SOC 51-9111 · Area 28660 · May 2025
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Killeen-Temple, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,130 | $14.97 |
| 25th percentile | $34,330 | $16.51 |
| Median | $46,490 | $22.35 |
| 75th percentile | $49,410 | $23.76 |
| 90th percentile | $51,610 | $24.81 |
| Average | $43,400 | $20.87 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 270. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $34,330 to $49,410 in 2025, a span of $15,080.
The area median is $7,540 (19.4%) above Texas's $38,950 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 25 other published areas
- This area's median is $18,530 (66.3%) above the $27,960 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $17,960 (63.0%) above the $28,530 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $16,380 (54.4%) above the $30,110 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $15,870 (51.8%) above the $30,620 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $13,490 (40.9%) above the $33,000 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $13,080 (39.1%) above the $33,410 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $12,880 (38.3%) above the $33,610 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $11,760 (33.9%) above the $34,730 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $11,610 (33.3%) above the $34,880 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $11,300 (32.1%) above the $35,190 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $11,280 (32.0%) above the $35,210 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $10,420 (28.9%) above the $36,070 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $10,360 (28.7%) above the $36,130 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $9,910 (27.1%) above the $36,580 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $9,380 (25.3%) above the $37,110 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $8,760 (23.2%) above the $37,730 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $8,720 (23.1%) above the $37,770 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $8,280 (21.7%) above the $38,210 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $8,110 (21.1%) above the $38,380 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,700 (16.8%) above the $39,790 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,880 (14.5%) above the $40,610 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $4,420 (10.5%) above the $42,070 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $3,380 (7.8%) above the $43,110 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $2,780 (6.4%) above the $43,710 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $330 (0.7%) above the $46,160 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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