Occupation is in demand.
Wages vary by employer, type of machine being operated, and type of product being packaged.
Packaging and filling machine operators who work full time often receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders (SOC 51-9111)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $18.21 | $20.18 | $24.30 |
| Yearly | $37,889 | $41,983 | $50,539 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $18.13 | $21.61 | $24.11 |
| Yearly | $37,714 | $44,951 | $50,147 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.94 | $23.47 | $24.25 |
| Yearly | $37,321 | $48,828 | $50,439 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $18.33 | $19.87 | $24.27 |
| Yearly | $38,144 | $41,346 | $50,489 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $18.47 | $19.93 | $24.54 |
| Yearly | $38,412 | $41,459 | $51,048 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $18.67 | $19.43 | $22.93 |
| Yearly | $38,846 | $40,427 | $47,686 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.57 | $20.82 | $25.82 |
| Yearly | $34,472 | $43,306 | $53,715 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $20.59 | $24.89 | $24.89 |
| Yearly | $42,830 | $51,776 | $51,776 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $18.07 | $22.77 | $22.85 |
| Yearly | $37,583 | $47,358 | $47,534 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $20.05 | $22.09 | $29.01 |
| Yearly | $41,694 | $45,946 | $60,347 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $18.00 | $19.44 | $22.30 |
| Yearly | $37,440 | $40,437 | $46,387 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $16.66 | $19.38 | $23.45 |
| Yearly | $34,655 | $40,305 | $48,785 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $18.23 | $21.72 |
| Yearly | $31,934 | $37,925 | $45,172 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $17.96 | $20.17 | $24.68 |
| Yearly | $37,365 | $41,950 | $51,344 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $17.08 | $17.08 | $21.61 |
| Yearly | $35,525 | $35,525 | $44,941 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $17.77 | $19.25 | $22.45 |
| Yearly | $36,972 | $40,027 | $46,687 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $17.91 | $22.26 | $24.65 |
| Yearly | $37,269 | $46,308 | $51,289 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $22.88 | $23.27 | $28.19 |
| Yearly | $47,593 | $48,403 | $58,650 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.47 | $19.25 | $23.27 |
| Yearly | $38,412 | $40,025 | $48,397 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.43 | $19.67 | $23.29 |
| Yearly | $36,250 | $40,900 | $48,440 | |