SOC 53-7064 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Packers and Packagers, Hand make in Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Packers and Packagers, Hand in Duluth, MN-WI is $41,370. The 10th percentile is $26,140 and the 90th percentile is $42,600. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$41,370

10th percentile
$26,140
25th percentile
$29,620
Median
$41,370
75th percentile
$42,600
90th percentile
$42,600
Mean
$37,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Packers and Packagers, Hand, the published 10th percentile is $26,140 and the 90th percentile is $42,600. The difference is $16,460, which is 39.8% 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 $29,620 to the 75th at $42,600, covers $12,980.

The mean annual wage is $37,730, which sits below the median of $41,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 14% higher than the national median of $36,280 for Packers and Packagers, Hand. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,605, which is 28.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% higher than the Minnesota median of $40,310.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Packers and Packagers, Hand at $46,605 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Packers and Packagers, Hand. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • St. Cloud, MN is 157 miles away, with a median of $37,940 and employment of 220. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,295, against $46,605 here.
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 160 miles away, with a median of $39,890 and employment of 3,070. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,055, against $46,605 here.
  • Eau Claire, WI is 173 miles away, with a median of $34,540 and employment of 320. That median is 16.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,221, against $46,605 here.

Employment share

Packers and Packagers, Hand accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Duluth, MN-WI (100 of 124,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.36% of employment (559,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.22 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI · Packers and Packagers, Hand by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Packers and Packagers, Hand make in Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Packers and Packagers, Hand in Duluth, MN-WI is $41,370. The 10th percentile is $26,140 and the 90th percentile is $42,600. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Packers and Packagers, Hand?

The local median is 14% higher than the national median of $36,280.

What is Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Duluth, MN-WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $41,370 is $46,605. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Duluth, MN-WI compare with nearby metros for Packers and Packagers, Hand?

St. Cloud, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 157 miles away, at $37,940. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.