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Average Packers And Packagers, Hand Salary in Utica-Rome, NY

Packers And Packagers, Hand in Utica-Rome, NY earn a median annual salary of $35,650, which is +0.2% compared to the national median. There are 220 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$35,650
Utica-Rome, NY median annual wage
$17/hour median
+0.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $35,580
220
Local employment
1.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.48
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$31,200
25th
$32,850
Median
$35,650
75th
$46,840
90th
$51,870

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 Utica-Rome, NY, 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
92.7%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$38,467
Goods: 99.7%
Services: 131.9%
Rents: 66.1%

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 Utica-Rome, NY

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$191,3000.41
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$175,4203.58
Legislators$173,2801.71
Chief Executives$165,2800.53
Dentists, General$158,7300.81
Architectural And Engineering Managers$155,0600.47
Sales Managers$150,9500.39
Computer And Information Systems Managers$144,4800.46

Utica-Rome, NY has salary data for 362 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Packers And Packagers, Hand in Utica-Rome, NY

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.