Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Illinois
$37,990avg. a year
$18.26 an hour · 23,270 employed
Packers and Packagers, Hand in Illinois earn an average of $37,990 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $37,540. The best-paying metro area is Decatur, IL at $42,000.
$36,090Median pay
$18.26Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#24Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for packers and packagers, hand by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
130 jobs
Decatur, IL
$42,000
$20.19 an hour
280 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$39,700
$19.09 an hour
317,960 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$38,570
$18.54 an hour
42,690 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$38,400
$18.46 an hour
5550 jobs
Peoria, IL
$37,700
$18.12 an hour
6650 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$37,270
$17.92 an hour
7350 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$36,790
$17.69 an hour
8760 jobs
Rockford, IL
$35,820
$17.22 an hour
9160 jobs
Springfield, IL
$35,050
$16.85 an hour
10120 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$34,850
$16.75 an hour
11100 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$34,830
$16.75 an hour
1290 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$32,090
$15.43 an hour
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Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois packers and packagers, hand work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Related jobs in Illinois
Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do packers and packagers, hand make in Illinois?
The average is $37,990 a year, and the median is $36,090. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $37,540.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$18.26 an hour on average; the median is $17.35.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Decatur, IL ($42,000), followed by Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($39,700). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Paducah, KY-IL ($32,090).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #24 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 53-7064. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national packers and packagers, hand page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.