Packers and Packagers, Hand Salary by City

Top 15 cities for packers and packagers, hand by average salary

Fairbanks, AK	$47,850
Greeley, CO	$46,540
Seattle, WA	$45,000
Bremerton, WA	$44,740
Modesto, CA	$43,890
Sheboygan, WI	$43,870
San Jose, CA	$43,370
Olympia, WA	$43,160
Denver, CO	$42,960
Winchester, VA	$42,820
San Francisco, CA	$42,710
Boulder, CO	$42,640
Napa, CA	$42,340
Rochester, MN	$42,320
Kansas City, MO	$42,190

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
Alaska	2	$47,850	$41,700
Colorado	7	$46,540	$35,970
Washington	11	$45,000	$37,980
California	25	$43,890	$36,070
Wisconsin	13	$43,870	$33,780
Virginia	9	$42,820	$32,120
Minnesota	5	$42,320	$37,410
Missouri	8	$42,190	$35,910
Illinois	8	$42,000	$34,830
Hawaii	2	$41,930	$37,610
New York	11	$41,610	$36,210
Vermont	1	$41,570	$41,570
Pennsylvania	16	$41,280	$31,400
Arizona	6	$40,650	$31,290
Nevada	3	$40,650	$37,840
Indiana	11	$40,520	$31,290
Georgia	14	$40,370	$28,160
Delaware	1	$40,230	$40,230
Kansas	4	$39,810	$28,800
Kentucky	6	$39,610	$32,090
Iowa	8	$39,470	$32,390
Massachusetts	6	$39,390	$35,330
Oregon	8	$39,380	$33,040
Washington, D.C.	1	$39,340	$39,340
Tennessee	10	$39,340	$31,580
West Virginia	4	$39,260	$26,920
Montana	5	$39,250	$30,650
Connecticut	5	$39,050	$37,240
Nebraska	2	$38,540	$36,310
Ohio	12	$38,530	$30,940
New Jersey	2	$38,470	$34,940
North Dakota	3	$38,430	$33,630
Idaho	6	$38,390	$35,500
Alabama	12	$38,290	$28,960
Michigan	15	$37,980	$32,770
Maryland	4	$37,460	$32,410
North Carolina	15	$37,380	$27,480
Maine	3	$37,000	$34,090
Arkansas	5	$36,970	$31,640
Rhode Island	1	$36,960	$36,960
Utah	5	$36,920	$32,920
Florida	22	$35,690	$27,710
New Mexico	4	$35,380	$27,800
Texas	24	$35,320	$25,500
South Carolina	8	$35,310	$27,690
Louisiana	9	$34,210	$24,370
Oklahoma	3	$34,040	$32,180
South Dakota	2	$33,960	$28,850
New Hampshire	1	$33,350	$33,350
Wyoming	2	$32,980	$32,190
Mississippi	3	$32,680	$28,550
Puerto Rico	5	$23,380	$21,950

Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Fairbanks, AK	$47,850	$42,700	$23.00	90
Greeley, CO	$46,540	$48,780	$22.37	200
Seattle, WA	$45,000	$44,010	$21.63	4,270
Bremerton, WA	$44,740	$40,490	$21.51	170
Modesto, CA	$43,890	$40,680	$21.10	1,620
Sheboygan, WI	$43,870	$47,550	$21.09	410
San Jose, CA	$43,370	$42,410	$20.85	3,600
Olympia, WA	$43,160	$39,920	$20.75	270
Denver, CO	$42,960	$41,350	$20.66	2,800
Winchester, VA	$42,820	$36,930	$20.59	370
San Francisco, CA	$42,710	$41,610	$20.54	5,750
Boulder, CO	$42,640	$40,490	$20.50	250
Napa, CA	$42,340	$39,070	$20.36	310
Rochester, MN	$42,320	$42,520	$20.35	110
Kansas City, MO	$42,190	$44,460	$20.29	8,890
