The highest paying states for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $39,860, Wyoming is the highest paying state for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders. It is followed by Kansas (average annual salary $33,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | $39,860 |
$19,680 | 320 |
| 2 | Kansas | $33,660 |
$22,740 | 6,930 |
| 3 | Kentucky | $33,540 |
$22,170 | 9,310 |
| 4 | Idaho | $33,490 |
$19,980 | 3,450 |
| 5 | Vermont | $33,250 |
$24,130 | 1,220 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $32,930 |
$24,470 | 1,190 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $32,780 |
$21,150 | 19,930 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $32,730 |
$22,540 | 9,970 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $32,310 |
$23,310 | 2,370 |
| 10 | Nebraska | $32,130 |
$23,230 | 3,900 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $31,680 |
$20,700 | 21,430 |
| 12 | Washington | $31,560 |
$24,000 | 7,410 |
| 13 | Colorado | $30,940 |
$20,180 | 5,190 |
| 14 | Illinois | $30,800 |
$21,220 | 20,580 |
| 15 | Indiana | $30,760 |
$20,680 | 9,000 |
| 16 | Michigan | $30,710 |
$19,950 | 16,730 |
| 17 | Ohio | $30,660 |
$21,040 | 16,270 |
| 18 | Maine | $30,380 |
$20,460 | 1,970 |
| 19 | Delaware | $30,190 |
$20,170 | 880 |
| 20 | Missouri | $29,840 |
$21,000 | 8,870 |
| 21 | Utah | $29,540 |
$20,850 | 4,840 |
| 22 | Iowa | $29,540 |
$21,620 | 5,590 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $29,410 |
$19,320 | 15,120 |
| 24 | Virginia | $29,380 |
$17,730 | 6,560 |
| 25 | Tennessee | $29,340 |
$19,050 | 8,030 |
| 26 | Massachusetts | $29,330 |
$23,240 | 7,810 |
| 27 | Maryland | $29,290 |
$19,720 | 4,660 |
| 28 | Oregon | $29,140 |
$21,540 | 5,020 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $29,010 |
$21,880 | 1,000 |
| 30 | Georgia | $28,610 |
$19,030 | 14,540 |
| 31 | Nevada | $28,360 |
$20,760 | 1,400 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $28,190 |
$18,960 | 1,980 |
| 33 | Hawaii | $28,150 |
$20,180 | 710 |
| 34 | Mississippi | $28,060 |
$17,230 | 3,190 |
| 35 | New York | $28,050 |
$20,450 | 15,160 |
| 36 | Texas | $27,980 |
$18,010 | 19,080 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $27,980 |
$21,120 | 910 |
| 38 | Alabama | $27,730 |
$17,630 | 2,920 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $27,670 |
$20,370 | 4,030 |
| 40 | Rhode Island | $27,470 |
$21,260 | 680 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $27,400 |
$20,830 | 1,550 |
| 42 | California | $26,740 |
$21,400 | 50,810 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $26,370 |
$18,350 | 2,680 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $26,360 |
$17,810 | 7,570 |
| 45 | Montana | $26,320 |
$20,840 | 650 |
| 46 | New Jersey | $25,950 |
$18,920 | 15,710 |
| 47 | Arizona | $25,260 |
$20,810 | 3,050 |
| 48 | Florida | $24,920 |
$18,500 | 17,060 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $24,210 |
$17,370 | 1,350 |
| 50 | Alaska | $22,870 |
$20,400 | 570 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | $22,800 |
$18,580 | 60 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $21,140 |
$16,640 | 4,440 |
| 53 | Guam | $19,970 |
$18,100 | 50 |