Salary by Metro

SOC 51-9111 · Production Occupations

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders wages by metro

National median annual wage

$43,220

10th percentile
$33,390
25th percentile
$36,850
Median
$43,220
75th percentile
$49,070
90th percentile
$60,030
Mean
$44,590

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 379,060.

That median is 15.2% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO670$40,750$79,800$79,800
Salisbury, MD60$36,700$69,060$74,290
Cedar Rapids, IA1,080$37,940$67,700$81,160
Tuscaloosa, AL160$29,570$61,680$73,650
Owensboro, KY980$42,320$61,250$64,300
Eau Claire, WI330$35,760$60,340$62,630
Decatur, IL160$43,330$59,160$61,820
Traverse City, MI200$36,960$54,020$61,640
Manchester-Nashua, NH240$40,000$53,540$81,870
Lewiston-Auburn, ME320$40,120$51,980$58,630
Twin Falls, ID950$36,620$51,430$61,210
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA850$36,770$51,100$60,090
St. Joseph, MO-KS1,120$39,330$50,930$58,640
Napa, CA960$38,870$50,850$66,640
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC630$32,660$50,260$65,330
Johnstown, PA100$31,340$50,070$57,250
Carson City, NV70$29,160$49,920$75,190
Battle Creek, MI390$37,240$49,910$75,860
Greensboro-High Point, NC1,110$32,800$49,880$79,320
Lancaster, PA1,320$37,530$49,680$73,780

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN21,830$35,510$43,290$60,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ16,110$34,200$38,790$59,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA13,990$35,820$43,470$61,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,240$29,190$40,610$58,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ6,100$35,420$42,450$60,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD5,770$32,220$44,340$60,960
St. Louis, MO-IL4,910$34,730$47,460$67,190
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN4,770$33,810$45,570$63,110
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4,720$28,120$42,320$59,730
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,230$25,520$37,770$67,390
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4,110$28,820$35,810$49,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4,080$35,080$43,780$59,490
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI3,980$31,890$41,890$63,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI3,700$36,610$44,740$58,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,510$38,070$46,310$64,510
Kansas City, MO-KS3,500$30,360$47,530$64,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN3,470$33,960$45,290$59,070
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,360$33,490$44,390$57,330
Columbus, OH2,930$35,360$45,600$79,530
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC2,920$33,590$44,330$57,630

States and territories

State estimates for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New Hampshire620$39,580$49,450$81,870
Wyoming360$32,210$48,890$64,130
Missouri12,620$36,180$48,070$61,310
Maine1,490$36,560$47,970$58,750
North Dakota760$38,710$47,390$58,620
Idaho3,950$35,250$46,720$60,330
Vermont880$36,700$46,670$57,330
West Virginia810$35,830$46,410$58,120
Nebraska4,410$35,450$46,220$59,560
Wisconsin16,150$35,760$46,220$57,490
Colorado4,760$35,270$46,010$73,980
Iowa6,990$37,040$45,660$63,230
Kentucky8,640$35,250$45,450$61,250
Oregon5,370$35,730$45,180$59,740
Virginia6,150$31,880$44,950$63,420
Kansas7,920$31,150$44,890$57,740
Indiana12,880$33,330$44,600$59,070
Pennsylvania19,340$31,780$44,480$62,050
Montana380$29,760$44,350$60,220
California43,430$35,750$44,020$61,780
South Dakota1,000$33,440$43,860$47,850
Utah6,350$35,040$43,780$60,030
Maryland3,030$35,270$43,670$69,620
Ohio17,850$33,780$43,310$61,180
Tennessee7,400$33,050$43,190$62,810
Illinois29,400$34,880$43,150$60,050
Georgia11,380$30,020$42,920$62,150
Washington8,450$36,310$41,700$57,250
Michigan10,940$31,890$41,690$59,370
North Carolina11,870$31,140$41,150$59,220
Minnesota7,340$36,280$40,960$55,420
Arizona7,090$35,360$40,560$60,770
Massachusetts5,020$33,550$40,360$55,470
New Jersey9,810$32,230$40,280$59,800
South Carolina4,890$32,880$40,010$51,080
Connecticut1,540$35,060$39,460$61,150
New York18,150$34,200$39,330$59,540
Oklahoma3,150$31,180$39,310$48,710
Texas22,970$28,990$38,950$57,190
Alaska260$33,010$38,730$60,130
Delaware680$36,800$38,500$51,710
Louisiana1,910$25,370$38,370$55,640
Rhode Island1,100$32,770$38,330$79,220
Alabama3,240$28,210$37,820$54,770
Arkansas4,630$31,170$37,740$49,270
Mississippi3,030$27,320$37,720$46,960
Nevada2,700$27,290$37,440$57,500
Florida14,010$29,040$37,170$50,800
Hawaii380$30,200$36,810$46,060
New Mexico1,550$30,480$35,640$47,280
Puerto Rico3,520$21,840$27,970$46,650

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders is $43,220. Employment is 379,060.

How does Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders is 15.2% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is highest on this page's list at $79,800.