Pay by state · 51 states
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders earn the most in New Hampshire at $49,450 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $27,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $43,220. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $49,450New Hampshire
- National median
- $43,220BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $27,970Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHNew Hampshire | $49,450 | $46,420 | $58,030 | 620 | $47,473 |
| 2 | WYWyoming | $48,890 | $39,000 | $58,800 | 360 | $52,745 |
| 3 | MOMissouri | $48,070 | $42,250 | $57,020 | 12,620 | $52,931 |
| 4 | MEMaine | $47,970 | $39,100 | $58,630 | 1,490 | $49,428 |
| 5 | NDNorth Dakota | $47,390 | $43,980 | $51,190 | 760 | $53,272 |
| 6 | IDIdaho | $46,720 | $37,240 | $52,260 | 3,950 | $48,925 |
| 7 | VTVermont | $46,670 | $38,800 | $49,240 | 880 | $47,643 |
| 8 | WVWest Virginia | $46,410 | $36,870 | $55,560 | 810 | $51,856 |
| 9 | NENebraska | $46,220 | $38,570 | $49,400 | 4,410 | $51,297 |
| 10 | WIWisconsin | $46,220 | $39,160 | $50,000 | 16,150 | $49,121 |
| 11 | COColorado | $46,010 | $38,630 | $50,300 | 4,760 | $44,647 |
| 12 | IAIowa | $45,660 | $40,810 | $51,560 | 6,990 | $52,027 |
| 13 | KYKentucky | $45,450 | $38,640 | $52,620 | 8,640 | $50,411 |
| 14 | OROregon | $45,180 | $38,060 | $52,630 | 5,370 | $43,711 |
| 15 | VAVirginia | $44,950 | $35,990 | $53,120 | 6,150 | $44,459 |
| 16 | KSKansas | $44,890 | $37,770 | $48,610 | 7,920 | $49,840 |
| 17 | INIndiana | $44,600 | $36,410 | $50,100 | 12,880 | $47,788 |
| 18 | PAPennsylvania | $44,480 | $37,250 | $50,230 | 19,340 | $45,587 |
| 19 | MTMontana | $44,350 | $36,820 | $50,890 | 380 | $46,859 |
| 20 | CACalifornia | $44,020 | $37,690 | $49,300 | 43,430 | $39,758 |
| 21 | SDSouth Dakota | $43,860 | $38,890 | $46,790 | 1,000 | $49,511 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $43,780 | $37,470 | $49,850 | 6,350 | $44,283 |
| 23 | MDMaryland | $43,670 | $37,490 | $59,160 | 3,030 | $41,607 |
| 24 | OHOhio | $43,310 | $37,080 | $49,190 | 17,850 | $46,683 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $43,190 | $36,000 | $49,990 | 7,400 | $47,012 |
| 26 | ILIllinois | $43,150 | $37,590 | $48,030 | 29,400 | $43,168 |
| 27 | GAGeorgia | $42,920 | $35,560 | $53,040 | 11,380 | $44,572 |
| 28 | WAWashington | $41,700 | $38,100 | $48,040 | 8,450 | $38,967 |
| 29 | MIMichigan | $41,690 | $36,290 | $48,510 | 10,940 | $43,329 |
| 30 | NCNorth Carolina | $41,150 | $36,160 | $49,190 | 11,870 | $43,625 |
| 31 | MNMinnesota | $40,960 | $37,980 | $48,180 | 7,340 | $41,533 |
| 32 | AZArizona | $40,560 | $36,600 | $48,510 | 7,090 | $40,287 |
| 33 | MAMassachusetts | $40,360 | $37,050 | $47,680 | 5,020 | $38,163 |
| 34 | NJNew Jersey | $40,280 | $35,350 | $48,640 | 9,810 | $37,020 |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $40,010 | $36,930 | $47,230 | 4,890 | $42,678 |
| 36 | CTConnecticut | $39,460 | $36,500 | $46,920 | 1,540 | $38,085 |
| 37 | NYNew York | $39,330 | $36,310 | $47,730 | 18,150 | $36,443 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $39,310 | $36,190 | $44,640 | 3,150 | $44,750 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $38,950 | $33,880 | $46,350 | 22,970 | $40,131 |
| 40 | AKAlaska | $38,730 | $36,920 | $47,560 | 260 | $37,837 |
| 41 | DEDelaware | $38,500 | $36,800 | $45,440 | 680 | $38,574 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $38,370 | $29,980 | $47,130 | 1,910 | $43,500 |
| 43 | RIRhode Island | $38,330 | $36,990 | $53,120 | 1,100 | $37,476 |
| 44 | ALAlabama | $37,820 | $31,970 | $46,110 | 3,240 | $42,579 |
| 45 | ARArkansas | $37,740 | $35,360 | $44,890 | 4,630 | $43,411 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $37,720 | $30,320 | $40,970 | 3,030 | $43,380 |
| 47 | NVNevada | $37,440 | $28,860 | $48,580 | 2,700 | $37,448 |
| 48 | FLFlorida | $37,170 | $31,840 | $45,350 | 14,010 | $35,943 |
| 49 | HIHawaii | $36,810 | $32,270 | $39,200 | 380 | $33,479 |
| 50 | NMNew Mexico | $35,640 | $31,950 | $39,470 | 1,550 | $38,650 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $27,970 | $23,260 | $40,450 | 3,520 | 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 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, that changes the ranking: New Hampshire leads on raw pay at $49,450, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $53,272.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders the most?
New Hampshire reports the highest median wage for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders at $49,450 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Wyoming ($48,890) and Missouri ($48,070).
Which state pays Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders at $27,970 a year, $21,480 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $53,272 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $47,390. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.