Packers and Packagers, Hand Salary

Median Salary
$36,280
per year
Hourly Rate
$17.44
per hour
Employment
559,820
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$27,890
25th percentile
$32,220
Median
$36,280
75th percentile
$43,060
90th percentile
$47,100

💰 Packers and Packagers, Hand Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Kansas$44,460+22.5%
New Jersey$43,840+20.8%
Alaska$41,670+14.9%
District of Columbia$40,910+12.8%
Colorado$40,730+12.3%
Minnesota$40,310+11.1%
Vermont$39,440+8.7%
Washington$39,220+8.1%
Nebraska$38,880+7.2%
Missouri$37,670+3.8%
Iowa$37,470+3.3%
Indiana$37,420+3.1%
Nevada$37,400+3.1%
Delaware$37,290+2.8%
California$37,260+2.7%
New York$37,260+2.7%
Arizona$37,060+2.1%
Ohio$37,000+2.0%
Pennsylvania$36,960+1.9%
Idaho$36,920+1.8%
Kentucky$36,850+1.6%
Rhode Island$36,730+1.2%
Maine$36,330+0.1%
Oregon$36,190-0.2%
Illinois$36,090-0.5%
Utah$36,060-0.6%
Wisconsin$36,010-0.7%
Tennessee$35,980-0.8%
Hawaii$35,930-1.0%
Connecticut$35,890-1.1%
Maryland$35,860-1.2%
Michigan$35,340-2.6%
Virginia$35,000-3.5%
Montana$34,960-3.6%
Oklahoma$34,520-4.9%
North Carolina$34,360-5.3%
Massachusetts$34,200-5.7%
Arkansas$33,930-6.5%
Georgia$33,260-8.3%
Mississippi$33,240-8.4%
Texas$33,090-8.8%
South Carolina$32,180-11.3%
Wyoming$32,110-11.5%
Alabama$31,770-12.4%
North Dakota$31,440-13.3%
New Hampshire$30,700-15.4%
South Dakota$28,760-20.7%
West Virginia$28,740-20.8%
Florida$28,280-22.1%
New Mexico$28,070-22.6%
Louisiana$27,710-23.6%

🏙️ Packers and Packagers, Hand Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Greeley, CO$48,780+34.5%
Sheboygan, WI$47,550+31.1%
Hinesville, GA$45,970+26.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$44,460+22.5%
Lawrence, KS$44,370+22.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$44,010+21.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$43,970+21.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$43,450+19.8%
Fairbanks-College, AK$42,700+17.7%
Rochester, MN$42,520+17.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$42,410+16.9%
York-Hanover, PA$41,800+15.2%
Anchorage, AK$41,690+14.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$41,610+14.7%
Duluth, MN-WI$41,370+14.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$41,350+14.0%
Modesto, CA$40,680+12.1%
Boulder, CO$40,490+11.6%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$40,490+11.6%
Wichita, KS$40,360+11.2%
Morristown, TN$40,280+11.0%
Reno, NV$40,240+10.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$39,920+10.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$39,890+10.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$39,890+10.0%
Bellingham, WA$39,880+9.9%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$39,820+9.8%
Bismarck, ND$39,720+9.5%
Bozeman, MT$39,700+9.4%
Columbia, MO$39,520+8.9%
Missoula, MT$39,520+8.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$39,350+8.5%
Napa, CA$39,070+7.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$39,050+7.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$38,880+7.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$38,800+6.9%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$38,750+6.8%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$38,720+6.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$38,670+6.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$38,630+6.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$38,590+6.4%
Decatur, IL$38,570+6.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$38,470+6.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$38,400+5.8%
Syracuse, NY$38,350+5.7%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$38,290+5.5%
Monroe, LA$38,280+5.5%
Tucson, AZ$38,180+5.2%
Dubuque, IA$38,120+5.1%
Evansville, IN$38,100+5.0%
Columbus, OH$38,090+5.0%
Elmira, NY$38,060+4.9%
Yuba City, CA$38,030+4.8%
Longview-Kelso, WA$37,980+4.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$37,970+4.7%
Vallejo, CA$37,950+4.6%
St. Cloud, MN$37,940+4.6%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$37,900+4.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$37,840+4.3%
Medford, OR$37,830+4.3%
Kenosha, WI$37,810+4.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$37,790+4.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,730+4.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$37,700+3.9%
Asheville, NC$37,690+3.9%
Boise City, ID$37,670+3.8%
Jackson, TN$37,670+3.8%
Twin Falls, ID$37,650+3.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$37,560+3.5%
Lancaster, PA$37,550+3.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,540+3.5%
Lebanon, PA$37,510+3.4%
Reading, PA$37,510+3.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$37,500+3.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$37,450+3.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$37,450+3.2%
Akron, OH$37,440+3.2%
Appleton, WI$37,440+3.2%
Cleveland, OH$37,440+3.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$37,430+3.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$37,390+3.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$37,390+3.1%
Iowa City, IA$37,340+2.9%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,280+2.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$37,280+2.8%
Toledo, OH$37,260+2.7%
Jefferson City, MO$37,210+2.6%
Owensboro, KY$37,180+2.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$37,080+2.2%
Peoria, IL$37,050+2.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,040+2.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,030+2.1%
Carson City, NV$36,990+2.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,940+1.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$36,930+1.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$36,890+1.7%
Columbus, IN$36,880+1.7%
Bend, OR$36,870+1.6%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$36,830+1.5%
Ogden, UT$36,800+1.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$36,690+1.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,690+1.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$36,660+1.0%
