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Packers and Packagers

Packers and Packagers - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by employer and area of the country. The worker's duties, experience, and level of responsibility also affect wages.

Packers and packagers who work full time usually earn benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.

Packers and packagers, hand (SOC 53-7064)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $16.39 $17.86 $20.05
Yearly $34,089 $37,162 $41,689
    Champaign Area Hourly $15.10 $17.25 $18.17
Yearly $31,414 $35,872 $37,796
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $15.21 $16.04 $17.74
Yearly $31,637 $33,364 $36,907
    Cook County Hourly $16.39 $17.90 $20.05
Yearly $34,089 $37,238 $41,691
    Decatur Area Hourly $14.34 $16.39 $19.74
Yearly $29,828 $34,089 $41,056
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $16.51 $17.86 $19.46
Yearly $34,354 $37,155 $40,474
    Du Page County Hourly $17.08 $18.12 $20.07
Yearly $35,511 $37,681 $41,740
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $14.75 $15.78 $17.17
Yearly $30,670 $32,830 $35,702
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $15.33 $18.34 $22.20
Yearly $31,902 $38,141 $46,172
    Lake County Hourly $17.31 $18.51 $20.53
Yearly $35,999 $38,499 $42,704
    McHenry County Hourly $17.03 $18.00 $18.97
Yearly $35,427 $37,440 $39,457
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $15.15 $17.28 $18.53
Yearly $31,502 $35,938 $38,543
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $16.01 $17.86 $19.33
Yearly $33,291 $37,163 $40,196
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $15.50 $21.44 $24.78
Yearly $32,236 $44,583 $51,533
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $16.78 $16.78 $17.83
Yearly $34,908 $34,908 $37,087
    Rockford Area Hourly $16.80 $16.80 $18.08
Yearly $34,932 $34,932 $37,594
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $14.34 $15.30 $16.27
Yearly $29,828 $31,826 $33,835
    Springfield Area Hourly $14.44 $15.83 $18.26
Yearly $30,044 $32,913 $37,996
    Vermilion County Hourly $14.39 $15.10 $17.68
Yearly $29,929 $31,398 $36,778
    Will County Hourly $17.61 $19.50 $22.28
Yearly $36,634 $40,559 $46,336
United States Hourly $15.13 $17.10 $19.69
Yearly $31,470 $35,580 $40,960

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.