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Average Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders Salary in Yakima, WA

Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders in Yakima, WA earn a median annual salary of $36,340, which is -11.1% compared to the national median. There are 930 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Yakima, WA (metro area).

$36,340
Yakima, WA median annual wage
$17/hour median
-11.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $40,900
930
Local employment
9.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.80
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,550
25th
$34,970
Median
$36,340
75th
$47,610
90th
$51,960

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Yakima, WA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
95.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$38,034
Goods: 105.0%
Services: 91.9%
Rents: 72.6%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Manchester-Nashua, NH$79,300Compare240
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$77,290Compare620
Cedar Rapids, IA$65,570Compare1,080
Harrisonburg, VA$63,370Compare500
Williamsport, PA$62,930Compare270
Lynchburg, VA$59,180Compare330

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Yakima, WA

Yakima, WA has salary data for 299 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders in Yakima, WA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders are projected to change by +4.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 45,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.