Wausau, WI$36,660+1.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,650+1.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$36,650+1.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$36,630+1.0%
Chambersburg, PA$36,600+0.9%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$36,570+0.8%
Madison, WI$36,560+0.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$36,520+0.7%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$36,510+0.6%
Bloomington, IN$36,480+0.6%
Pocatello, ID$36,470+0.5%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$36,460+0.5%
Knoxville, TN$36,410+0.4%
Grand Junction, CO$36,400+0.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$36,400+0.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$36,380+0.3%
Pueblo, CO$36,380+0.3%
Billings, MT$36,220-0.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$36,220-0.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,190-0.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,180-0.3%
Erie, PA$36,180-0.3%
Green Bay, WI$36,160-0.3%
Springfield, OH$36,160-0.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$36,140-0.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$36,130-0.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$36,120-0.4%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$36,100-0.5%
Williamsport, PA$36,100-0.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$36,090-0.5%
Yakima, WA$36,080-0.6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$36,020-0.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$36,010-0.7%
Montgomery, AL$36,010-0.7%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$36,010-0.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$36,010-0.7%
Decatur, AL$36,000-0.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$36,000-0.8%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$35,990-0.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$35,940-0.9%
Chico, CA$35,870-1.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,850-1.2%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$35,840-1.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$35,820-1.3%
Springfield, MA$35,810-1.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$35,790-1.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$35,740-1.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$35,730-1.5%
Mankato, MN$35,720-1.5%
Glens Falls, NY$35,700-1.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$35,700-1.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$35,680-1.7%
Amarillo, TX$35,650-1.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$35,630-1.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,580-1.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$35,570-2.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,490-2.2%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$35,490-2.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$35,490-2.2%
Salinas, CA$35,480-2.2%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$35,450-2.3%
Dover, DE$35,440-2.3%
Lincoln, NE$35,440-2.3%
Salem, OR$35,410-2.4%
Springfield, MO$35,370-2.5%
Albany, OR$35,360-2.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$35,360-2.5%
Helena, MT$35,360-2.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$35,340-2.6%
New Haven, CT$35,340-2.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$35,320-2.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$35,260-2.8%
Wheeling, WV-OH$35,250-2.8%
Lewiston, ID-WA$35,200-3.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$35,180-3.0%
Rochester, NY$35,180-3.0%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$35,150-3.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$35,070-3.3%
Fresno, CA$35,060-3.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$35,050-3.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$35,020-3.5%
Lynchburg, VA$35,020-3.5%
San Angelo, TX$34,990-3.6%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$34,980-3.6%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$34,960-3.6%
Fayetteville, NC$34,960-3.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$34,940-3.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$34,930-3.7%
Walla Walla, WA$34,890-3.8%
Richmond, VA$34,870-3.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$34,850-3.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$34,830-4.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$34,830-4.0%
Redding, CA$34,830-4.0%
Rockford, IL$34,830-4.0%
Midland, MI$34,750-4.2%
Visalia, CA$34,740-4.2%
Cheyenne, WY$34,720-4.3%
Elizabethtown, KY$34,690-4.4%
Monroe, MI$34,680-4.4%
Tulsa, OK$34,680-4.4%
St. George, UT$34,670-4.4%
Kingston, NY$34,640-4.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$34,590-4.7%
Jackson, MS$34,580-4.7%
Fond du Lac, WI$34,550-4.8%
Eau Claire, WI$34,540-4.8%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$34,530-4.8%
Traverse City, MI$34,500-4.9%
Ames, IA$34,490-4.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$34,440-5.1%
Binghamton, NY$34,410-5.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$34,410-5.2%
Gainesville, GA$34,400-5.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$34,360-5.3%
Midland, TX$34,350-5.3%
El Centro, CA$34,320-5.4%
Merced, CA$34,320-5.4%
Niles, MI$34,270-5.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$34,230-5.7%
Sandusky, OH$34,230-5.7%
Goldsboro, NC$34,200-5.7%
Pittsfield, MA$34,200-5.7%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,090-6.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,020-6.2%
Salisbury, MD$34,020-6.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$34,010-6.3%
Vineland, NJ$34,010-6.3%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$33,930-6.5%
Wichita Falls, TX$33,910-6.5%
Gettysburg, PA$33,880-6.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$33,740-7.0%
Altoona, PA$33,640-7.3%
Johnstown, PA$33,580-7.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$33,560-7.5%