Mount Vernon, WA	$42,170	$39,820	$20.27	180
Decatur, IL	$42,000	$38,570	$20.19	30
Kahului, HI	$41,930	$38,720	$20.16	210
Anchorage, AK	$41,700	$41,690	$20.05	340
New York, NY	$41,610	$43,450	$20.01	51,020
Burlington, VT	$41,570	$39,890	$19.99	350
Riverside, CA	$41,490	$38,400	$19.95	10,560
Fort Collins, CO	$41,310	$39,350	$19.86	n/a
Philadelphia, PA	$41,280	$43,970	$19.85	23,180
Allentown, PA	$41,100	$37,970	$19.76	2,850
Yuba City, CA	$41,080	$38,030	$19.75	220
Bellingham, WA	$40,980	$39,880	$19.70	330
Vallejo, CA	$40,930	$37,950	$19.68	690
Reading, PA	$40,900	$37,510	$19.66	990
Minneapolis, MN	$40,900	$39,890	$19.66	3,070
Santa Rosa, CA	$40,790	$38,470	$19.61	710
St. Joseph, MO	$40,710	$38,290	$19.57	130
Utica, NY	$40,650	$34,930	$19.55	210
Flagstaff, AZ	$40,650	$39,050	$19.54	70
Reno, NV	$40,650	$40,240	$19.54	1,050
Longview, WA	$40,540	$37,980	$19.49	130
Indianapolis, IN	$40,520	$37,040	$19.48	3,330
Kennewick, WA	$40,470	$38,670	$19.46	780
Hinesville, GA	$40,370	$45,970	$19.41	50
Prescott Valley, AZ	$40,350	$38,590	$19.40	220
Dover, DE	$40,230	$35,440	$19.34	n/a
York, PA	$40,220	$41,800	$19.34	1,960
Phoenix, AZ	$40,160	$37,840	$19.31	5,140
Sacramento, CA	$40,100	$37,450	$19.28	3,110
Spokane, WA	$40,080	$36,690	$19.27	700
Carson City, NV	$40,070	$36,990	$19.26	130
Tucson, AZ	$40,060	$38,180	$19.26	640
Colorado Springs, CO	$39,890	$37,700	$19.18	220
Lawrence, KS	$39,810	$44,370	$19.14	90
Los Angeles, CA	$39,760	$37,390	$19.11	25,350
Hanford, CA	$39,700	$35,940	$19.09	380
Cape Girardeau, MO	$39,700	$35,740	$19.09	80
Appleton, WI	$39,660	$37,440	$19.07	830
Louisville, KY	$39,610	$37,500	$19.04	2,280
Scranton, PA	$39,610	$37,430	$19.05	2,080
Harrisburg, PA	$39,530	$37,790	$19.01	1,760
San Diego, CA	$39,470	$36,890	$18.98	5,470
Dubuque, IA	$39,470	$38,120	$18.97	160
Madison, WI	$39,420	$36,560	$18.95	1,250
Springfield, MA	$39,390	$35,810	$18.94	570
Portland, OR	$39,380	$37,450	$18.93	3,900
Stockton, CA	$39,360	$36,660	$18.92	2,760
Morristown, TN	$39,340	$40,280	$18.91	370
Washington, DC	$39,340	$37,730	$18.91	3,530
Medford, OR	$39,320	$37,830	$18.91	200
Wheeling, WV	$39,260	$35,250	$18.87	80
Jackson, TN	$39,260	$37,670	$18.87	530
Bozeman, MT	$39,250	$39,700	$18.87	230
Racine, WI	$39,250	$36,010	$18.87	440
El Centro, CA	$39,230	$34,320	$18.86	380
Chico, CA	$39,200	$35,870	$18.85	320
Evansville, IN	$39,070	$38,100	$18.79	370
Redding, CA	$39,050	$34,830	$18.77	210
Bridgeport, CT	$39,050	$36,690	$18.77	960
Santa Maria, CA	$38,980	$36,020	$18.74	720
Des Moines, IA	$38,970	$37,540	$18.73	680
Iowa City, IA	$38,890	$37,340	$18.70	170
Kenosha, WI	$38,890	$37,810	$18.70	1,040
