2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
Packers and Packagers, Hand
United States. Estimated employment 559,820, with pages for 61 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$27,890 10th
$32,220 25th
$36,280 50th
$43,060 75th
$47,100 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Packers and Packagers, Hand page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
Philadelphia, PA $43,970 23,180 New York, NY $43,450 51,020 San Jose, CA $42,410 3,600 York, PA $41,800 1,960 San Francisco, CA $41,610 5,750 Modesto, CA $40,680 1,620 Napa, CA $39,070 310 Santa Rosa, CA $38,470 710 Riverside, CA $38,400 10,560 Syracuse, NY $38,350 510 Elmira, NY $38,060 220 Yuba City, CA $38,030 220 Allentown, PA $37,970 2,850 Vallejo, CA $37,950 690 Harrisburg, PA $37,790 1,760 Lancaster, PA $37,550 1,470 Lebanon, PA $37,510 470 Reading, PA $37,510 990 Scranton, PA $37,430 2,080 Los Angeles, CA $37,390 25,350 Albany, NY $37,080 520 Peoria, IL $37,050 550 Kiryas Joel, NY $36,940 660 Barnstable Town, MA $36,520 210 Chicago, IL $36,180 17,960 Springfield, MA $35,810 570 Buffalo, NY $35,680 940 Amarillo, TX $35,650 410 Austin, TX $35,490 2,930 Amherst Town, MA $35,450 100 Killeen, TX $35,320 290 Rochester, NY $35,180 1,120 Champaign, IL $35,150 350 San Angelo, TX $34,990 140 Athens, GA $34,960 320 Rockford, IL $34,830 760 Gainesville, GA $34,400 750 Pittsfield, MA $34,200 130 College Station, TX $34,020 320 Atlanta, GA $34,010 10,350 Wichita Falls, TX $33,910 150 Boston, MA $33,740 11,250 Tyler, TX $33,550 250 Springfield, IL $33,410 160 Worcester, MA $33,350 1,970 Dallas, TX $33,090 19,580 Warner Robins, GA $32,830 290 Savannah, GA $32,740 570 Lakeland, FL $32,680 2,450 Rome, GA $32,640 170 Kankakee, IL $32,370 120 Bloomington, IL $31,730 100 Augusta, GA $31,390 640 Orlando, FL $30,150 5,610 Naples, FL $30,080 670 Jacksonville, FL $29,750 2,760 Sebastian, FL $28,380 390 North Port, FL $28,310 1,800 Crestview, FL $28,260 300 Tampa, FL $28,000 5,720 Miami, FL $27,970 11,200
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 559,820 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 53-7064, Packers and Packagers, Hand. Mapped to our taxonomy as packers-and-packagers-hand .
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