How much do Packers and Packagers, Hand make in Pueblo, CO?

Percentile spread

For Packers and Packagers, Hand, the published 10th percentile is $30,800 and the 90th percentile is $38,850. The difference is $8,050, which is 22.1% 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 $33,360 to the 75th at $37,800, covers $4,440.

The mean annual wage is $35,970, which sits below the median of $36,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pueblo, CO median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $36,280 for Packers and Packagers, Hand. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,646, which is 9.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.7% lower than the Colorado median of $40,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pueblo, CO is 91.762, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Packers and Packagers, Hand at $39,646 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 Packers and Packagers, Hand. Pueblo, CO 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).).

• Colorado Springs, CO is 48 miles away, with a median of $37,700 and employment of 220. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,435, against $39,646 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 91 miles away, with a median of $41,350 and employment of 2,800. That median is 13.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,090, against $39,646 here.
• Boulder, CO is 142 miles away, with a median of $40,490 and employment of 250. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,488, against $39,646 here.

Employment share

Packers and Packagers, Hand accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Pueblo, CO (50 of 61,780). 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.