Kiryas Joel, NY	$38,830	$36,940	$18.67	660
Topeka, KS	$38,770	$31,260	$18.64	440
Missoula, MT	$38,750	$39,520	$18.63	220
Syracuse, NY	$38,740	$38,350	$18.62	510
Oshkosh, WI	$38,670	$38,630	$18.59	400
Walla Walla, WA	$38,660	$34,890	$18.59	100
Waterbury, CT	$38,650	$36,400	$18.58	440
Elmira, NY	$38,630	$38,060	$18.57	220
Bend, OR	$38,600	$36,870	$18.56	330
Chicago, IL	$38,570	$36,180	$18.54	17,960
Santa Cruz, CA	$38,570	$36,510	$18.54	390
Barnstable, MA	$38,550	$36,520	$18.53	210
Elkhart, IN	$38,540	$37,900	$18.53	640
Omaha, NE	$38,540	$38,880	$18.53	1,520
Cleveland, OH	$38,530	$37,440	$18.52	3,600
Atlantic City, NJ	$38,470	$36,090	$18.50	520
Bismarck, ND	$38,430	$39,720	$18.48	70
St. Louis, MO	$38,400	$37,280	$18.46	2,690
Boise, ID	$38,390	$37,670	$18.46	820
Norwich, CT	$38,390	$35,580	$18.46	260
Bloomington, IN	$38,380	$36,480	$18.45	220
Oxnard, CA	$38,340	$35,730	$18.43	1,830
Columbus, OH	$38,340	$38,090	$18.43	6,050
Pocatello, ID	$38,340	$36,470	$18.43	70
Albany, NY	$38,320	$37,080	$18.42	520
Bakersfield, CA	$38,310	$35,260	$18.42	2,480
Decatur, AL	$38,290	$36,000	$18.41	250
Hartford, CT	$38,290	$35,850	$18.41	1,300
Lancaster, PA	$38,200	$37,550	$18.36	1,470
San Luis Obispo, CA	$38,190	$36,140	$18.36	420
Lexington, KY	$38,150	$36,190	$18.34	530
Glens Falls, NY	$38,100	$35,700	$18.32	40
Staunton, VA	$38,100	$36,460	$18.32	160
Sioux City, IA	$38,050	$37,390	$18.29	460
Yakima, WA	$38,040	$36,080	$18.29	2,020
Monroe, MI	$37,980	$34,680	$18.26	160
Wenatchee, WA	$37,980	$35,990	$18.26	950
Canton, OH	$37,880	$38,800	$18.21	780
Akron, OH	$37,840	$37,440	$18.19	940
Las Vegas, NV	$37,840	$35,700	$18.19	2,420
Columbia, MO	$37,830	$39,520	$18.19	120
Cincinnati, OH	$37,730	$36,650	$18.14	3,570
Duluth, MN	$37,730	$41,370	$18.14	100
Grand Junction, CO	$37,710	$36,400	$18.13	n/a
Toledo, OH	$37,710	$37,260	$18.13	920
Peoria, IL	$37,700	$37,050	$18.12	550
Honolulu, HI	$37,610	$35,490	$18.08	1,370
Fort Wayne, IN	$37,560	$36,630	$18.06	950
Mankato, MN	$37,530	$35,720	$18.04	120
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$37,520	$38,750	$18.04	230
Green Bay, WI	$37,510	$36,160	$18.04	940
South Bend, IN	$37,490	$35,790	$18.02	310
Amherst, MA	$37,470	$35,450	$18.02	100
Baltimore, MD	$37,460	$35,820	$18.01	2,400
Fresno, CA	$37,450	$35,060	$18.01	4,320
Chambersburg, PA	$37,440	$36,600	$18.00	310
Columbus, IN	$37,420	$36,880	$17.99	110
St. Cloud, MN	$37,410	$37,940	$17.99	220
Ames, IA	$37,390	$34,490	$17.98	50
Asheville, NC	$37,380	$37,690	$17.97	820
Pittsfield, MA	$37,380	$34,200	$17.97	130
Detroit, MI	$37,370	$36,120	$17.97	5,860
