How much do Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders make in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA?

Percentile spread

For Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $39,770 and the 90th percentile is $49,960. The difference is $10,190, which is 25.6% 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 $39,770 to the 75th at $39,770, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $41,440, which sits above the median of $39,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA median is 8% lower than the national median of $43,220 for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,362, which is 11.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% lower than the Washington median of $41,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 103.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders at $38,362 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA ranks 7th of 11 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).).

• Longview-Kelso, WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $47,980 and employment of 540. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,188, against $38,362 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $43,370 and employment of 2,850. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,025, against $38,362 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 94 miles away, with a median of $45,440 and employment of 2,870. That median is 14.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,103, against $38,362 here.