Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Decatur, IL metropolitan area. Estimated employment 160.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in Decatur earn more.
$59,160 in Decatur buys what $66,900 buys across the country as a whole.
Decatur's regional price parity is 88.4 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Illinois
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Decatur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur This page | $59,160 | $66,900 | 88.4 | — |
| Kankakee | $45,480 | $47,200 | 96.4 | −29.5% |
| Chicago | $43,290 | $41,800 | 103.6 | −37.5% |
| Champaign | $42,930 | $46,300 | 92.7 | −30.8% |
| Bloomington | $41,330 | $44,200 | 93.5 | −34.0% |
| Rockford | $40,990 | $44,500 | 92.2 | −33.5% |
| Peoria | $36,850 | $40,400 | 91.2 | −39.6% |
Price parity and difference against Decatur are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 160 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 51-9111, Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders. Mapped to our taxonomy as packaging-and-filling-machine-operators-and-tenders.
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