Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Elmira, NY metropolitan area. Estimated employment 100.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in Elmira earn more.
$45,590 in Elmira buys what $48,300 buys across the country as a whole.
Elmira's regional price parity is 94.4 — below the national average, so a dollar here goes further than the nominal figure suggests. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in New York
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Elmira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | $47,950 | $48,200 | 99.6 | −0.3% |
| Elmira This page | $45,590 | $48,300 | 94.4 | — |
| Syracuse | $44,080 | $46,000 | 95.7 | −4.7% |
| Binghamton | $43,850 | $47,200 | 92.9 | −2.2% |
| Rochester | $43,780 | $45,100 | 97.0 | −6.6% |
| Buffalo | $41,900 | $43,700 | 95.8 | −9.5% |
| Kiryas Joel | $40,510 | $37,000 | 109.4 | −23.3% |
| New York | $38,790 | $34,500 | 112.6 | −28.6% |
Price parity and difference against Elmira 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
- 100 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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