Billings, MT	$37,360	$36,220	$17.96	300
Buffalo, NY	$37,350	$35,680	$17.96	940
Jefferson City, MO	$37,350	$37,210	$17.96	150
Pittsburgh, PA	$37,300	$36,650	$17.93	1,920
Davenport, IA	$37,270	$35,020	$17.92	650
New Haven, CT	$37,240	$35,340	$17.90	970
Albany, OR	$37,180	$35,360	$17.88	170
Rochester, NY	$37,180	$35,180	$17.88	1,120
Visalia, CA	$37,160	$34,740	$17.87	1,420
Kalamazoo, MI	$37,120	$37,280	$17.84	570
Kingston, NY	$37,110	$34,640	$17.84	140
Salinas, CA	$37,090	$35,480	$17.83	2,700
Dayton, OH	$37,060	$35,360	$17.82	640
Lebanon, PA	$37,010	$37,510	$17.79	470
Portland, ME	$37,000	$34,360	$17.79	650
Fayetteville, AR	$36,970	$34,530	$17.77	710
Fort Smith, AR	$36,970	$34,090	$17.77	270
Providence, RI	$36,960	$34,230	$17.77	3,560
Ann Arbor, MI	$36,940	$34,940	$17.76	320
Salt Lake City, UT	$36,920	$36,830	$17.75	2,210
Waterloo, IA	$36,850	$36,010	$17.72	160
Williamsport, PA	$36,830	$36,100	$17.71	130
Helena, MT	$36,810	$35,360	$17.70	90
Champaign, IL	$36,790	$35,150	$17.69	350
Chattanooga, TN	$36,790	$35,180	$17.69	1,030
Lafayette, IN	$36,720	$36,100	$17.65	190
Joplin, MO	$36,710	$36,010	$17.65	130
Owensboro, KY	$36,700	$37,180	$17.64	80
Charlotte, NC	$36,680	$37,030	$17.64	6,500
Lynchburg, VA	$36,620	$35,020	$17.61	180
Memphis, TN	$36,490	$35,630	$17.54	3,080
Ogden, UT	$36,470	$36,800	$17.54	940
Salem, OR	$36,310	$35,410	$17.46	570
Lincoln, NE	$36,310	$35,440	$17.46	380
Clarksville, TN	$36,270	$36,130	$17.44	370
Binghamton, NY	$36,210	$34,410	$17.41	130
Twin Falls, ID	$36,200	$37,650	$17.40	120
Janesville, WI	$36,170	$37,560	$17.39	380
Wichita, KS	$36,160	$40,360	$17.39	810
Elizabethtown, KY	$36,120	$34,690	$17.37	60
Nashville, TN	$36,120	$36,000	$17.36	4,350
Merced, CA	$36,070	$34,320	$17.34	1,160
Harrisonburg, VA	$36,030	$34,590	$17.32	250
Salisbury, MD	$36,020	$34,020	$17.32	70
Rome, GA	$36,000	$32,640	$17.31	170
Durham, NC	$35,970	$36,220	$17.29	790
Pueblo, CO	$35,970	$36,380	$17.29	50
Lewiston, ID	$35,910	$35,200	$17.26	n/a
Springfield, MO	$35,910	$35,370	$17.27	360
Rockford, IL	$35,820	$34,830	$17.22	760
Wausau, WI	$35,800	$36,660	$17.21	180
Hickory, NC	$35,780	$35,840	$17.20	1,010
Boston, MA	$35,770	$33,740	$17.20	11,250
Eugene, OR	$35,730	$33,560	$17.18	350
Lakeland, FL	$35,690	$32,680	$17.16	2,450
Greensboro, NC	$35,670	$35,340	$17.15	1,640
Lansing, MI	$35,650	$34,830	$17.14	600
Richmond, VA	$35,630	$34,870	$17.13	1,530
Bowling Green, KY	$35,610	$33,310	$17.12	320
Little Rock, AR	$35,590	$31,740	$17.11	450
Midland, MI	$35,510	$34,750	$17.07	140
Sandusky, OH	$35,510	$34,230	$17.07	80
Idaho Falls, ID	$35,500	$36,380	$17.07	300
Milwaukee, WI	$35,500	$35,070	$17.07	4,030
