Pay by state · 44 states
Machine Feeder and Offbearer Salary by State (2026)
Machine Feeders and Offbearers earn the most in Wisconsin at $55,120 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,400 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $41,220. All 44 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $55,120Wisconsin
- National median
- $41,220BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,400Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 44of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Machine Feeder and Offbearer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of machine feeders and offbearers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIWisconsin | $55,120 | $50,390 | $59,190 | 570 | $58,579 |
| 2 | WYWyoming | $51,280 | $48,280 | $51,770 | 30 | $55,324 |
| 3 | MNMinnesota | $48,740 | $46,760 | $54,620 | 410 | $49,422 |
| 4 | COColorado | $48,400 | $38,010 | $54,200 | 650 | $46,967 |
| 5 | KSKansas | $47,930 | $47,860 | $50,810 | 430 | $53,215 |
| 6 | MOMissouri | $46,580 | $36,340 | $62,960 | 1,280 | $51,290 |
| 7 | NHNew Hampshire | $46,580 | $37,500 | $59,690 | 200 | $44,718 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $45,600 | $39,990 | $49,820 | 1,040 | $42,612 |
| 9 | OROregon | $45,580 | $39,070 | $49,200 | 2,390 | $44,098 |
| 10 | NENebraska | $45,470 | $35,190 | $46,820 | 210 | $50,464 |
| 11 | ARArkansas | $45,250 | $37,400 | $45,550 | 1,580 | $52,049 |
| 12 | IAIowa | $45,250 | $40,350 | $47,200 | 560 | $51,560 |
| 13 | OHOhio | $45,130 | $37,760 | $56,100 | 2,930 | $48,645 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $44,890 | $37,480 | $48,350 | 850 | $41,257 |
| 15 | DEDelaware | $44,110 | $39,120 | $64,170 | 30 | $44,195 |
| 16 | MAMassachusetts | $43,510 | $42,460 | $44,970 | 620 | $41,141 |
| 17 | NYNew York | $43,450 | $36,540 | $51,400 | 770 | $40,261 |
| 18 | LALouisiana | $43,370 | $34,020 | $51,070 | 130 | $49,168 |
| 19 | IDIdaho | $42,580 | $36,030 | $51,190 | 170 | $44,589 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $42,320 | $37,080 | $46,350 | 740 | $43,984 |
| 21 | KYKentucky | $42,200 | $38,000 | $48,760 | 980 | $46,806 |
| 22 | MDMaryland | $41,590 | $37,780 | $49,720 | 110 | $39,625 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $41,220 | $36,510 | $52,500 | 1,390 | $42,246 |
| 24 | NVNevada | $40,550 | $36,000 | $43,080 | 150 | $40,559 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $40,400 | $33,090 | $47,490 | 450 | $43,975 |
| 26 | CACalifornia | $40,380 | $38,290 | $49,210 | 4,830 | $36,470 |
| 27 | AZArizona | $40,250 | $37,980 | $42,080 | 170 | $39,979 |
| 28 | UTUtah | $40,160 | $36,510 | $46,010 | 140 | $40,621 |
| 29 | GAGeorgia | $39,360 | $34,370 | $48,090 | 1,550 | $40,875 |
| 30 | WVWest Virginia | $39,360 | $28,880 | $39,460 | 180 | $43,979 |
| 31 | SDSouth Dakota | $39,310 | $37,020 | $43,720 | 660 | $44,375 |
| 32 | ALAlabama | $38,810 | $32,830 | $45,020 | 2,160 | $43,694 |
| 33 | MSMississippi | $38,340 | $32,830 | $47,940 | 670 | $44,093 |
| 34 | SCSouth Carolina | $38,050 | $31,510 | $48,980 | 680 | $40,587 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $37,850 | $35,290 | $44,180 | 2,800 | $40,555 |
| 36 | NCNorth Carolina | $37,370 | $34,490 | $42,950 | 2,040 | $39,618 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $37,350 | $34,520 | $42,940 | 3,100 | $38,483 |
| 38 | CTConnecticut | $36,950 | $36,450 | $41,460 | 120 | $35,663 |
| 39 | OKOklahoma | $36,680 | $33,890 | $40,190 | 310 | $41,756 |
| 40 | VAVirginia | $36,290 | $31,400 | $39,420 | 1,340 | $35,894 |
| 41 | FLFlorida | $35,110 | $31,560 | $47,010 | 1,110 | $33,951 |
| 42 | RIRhode Island | $32,770 | $31,200 | $43,780 | N/A | $32,039 |
| 43 | MEMaine | $32,310 | $32,310 | $43,270 | 210 | $33,292 |
| 44 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,400 | $22,360 | $24,300 | 50 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Machine Feeders and Offbearers, that changes the ranking: Wisconsin leads on raw pay at $55,120, while Wisconsin leads once prices are taken into account at $58,579.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Machine Feeder and Offbearer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Machine Feeders and Offbearers the most?
Wisconsin reports the highest median wage for Machine Feeders and Offbearers at $55,120 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Wyoming ($51,280) and Minnesota ($48,740).
Which state pays Machine Feeders and Offbearers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Machine Feeders and Offbearers at $22,400 a year, $32,720 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Machine Feeders and Offbearers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wisconsin first at $58,579 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $55,120. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.