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

How much do Packers and Packagers, Hand make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Packers and Packagers, Hand in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $38,400. The 10th percentile is $34,540 and the 90th percentile is $56,170. Employment is 10,560.

Median annual wage

$38,400

10th percentile
$34,540
25th percentile
$35,290
Median
$38,400
75th percentile
$45,070
90th percentile
$56,170
Mean
$41,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Packers and Packagers, Hand, the published 10th percentile is $34,540 and the 90th percentile is $56,170. The difference is $21,630, which is 56.3% 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 $35,290 to the 75th at $45,070, covers $9,780.

The mean annual wage is $41,490, which sits above the median of $38,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 5.8% higher than the national median of $36,280 for Packers and Packagers, Hand. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,076, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the California median of $37,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Packers and Packagers, Hand at $36,076 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Packers and Packagers, Hand. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 1st of 9 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).).

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $36,890 and employment of 5,470. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,971, against $36,076 here.
  • El Centro, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $34,320 and employment of 380. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,060, against $36,076 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $37,390 and employment of 25,350. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,924, against $36,076 here.

Employment share

Packers and Packagers, Hand accounts for 0.62% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (10,560 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.36% of employment (559,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.71 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Packers and Packagers, Hand make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Packers and Packagers, Hand in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $38,400. The 10th percentile is $34,540 and the 90th percentile is $56,170. Employment is 10,560.

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

The local median is 5.8% higher than the national median of $36,280.

What is Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,400 is $36,076. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Packers and Packagers, Hand?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $36,890. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 1st of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.