Traverse City, MI	$35,440	$34,500	$17.04	200
Atlanta, GA	$35,420	$34,010	$17.03	10,350
Lewiston, ME	$35,420	$34,440	$17.03	80
Santa Fe, NM	$35,380	$29,940	$17.01	80
Lexington Park, MD	$35,370	$31,200	$17.01	50
Worcester, MA	$35,330	$33,350	$16.99	1,970
Amarillo, TX	$35,320	$35,650	$16.98	410
Knoxville, TN	$35,320	$36,410	$16.98	1,540
Greenville, SC	$35,310	$34,410	$16.98	1,870
Niles, MI	$35,300	$34,270	$16.97	280
Grand Rapids, MI	$35,290	$35,570	$16.97	3,950
Muskegon, MI	$35,180	$32,520	$16.91	200
Springfield, IL	$35,050	$33,410	$16.85	160
State College, PA	$35,000	$32,680	$16.83	180
Killeen, TX	$34,950	$35,320	$16.80	290
Vineland, NJ	$34,940	$34,010	$16.80	2,380
Wichita Falls, TX	$34,920	$33,910	$16.79	150
Virginia Beach, VA	$34,900	$32,700	$16.78	1,100
Kankakee, IL	$34,850	$32,370	$16.75	120
Dallas, TX	$34,840	$33,090	$16.75	19,580
Bloomington, IL	$34,830	$31,730	$16.75	100
Fond du Lac, WI	$34,800	$34,550	$16.73	120
Blacksburg, VA	$34,740	$33,930	$16.70	170
St. George, UT	$34,740	$34,670	$16.70	320
La Crosse, WI	$34,650	$34,850	$16.66	270
Fayetteville, NC	$34,640	$34,960	$16.65	280
Erie, PA	$34,600	$36,180	$16.64	350
Provo, UT	$34,600	$34,830	$16.63	1,300
Youngstown, OH	$34,580	$30,540	$16.63	490
Spartanburg, SC	$34,570	$32,380	$16.62	800
Austin, TX	$34,560	$35,490	$16.61	2,930
Albuquerque, NM	$34,510	$31,250	$16.59	490
Montgomery, AL	$34,480	$36,010	$16.58	550
Kokomo, IN	$34,460	$32,270	$16.57	50
Charlottesville, VA	$34,430	$31,580	$16.55	160
Raleigh, NC	$34,330	$33,510	$16.51	1,400
Altoona, PA	$34,300	$33,640	$16.49	230
Michigan City, IN	$34,230	$35,490	$16.46	160
Savannah, GA	$34,230	$32,740	$16.46	570
Birmingham, AL	$34,220	$31,920	$16.45	1,430
Monroe, LA	$34,210	$38,280	$16.45	250
Grand Forks, ND	$34,200	$34,980	$16.44	110
Warner Robins, GA	$34,170	$32,830	$16.43	290
Bangor, ME	$34,090	$30,840	$16.39	80
Goldsboro, NC	$34,090	$34,200	$16.39	470
Midland, TX	$34,080	$34,350	$16.39	90
Kingsport, TN	$34,070	$36,570	$16.38	550
Gettysburg, PA	$34,060	$33,880	$16.38	140
Corpus Christi, TX	$34,040	$33,350	$16.37	320
Springfield, OH	$34,040	$36,160	$16.36	270
Tulsa, OK	$34,040	$34,680	$16.36	680
Huntsville, AL	$34,010	$29,680	$16.35	660
Sioux Falls, SD	$33,960	$29,130	$16.33	410
Winston-Salem, NC	$33,950	$35,050	$16.32	1,800
Lima, OH	$33,940	$33,090	$16.32	220
Jonesboro, AR	$33,920	$32,080	$16.31	100
Burlington, NC	$33,870	$29,540	$16.29	460
Flint, MI	$33,780	$33,090	$16.24	330
Eau Claire, WI	$33,780	$34,540	$16.24	320
San Antonio, TX	$33,740	$32,760	$16.22	3,040
Battle Creek, MI	$33,680	$31,310	$16.19	110
Jackson, MI	$33,660	$33,340	$16.18	200
