The highest-paying states for packers and packagers (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 packers and packagers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $37,740, Alaska is the highest paying state for packers and packagers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $36,760). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of packers and packagers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $37,740 |
$28,390 | 1,120 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $36,760 |
$28,460 | 84,260 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $35,900 |
$34,970 | 380 |
| 4 | Washington | $35,670 |
$30,550 | 13,610 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | $35,660 |
$26,090 | 34,560 |
| 6 | Nevada | $35,150 |
$26,780 | 6,120 |
| 7 | California | $34,630 |
$30,640 | 90,540 |
| 8 | Illinois | $34,450 |
$28,340 | 38,180 |
| 9 | Utah | $34,330 |
$22,450 | 6,570 |
| 10 | Iowa | $34,300 |
$27,360 | 4,770 |
| 11 | Colorado | $34,020 |
$28,050 | 5,880 |
| 12 | Ohio | $33,950 |
$24,590 | 21,370 |
| 13 | Indiana | $33,840 |
$23,870 | 18,910 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $33,580 |
$30,520 | 16,660 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $33,490 |
$25,830 | 9,140 |
| 16 | New York | $33,480 |
$28,710 | 22,060 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $32,990 |
$27,570 | 4,670 |
| 18 | Kentucky | $32,970 |
$25,580 | 7,990 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $32,820 |
$20,730 | 12,720 |
| 20 | Vermont | $32,670 |
$27,120 | 800 |
| 21 | Kansas | $32,570 |
$23,210 | 5,460 |
| 22 | Arizona | $32,490 |
$27,860 | 7,560 |
| 23 | Oregon | $32,440 |
$27,220 | 5,170 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $32,200 |
$23,890 | 400 |
| 25 | Delaware | $31,940 |
$22,560 | 1,920 |
| 26 | Michigan | $31,530 |
$24,980 | 16,010 |
| 27 | Missouri | $31,260 |
$24,010 | 9,960 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $31,240 |
$26,610 | 1,590 |
| 29 | Tennessee | $30,510 |
$23,500 | 15,230 |
| 30 | Idaho | $30,440 |
$19,840 | 2,030 |
| 31 | West Virginia | $30,160 |
$20,830 | 710 |
| 32 | Virginia | $29,970 |
$22,880 | 7,270 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $29,960 |
$21,120 | 2,590 |
| 34 | Maryland | $29,850 |
$26,940 | 5,180 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $29,720 |
$16,630 | 4,740 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $29,580 |
$21,790 | 22,500 |
| 37 | Arkansas | $29,280 |
$23,600 | 3,590 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $29,210 |
$22,620 | 8,960 |
| 39 | Montana | $29,160 |
$20,830 | 1,150 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $29,090 |
$24,410 | 4,120 |
| 41 | Hawaii | $29,010 |
$21,890 | 2,480 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $28,860 |
$21,160 | 3,170 |
| 43 | Georgia | $28,410 |
$22,760 | 20,410 |
| 44 | Maine | $28,360 |
$27,030 | 1,090 |
| 45 | Texas | $27,910 |
$20,090 | 50,260 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $27,380 |
$23,870 | 1,510 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $27,040 |
$23,920 | 2,160 |
| 48 | Wyoming | $26,780 |
$16,100 | 480 |
| 49 | Alabama | $26,370 |
$21,420 | 8,390 |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $26,180 |
$22,710 | 90 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $24,840 |
$18,400 | 2,770 |
| 52 | Florida | $24,200 |
$22,510 | 34,690 |
| 53 | Guam | $20,310 |
$19,680 | 220 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,320 |
$17,680 | 4,140 |