Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$43,330avg. a year
$20.83 an hour · 16,110 employed
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $43,330 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $43,590. The U.S. average is $44,590.
$38,790Median pay
$20.83Average hourly
-1%vs. New York average
16,110Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1680 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$49,450
$23.77 an hour
2180 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$46,830
$22.51 an hour
3540 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$46,080
$22.15 an hour
4100 jobs
Elmira, NY
$45,630
$21.94 an hour
51,920 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$43,930
$21.12 an hour
61,780 jobs
Rochester, NY
$43,800
$21.06 an hour
7360 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$43,260
$20.80 an hour
840 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$41,550
$19.97 an hour
980 jobs
Kingston, NY
$41,230
$19.82 an hour
10260 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$39,380
$18.93 an hour
1130 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$38,490
$18.51 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $54,770 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $46,760 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | $43,850 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | $57,420 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $57,370 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $61,920 |
Questions and answers
How much do packaging and filling machine operators and tenders make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $43,330 a year, and the median is $38,790. About 16,110 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $43,590.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.70 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.