How much do Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders make in Idaho Falls, ID?

Percentile spread

For Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $32,250 and the 90th percentile is $59,770. The difference is $27,520, which is 62.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,240 to the 75th at $49,130, covers $11,890.

The mean annual wage is $45,490, which sits above the median of $44,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Idaho Falls, ID median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $43,220 for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,827, which is 8.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% lower than the Idaho median of $46,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho Falls, ID is 94.412, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders at $46,827 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 6th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Logan, UT-ID is 124 miles away, with a median of $45,360 and employment of 1,330. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,286, against $46,827 here.
• Twin Falls, ID is 136 miles away, with a median of $51,430 and employment of 950. That median is 16.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,837, against $46,827 here.
• Bozeman, MT is 145 miles away, with a median of $48,250 and employment of 40. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,069, against $46,827 here.

Employment share

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders accounts for 0.40% of wage-and-salary employment in Idaho Falls, ID (330 of 81,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (379,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.65 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.