Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$34,840avg. a year
$16.75 an hour · 19,580 employed
Packers and Packagers, Hand in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $34,840 a year. That is $1,400 (4%) more than the Texas average of $33,440. The U.S. average is $37,540.
$33,090Median pay
$16.75Average hourly
+4%vs. Texas average
19,580Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for packers and packagers, hand in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
1410 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$35,320
$16.98 an hour
2290 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$34,950
$16.80 an hour
3150 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$34,920
$16.79 an hour
42,930 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$34,560
$16.61 an hour
590 jobs
Midland, TX
$34,080
$16.39 an hour
6320 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$34,040
$16.37 an hour
73,040 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$33,740
$16.22 an hour
8320 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$33,310
$16.02 an hour
98,540 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$33,160
$15.94 an hour
10110 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$32,710
$15.73 an hour
11150 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$32,450
$15.60 an hour
12440 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$31,660
$15.22 an hour
13130 jobs
Odessa, TX
$31,170
$14.98 an hour
14470 jobs
Waco, TX
$31,150
$14.98 an hour
15250 jobs
Tyler, TX
$31,050
$14.93 an hour
16140 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$30,910
$14.86 an hour
17260 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$30,100
$14.47 an hour
18390 jobs
Longview, TX
$30,020
$14.44 an hour
19160 jobs
Abilene, TX
$29,280
$14.08 an hour
20390 jobs
Laredo, TX
$28,940
$13.91 an hour
21950 jobs
El Paso, TX
$27,620
$13.28 an hour
22630 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$27,240
$13.10 an hour
23860 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$25,500
$12.26 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $40,830 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $40,140 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $47,670 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $33,940 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | $45,430 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | $69,630 |
Questions and answers
How much do packers and packagers, hand make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $34,840 a year, and the median is $33,090. About 19,580 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $1,400 (4%) more than the Texas average of $33,440.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.34 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 53-7064. Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.