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Average Packers And Packagers, Hand Salary in Missoula, MT

Packers And Packagers, Hand in Missoula, MT earn a median annual salary of $38,910, which is +9.4% compared to the national median. There are 180 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$38,910
Missoula, MT median annual wage
$19/hour median
+9.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $35,580
180
Local employment
2.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.71
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$22,690
25th
$33,240
Median
$38,910
75th
$40,920
90th
$60,080

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 Missoula, MT, 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
96.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$40,344
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 72.1%
Rents: 94.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Greeley, CO$48,590Compare230
St. Joseph, MO-KS$47,340Compare260
Sheboygan, WI$46,370Compare590
Hinesville, GA$44,730Compare50
Fairbanks-College, AK$44,720Compare90
Joplin, MO-KS$43,120Compare460

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 Missoula, MT

Missoula, MT has salary data for 311 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Packers And Packagers, Hand in Missoula, MT

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Packers And Packagers, Hand are projected to change by -5.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 74,000 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.