Corvallis, OR	$33,640	$31,640	$16.17	60
Fargo, ND	$33,630	$29,180	$16.17	240
Gainesville, GA	$33,620	$34,400	$16.16	750
Huntington, WV	$33,510	$33,090	$16.11	90
Oklahoma City, OK	$33,460	$31,580	$16.09	1,270
Athens, GA	$33,420	$34,960	$16.07	320
Manchester, NH	$33,350	$30,690	$16.04	1,030
Charleston, SC	$33,330	$29,200	$16.02	930
College Station, TX	$33,310	$34,020	$16.02	320
Jacksonville, FL	$33,270	$29,750	$16.00	2,760
Myrtle Beach, SC	$33,190	$28,040	$15.96	260
Houston, TX	$33,160	$30,690	$15.94	8,540
Gainesville, FL	$33,130	$27,810	$15.93	550
Grants Pass, OR	$33,040	$31,400	$15.89	80
Jacksonville, NC	$33,020	$28,930	$15.88	40
Casper, WY	$32,980	$27,190	$15.86	40
Saginaw, MI	$32,970	$31,060	$15.85	160
Logan, UT	$32,920	$32,790	$15.83	290
Orlando, FL	$32,780	$30,150	$15.76	5,610
Bay City, MI	$32,770	$30,080	$15.76	100
Anniston, AL	$32,750	$26,190	$15.74	90
Baton Rouge, LA	$32,750	$28,150	$15.75	370
Texarkana, TX	$32,710	$32,880	$15.73	110
Jackson, MS	$32,680	$34,580	$15.71	930
Tampa, FL	$32,500	$28,000	$15.63	5,720
Augusta, GA	$32,480	$31,390	$15.61	640
Sherman, TX	$32,450	$30,340	$15.60	150
Hagerstown, MD	$32,410	$28,740	$15.58	340
Cedar Rapids, IA	$32,390	$29,870	$15.57	490
Naples, FL	$32,200	$30,080	$15.48	670
Cheyenne, WY	$32,190	$34,720	$15.47	n/a
Lawton, OK	$32,180	$29,770	$15.47	80
Roanoke, VA	$32,120	$30,310	$15.44	210
Columbia, SC	$32,120	$31,240	$15.44	1,070
Wilmington, NC	$32,120	$30,460	$15.44	310
Paducah, KY	$32,090	$32,830	$15.43	90
Charleston, WV	$32,060	$30,870	$15.41	50
Cleveland, TN	$31,950	$33,050	$15.36	180
Miami, FL	$31,850	$27,970	$15.31	11,200
Lubbock, TX	$31,660	$29,940	$15.22	440
Auburn, AL	$31,640	$30,880	$15.21	230
Hot Springs, AR	$31,640	$30,180	$15.21	80
Sarasota, FL	$31,580	$28,310	$15.18	1,800
Johnson City, TN	$31,580	$33,020	$15.18	280
Mobile, AL	$31,500	$29,830	$15.14	430
Macon, GA	$31,420	$29,850	$15.11	190
Johnstown, PA	$31,400	$33,580	$15.10	70
Fort Myers, FL	$31,350	$27,920	$15.07	970
Dothan, AL	$31,310	$29,650	$15.05	210
Sierra Vista, AZ	$31,310	$30,580	$15.05	60
Sebastian, FL	$31,290	$28,380	$15.04	390
Terre Haute, IN	$31,290	$29,750	$15.04	70
Yuma, AZ	$31,290	$30,580	$15.04	500
Odessa, TX	$31,170	$30,200	$14.98	130
Waco, TX	$31,150	$32,680	$14.98	470
Las Cruces, NM	$31,060	$29,580	$14.93	80
Tyler, TX	$31,050	$33,550	$14.93	250
New Orleans, LA	$30,980	$28,120	$14.90	380
Mansfield, OH	$30,940	$28,090	$14.87	230
San Angelo, TX	$30,910	$34,990	$14.86	140
Florence, AL	$30,910	$27,290	$14.86	100
Tuscaloosa, AL	$30,690	$27,440	$14.75	220
Great Falls, MT	$30,650	$29,860	$14.74	80
Tallahassee, FL	$30,560	$27,480	$14.69	400
