The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of packers and packagers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,410 | 2.77% | 42.93% |
| 2021 | $35,400 | 8.64% | - |
| 2020 | $32,340 | 16.26% | - |
| 2019 | $27,080 | 12.37% | - |
| 2018 | $23,730 | 1.77% | - |
| 2017 | $23,310 | 5.49% | - |
| 2016 | $22,030 | -4.86% | - |
| 2015 | $23,100 | 10.17% | - |
| 2014 | $20,750 | -2.27% | - |
| 2013 | $21,220 | 2.07% | - |
| 2012 | $20,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,410, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for packers and packagers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (median annual salary of $37,210). Compared with Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, the median annual salary of packers and packagers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.