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$46,550+7.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$46,490+7.6%
Pueblo, CO$46,480+7.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$46,450+7.5%
Bowling Green, KY$46,330+7.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,310+7.1%
Vallejo, CA$46,310+7.1%
Jefferson City, MO$46,300+7.1%
Green Bay, WI$46,220+6.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$46,160+6.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$46,150+6.8%
Mobile, AL$46,070+6.6%
Wausau, WI$46,030+6.5%
Gettysburg, PA$46,020+6.5%
Charleston, WV$46,010+6.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$45,980+6.4%
Boise City, ID$45,930+6.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,900+6.2%
Kenosha, WI$45,900+6.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,890+6.2%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$45,750+5.9%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,740+5.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,730+5.8%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$45,680+5.7%
State College, PA$45,670+5.7%
Appleton, WI$45,660+5.6%
Columbus, OH$45,600+5.5%
Elmira, NY$45,590+5.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$45,570+5.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$45,510+5.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$45,500+5.3%
Kankakee, IL$45,480+5.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$45,460+5.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,440+5.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$45,380+5.0%
Logan, UT-ID$45,360+5.0%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$45,350+4.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$45,330+4.9%
Topeka, KS$45,300+4.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$45,290+4.8%
Merced, CA$45,280+4.8%
Wichita, KS$45,280+4.8%
Monroe, LA$45,220+4.6%
Lynchburg, VA$45,190+4.6%
Chico, CA$45,130+4.4%
Evansville, IN$45,100+4.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$45,080+4.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$45,050+4.2%
Monroe, MI$44,990+4.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$44,970+4.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$44,920+3.9%
Lincoln, NE$44,900+3.9%
Fond du Lac, WI$44,850+3.8%
Ogden, UT$44,800+3.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$44,740+3.5%
Salinas, CA$44,660+3.3%
Columbus, IN$44,620+3.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$44,550+3.1%
Barnstable Town, MA$44,490+2.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$44,390+2.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$44,350+2.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$44,340+2.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$44,330+2.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,280+2.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$44,220+2.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$44,210+2.3%
Richmond, VA$44,180+2.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$44,140+2.1%
Syracuse, NY$44,080+2.0%
Springfield, MA$44,070+2.0%
Reading, PA$44,010+1.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$43,990+1.8%
Binghamton, NY$43,850+1.5%
Walla Walla, WA$43,850+1.5%
Saginaw, MI$43,800+1.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$43,780+1.3%
Rochester, NY$43,780+1.3%
Lewiston, ID-WA$43,750+1.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$43,710+1.1%
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,710+1.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$43,700+1.1%
Yakima, WA$43,690+1.1%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$43,660+1.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,610+0.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$43,520+0.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,470+0.6%
Grants Pass, OR$43,370+0.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,370+0.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$43,310+0.2%
Terre Haute, IN$43,310+0.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$43,290+0.2%
Medford, OR$43,130-0.2%
Amarillo, TX$43,110-0.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$43,040-0.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$42,930-0.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$42,880-0.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$42,850-0.9%
Bloomington, IN$42,790-1.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$42,570-1.5%
Billings, MT$42,540-1.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$42,450-1.8%
Albany, OR$42,330-2.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$42,320-2.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$42,320-2.1%
Florence, SC$42,140-2.5%
Visalia, CA$42,130-2.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$42,110-2.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$42,070-2.7%
Asheville, NC$42,060-2.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$42,050-2.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$42,020-2.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$41,900-3.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$41,890-3.1%
Boulder, CO$41,820-3.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$41,660-3.6%
Sandusky, OH$41,600-3.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$41,490-4.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$41,350-4.3%
Columbia, SC$41,340-4.3%
Bloomington, IL$41,330-4.4%
Jonesboro, AR$41,320-4.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$41,150-4.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$41,100-4.9%
Rockford, IL$40,990-5.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$40,950-5.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$40,840-5.5%
Cleveland, OH$40,840-5.5%
Gainesville, GA$40,820-5.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$40,820-5.6%
Vineland, NJ$40,800-5.6%