Crestview, FL	$30,410	$28,260	$14.62	300
Deltona, FL	$30,350	$27,460	$14.59	850
Hattiesburg, MS	$30,160	$30,070	$14.50	70
Beaumont, TX	$30,100	$28,800	$14.47	260
Ocala, FL	$30,030	$27,340	$14.44	620
Longview, TX	$30,020	$30,320	$14.44	390
Palm Bay, FL	$30,020	$27,720	$14.43	810
Hilton Head Island, SC	$29,730	$28,380	$14.29	250
Dalton, GA	$29,660	$29,780	$14.26	350
Pensacola, FL	$29,480	$27,350	$14.18	330
Gadsden, AL	$29,420	$29,190	$14.14	270
Lake Charles, LA	$29,360	$26,480	$14.11	80
Abilene, TX	$29,280	$28,180	$14.08	160
Panama City, FL	$29,270	$27,040	$14.07	230
Sumter, SC	$29,240	$29,100	$14.06	110
Shreveport, LA	$29,130	$27,740	$14.01	140
Albany, GA	$29,120	$28,160	$14.00	130
Lafayette, LA	$29,060	$27,230	$13.97	280
Port St. Lucie, FL	$29,040	$27,740	$13.96	750
Alexandria, LA	$28,980	$25,230	$13.93	80
Daphne, AL	$28,960	$27,330	$13.92	190
Laredo, TX	$28,940	$28,730	$13.91	390
Rapid City, SD	$28,850	$27,800	$13.87	70
Valdosta, GA	$28,810	$27,250	$13.85	210
Manhattan, KS	$28,800	$27,460	$13.84	50
Sebring, FL	$28,550	$27,250	$13.72	120
Gulfport, MS	$28,550	$28,370	$13.73	190
Greenville, NC	$28,490	$26,100	$13.70	190
Wildwood, FL	$28,360	$27,160	$13.63	230
Columbus, GA	$28,310	$27,320	$13.61	340
Punta Gorda, FL	$28,280	$27,760	$13.60	260
Brunswick, GA	$28,160	$27,750	$13.54	90
Farmington, NM	$27,800	$27,090	$13.36	50
Homosassa Springs, FL	$27,710	$27,040	$13.32	170
Florence, SC	$27,690	$24,500	$13.31	260
Pinehurst, NC	$27,650	$28,140	$13.29	80
El Paso, TX	$27,620	$26,380	$13.28	950
Rocky Mount, NC	$27,480	$27,760	$13.21	290
Brownsville, TX	$27,240	$24,090	$13.10	630
Hammond, LA	$27,150	$28,510	$13.05	90
Parkersburg, WV	$26,920	$27,700	$12.94	40
McAllen, TX	$25,500	$23,550	$12.26	860
Houma, LA	$24,370	$23,740	$11.72	60
San Juan, PR	$23,380	$21,840	$11.24	2,750
Mayaguez, PR	$22,290	$21,840	$10.72	330
Arecibo, PR	$22,090	$21,840	$10.62	90
Aguadilla, PR	$22,040	$21,840	$10.60	220
Ponce, PR	$21,950	$21,840	$10.55	280

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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary: questions

Where do packers and packagers, hand make the most money?

In Fairbanks, AK, with an average of $47,850 a year, among the 378 metro areas we cover.

What is the average packers and packagers, hand salary in the U.S.?

$37,619 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is packers and packagers, hand pay the lowest?

Ponce, PR, at $21,950 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-7064.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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