Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$45,720avg. a year
$21.98 an hour · 13,990 employed
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $45,720 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $46,050. The U.S. average is $44,590.
$43,470Median pay
$21.98Average hourly
-1%vs. California average
13,990Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
1960 jobs
Napa, CA
$52,660
$25.32 an hour
21,610 jobs
Modesto, CA
$52,000
$25.00 an hour
31,130 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$49,930
$24.01 an hour
41,260 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$49,780
$23.93 an hour
5300 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$49,330
$23.72 an hour
63,510 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$49,270
$23.69 an hour
71,270 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$47,160
$22.67 an hour
81,640 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$46,780
$22.49 an hour
9710 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$46,510
$22.36 an hour
10770 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$46,450
$22.33 an hour
11230 jobs
Chico, CA
$45,980
$22.10 an hour
12620 jobs
Merced, CA
$45,840
$22.04 an hour
131,070 jobs
Salinas, CA
$44,940
$21.61 an hour
144,080 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$44,790
$21.53 an hour
15390 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$44,320
$21.31 an hour
16210 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$44,070
$21.19 an hour
172,500 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$43,740
$21.03 an hour
181,530 jobs
Visalia, CA
$43,400
$20.87 an hour
19850 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$42,750
$20.55 an hour
20100 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$42,610
$20.49 an hour
21430 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$42,420
$20.39 an hour
222,360 jobs
Fresno, CA
$42,360
$20.37 an hour
2350 jobs
Redding, CA
$40,700
$19.57 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $57,790 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $49,290 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $56,740 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | $45,190 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $57,780 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | $57,110 |
Questions and answers
How much do packaging and filling machine operators and tenders make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $45,720 a year, and the median is $43,470. About 13,990 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $46,050.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.91 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-9111. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.