Tulsa, OK$40,750-5.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$40,610-6.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$40,600-6.1%
Santa Fe, NM$40,590-6.1%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,560-6.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$40,510-6.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$40,360-6.6%
Erie, PA$40,330-6.7%
Birmingham, AL$40,290-6.8%
Huntsville, AL$40,190-7.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$40,030-7.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$40,000-7.5%
Jackson, TN$39,890-7.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$39,790-7.9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$39,770-8.0%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$39,770-8.0%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$39,750-8.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$39,680-8.2%
Akron, OH$39,620-8.3%
St. Cloud, MN$39,620-8.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$39,580-8.4%
Roanoke, VA$39,530-8.5%
St. George, UT$39,330-9.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$39,320-9.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,300-9.1%
Rochester, MN$39,200-9.3%
Fayetteville, NC$39,180-9.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,170-9.4%
Worcester, MA$39,170-9.4%
Bellingham, WA$39,090-9.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,070-9.6%
Winchester, VA-WV$39,030-9.7%
Elizabethtown, KY$38,950-9.9%
Wilmington, NC$38,850-10.1%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$38,810-10.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$38,790-10.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$38,780-10.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$38,750-10.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,730-10.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$38,600-10.7%
Iowa City, IA$38,550-10.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$38,550-10.8%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,520-10.9%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$38,510-10.9%
Reno, NV$38,510-10.9%
Tallahassee, FL$38,460-11.0%
Fresno, CA$38,440-11.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$38,380-11.2%
Great Falls, MT$38,360-11.2%
Kingston, NY$38,330-11.3%
Spartanburg, SC$38,330-11.3%
Morristown, TN$38,310-11.4%
New Haven, CT$38,300-11.4%
Alexandria, LA$38,260-11.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,250-11.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,240-11.5%
Yuba City, CA$38,230-11.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$38,220-11.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,210-11.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$38,180-11.7%
Gainesville, FL$38,070-11.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,070-11.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,040-12.0%
Anchorage, AK$38,020-12.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$38,020-12.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,930-12.2%
Flint, MI$37,920-12.3%
Mansfield, OH$37,880-12.4%
Altoona, PA$37,800-12.5%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$37,790-12.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$37,780-12.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,770-12.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,730-12.7%
Niles, MI$37,680-12.8%
Decatur, AL$37,660-12.9%
Redding, CA$37,560-13.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$37,550-13.1%
Salem, OR$37,540-13.1%
Ithaca, NY$37,520-13.2%
Yuma, AZ$37,520-13.2%
Knoxville, TN$37,490-13.3%
Jacksonville, FL$37,470-13.3%
Lebanon, PA$37,470-13.3%
Lima, OH$37,430-13.4%
Tucson, AZ$37,410-13.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$37,380-13.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$37,350-13.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$37,320-13.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$37,290-13.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$37,240-13.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$37,190-14.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$36,980-14.4%
Peoria, IL$36,850-14.7%
Dover, DE$36,800-14.9%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,770-14.9%
Gadsden, AL$36,650-15.2%
Lubbock, TX$36,580-15.4%
Valdosta, GA$36,500-15.5%
Hammond, LA$36,410-15.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,400-15.8%
Grand Junction, CO$36,390-15.8%
Montgomery, AL$36,320-16.0%
Springfield, OH$36,310-16.0%
Dothan, AL$36,260-16.1%
Lafayette, LA$36,210-16.2%
Waco, TX$36,070-16.5%
Burlington, NC$35,890-17.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35,810-17.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,760-17.3%
Albuquerque, NM$35,480-17.9%
Johnson City, TN$35,390-18.1%
Muncie, IN$35,260-18.4%
El Paso, TX$35,210-18.5%
Jackson, MS$35,180-18.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$35,020-19.0%
Las Cruces, NM$34,920-19.2%
Texarkana, TX-AR$34,880-19.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,850-19.4%
Ocala, FL$34,790-19.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$34,730-19.6%
Dalton, GA$34,590-20.0%
Glens Falls, NY$34,430-20.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,770-21.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$33,680-22.1%
Longview, TX$33,610-22.2%
San Angelo, TX$33,410-22.7%
Tyler, TX$33,000-23.6%
Cleveland, TN$32,970-23.7%
Rapid City, SD$32,950-23.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$31,130-28.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$30,620-29.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$30,210-30.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,110-30.3%
Midland, TX$28,530-34.0%
Puerto Rico$27,970-35.3%
Laredo, TX$27,960-35.3%
Arecibo, PR$27,220-37.0%
Ponce, PR$23,120-46.5%
Mayaguez, PR$22,810-47.2%
Aguadilla, PR$21,840-49.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.