Packers and Packagers, Hand salary by location
National median: $36,280 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $48,780 | +34.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $47,550 | +31.1% | 410 | 2025 |
| Hinesville, GA | metropolitan | $45,970 | +26.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $44,460 | +22.5% | 8,890 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $44,460 | +22.5% | 9,900 | 2025 |
| Lawrence, KS | metropolitan | $44,370 | +22.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $44,010 | +21.3% | 4,270 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $43,970 | +21.2% | 23,180 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $43,840 | +20.8% | 71,260 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $43,450 | +19.8% | 51,020 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $42,700 | +17.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $42,520 | +17.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $42,410 | +16.9% | 3,600 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $41,800 | +15.2% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $41,690 | +14.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $41,670 | +14.9% | 560 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $41,610 | +14.7% | 5,750 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $41,370 | +14.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $41,350 | +14.0% | 2,800 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $40,910 | +12.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $40,730 | +12.3% | 4,120 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $40,680 | +12.1% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $40,490 | +11.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $40,490 | +11.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $40,360 | +11.2% | 810 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $40,310 | +11.1% | 5,460 | 2025 |
| Morristown, TN | metropolitan | $40,280 | +11.0% | 370 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $40,240 | +10.9% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $39,920 | +10.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $39,890 | +10.0% | 3,070 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $39,890 | +10.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $39,880 | +9.9% | 330 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $39,820 | +9.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $39,720 | +9.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $39,700 | +9.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $39,520 | +8.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $39,520 | +8.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $39,440 | +8.7% | 810 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $39,350 | +8.5% | — | 2025 |
| WA | state | $39,220 | +8.1% | 11,940 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $39,070 | +7.7% | 310 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $39,050 | +7.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $38,880 | +7.2% | 3,010 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $38,880 | +7.2% | 1,520 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $38,800 | +6.9% | 780 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $38,750 | +6.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $38,720 | +6.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $38,670 | +6.6% | 780 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $38,630 | +6.5% | 400 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $38,590 | +6.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $38,570 | +6.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $38,470 | +6.0% | 710 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $38,400 | +5.8% | 10,560 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $38,350 | +5.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $38,290 | +5.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Monroe, LA | metropolitan | $38,280 | +5.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $38,180 | +5.2% | 640 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $38,120 | +5.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $38,100 | +5.0% | 370 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $38,090 | +5.0% | 6,050 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $38,060 | +4.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $38,030 | +4.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $37,980 | +4.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $37,970 | +4.7% | 2,850 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $37,950 | +4.6% | 690 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $37,940 | +4.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $37,900 | +4.5% | 640 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $37,840 | +4.3% | 5,140 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $37,830 | +4.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $37,810 | +4.2% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $37,790 | +4.2% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $37,730 | +4.0% | 3,530 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $37,700 | +3.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $37,690 | +3.9% | 820 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $37,670 | +3.8% | 5,910 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $37,670 | +3.8% | 820 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $37,670 | +3.8% | 530 | 2025 |
| Twin Falls, ID | metropolitan | $37,650 | +3.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $37,560 | +3.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $37,550 | +3.5% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $37,540 | +3.5% | 680 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $37,510 | +3.4% | 990 | 2025 |
| Lebanon, PA | metropolitan | $37,510 | +3.4% | 470 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $37,500 | +3.4% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $37,470 | +3.3% | 4,090 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $37,450 | +3.2% | 3,110 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $37,450 | +3.2% | 3,900 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $37,440 | +3.2% | 940 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $37,440 | +3.2% | 3,600 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $37,440 | +3.2% | 830 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $37,430 | +3.2% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $37,420 | +3.1% | 9,690 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $37,400 | +3.1% | 3,750 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $37,390 | +3.1% | 25,350 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $37,390 | +3.1% | 460 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $37,340 | +2.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $37,290 | +2.8% | 2,030 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $37,280 | +2.8% | 2,690 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $37,280 | +2.8% | 570 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $37,260 | +2.7% | 920 | 2025 |