SOC 53-7064 · York-Hanover, PA metro

Packers and Packagers, Hand Salary in York, PA

The average salary for packers and packagers, hand in York, Pennsylvania is $40,220 a year ($19.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,800: half of the 1,960 people in this job in the York-Hanover, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($37,540).

$40,220average per year

$19.34 / hourMedian $41,800Take-home ≈ $33,262

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,960people in this job
+7%vs U.S. average
#4 of 16Pennsylvania metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Packers and Packagers, Hand pay range in York

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,220 or more. The middle half of packers and packagers, hand in York earn between $35,870 and $43,370.

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,220$3,352$19.34
Median$41,800$3,483$20.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,870$2,989$17.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,370$3,614$20.85

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in York vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Packers and packagers, hand in York earn 5% more than the Pennsylvania average ($38,360) and 7% more than the U.S. average ($37,540). At the median the gap is +15% against the U.S. median of $36,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
York$40,220$41,800$29,240$49,2201,960
Pennsylvania$38,360$36,960$28,870$48,19022,990
United States$37,540$36,280$27,890$47,100559,820

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Packers and Packagers, Hand salary after taxes in York

On the average salary of $40,220, a single filer in York takes home about $33,262 a year, or $2,772 a month and $1,279 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is York a good place for packers and packagers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the York area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $40,220 buys what about $41,896 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in York ($48,170). A typical home costs $309,967, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in other Pennsylvania cities

York ranks 4th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($41,280).

All Packers and Packagers, Hand salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for packers and packagers, hand

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($47,850).

Packers and Packagers, Hand salary by city

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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in York: questions

How much do packers and packagers, hand make an hour in York?

$19.34 an hour on average, and $20.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level packers and packagers, hand salary in York?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the packers and packagers, hand take-home pay in York?

About $33,262 a year ($2,772 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,220. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do packers and packagers, hand earn more in York than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($37,540).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-7064; area York-Hanover, PA (49620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.97, this job is 3.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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