Average Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders Salary in Auburn-Opelika, AL

BLS tracks 220 packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Auburn-Opelika, AL but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Auburn-Opelika, AL (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Auburn-Opelika, AL. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 220
How common this job is here: 1.21×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

Where packaging and filling machine operators and tenders earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Wyoming: $23.33/hr
Maine: $22.92/hr
West Virginia: $22.79/hr
Missouri: $22.60/hr
Idaho: $22.34/hr
New Hampshire: $22.26/hr
Virginia: $22.23/hr
Tennessee: $21.89/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Manchester-Nashua, NH: $38.13/hr
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO: $37.16/hr
Cedar Rapids, IA: $31.53/hr
Harrisonburg, VA: $30.47/hr
Williamsport, PA: $30.25/hr
Lynchburg, VA: $28.45/hr
Owensboro, KY: $27.63/hr
Modesto, CA: $27.40/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +4.5%; 17,000 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 45,300; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.