Tyler, TX$33,550-7.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$33,510-7.6%
Springfield, IL$33,410-7.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$33,350-8.1%
Worcester, MA$33,350-8.1%
Jackson, MI$33,340-8.1%
Bowling Green, KY$33,310-8.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$33,090-8.8%
Flint, MI$33,090-8.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$33,090-8.8%
Lima, OH$33,090-8.8%
Cleveland, TN$33,050-8.9%
Johnson City, TN$33,020-9.0%
Texarkana, TX-AR$32,880-9.4%
Paducah, KY-IL$32,830-9.5%
Warner Robins, GA$32,830-9.5%
Logan, UT-ID$32,790-9.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$32,760-9.7%
Savannah, GA$32,740-9.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$32,700-9.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$32,680-9.9%
State College, PA$32,680-9.9%
Waco, TX$32,680-9.9%
Rome, GA$32,640-10.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$32,520-10.4%
Spartanburg, SC$32,380-10.7%
Kankakee, IL$32,370-10.8%
Kokomo, IN$32,270-11.1%
Jonesboro, AR$32,080-11.6%
Birmingham, AL$31,920-12.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$31,740-12.5%
Bloomington, IL$31,730-12.5%
Corvallis, OR$31,640-12.8%
Charlottesville, VA$31,580-13.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$31,580-13.0%
Grants Pass, OR$31,400-13.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$31,390-13.5%
Battle Creek, MI$31,310-13.7%
Topeka, KS$31,260-13.8%
Albuquerque, NM$31,250-13.9%
Columbia, SC$31,240-13.9%
Lexington Park, MD$31,200-14.0%
Saginaw, MI$31,060-14.4%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$30,880-14.9%
Charleston, WV$30,870-14.9%
Bangor, ME$30,840-15.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$30,690-15.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$30,690-15.4%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$30,580-15.7%
Yuma, AZ$30,580-15.7%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$30,540-15.8%
Wilmington, NC$30,460-16.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$30,340-16.4%
Longview, TX$30,320-16.4%
Roanoke, VA$30,310-16.5%
Odessa, TX$30,200-16.8%
Hot Springs, AR$30,180-16.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$30,150-16.9%
Bay City, MI$30,080-17.1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$30,080-17.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$30,070-17.1%
Lubbock, TX$29,940-17.5%
Santa Fe, NM$29,940-17.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,870-17.7%
Great Falls, MT$29,860-17.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$29,850-17.7%
Mobile, AL$29,830-17.8%
Dalton, GA$29,780-17.9%
Lawton, OK$29,770-17.9%
Jacksonville, FL$29,750-18.0%
Terre Haute, IN$29,750-18.0%
Huntsville, AL$29,680-18.2%
Dothan, AL$29,650-18.3%
Las Cruces, NM$29,580-18.5%
Burlington, NC$29,540-18.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$29,200-19.5%
Gadsden, AL$29,190-19.5%
Fargo, ND-MN$29,180-19.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$29,130-19.7%
Sumter, SC$29,100-19.8%
Jacksonville, NC$28,930-20.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$28,800-20.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$28,740-20.8%
Laredo, TX$28,730-20.8%
Hammond, LA$28,510-21.4%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$28,380-21.8%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$28,380-21.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,370-21.8%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$28,310-22.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$28,260-22.1%
Abilene, TX$28,180-22.3%
Albany, GA$28,160-22.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$28,150-22.4%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$28,140-22.4%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$28,120-22.5%
Mansfield, OH$28,090-22.6%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$28,040-22.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$28,000-22.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$27,970-22.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$27,920-23.0%
Gainesville, FL$27,810-23.3%
Rapid City, SD$27,800-23.4%
Punta Gorda, FL$27,760-23.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$27,760-23.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$27,750-23.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$27,740-23.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$27,740-23.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$27,720-23.6%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,700-23.6%
Tallahassee, FL$27,480-24.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$27,460-24.3%
Manhattan, KS$27,460-24.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$27,440-24.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$27,350-24.6%
Ocala, FL$27,340-24.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$27,330-24.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$27,320-24.7%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,290-24.8%
Sebring, FL$27,250-24.9%
Valdosta, GA$27,250-24.9%
Lafayette, LA$27,230-24.9%
Casper, WY$27,190-25.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$27,160-25.1%
Farmington, NM$27,090-25.3%
Homosassa Springs, FL$27,040-25.5%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$27,040-25.5%
Lake Charles, LA$26,480-27.0%
El Paso, TX$26,380-27.3%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$26,190-27.8%
Greenville, NC$26,100-28.1%
Alexandria, LA$25,230-30.5%
Florence, SC$24,500-32.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$24,090-33.6%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$23,740-34.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$23,550-35.1%
Virgin Islands$22,880-36.9%
Puerto Rico$21,840-39.8%
Aguadilla, PR$21,840-39.8%
Arecibo, PR$21,840-39.8%
Mayaguez, PR$21,840-39.8%
Ponce, PR$21,840-39.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,840-39.8%
Guam$21,030-42.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.