SOC 53-7064 · Odessa, TX metro

Packers and Packagers, Hand Salary in Odessa, TX

The average salary for packers and packagers, hand in Odessa, Texas is $31,170 a year ($14.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $30,200: half of the 130 people in this job in the Odessa, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($37,540).

$31,170average per year

$14.98 / hourMedian $30,200Take-home ≈ $27,225

  • $21K10th
  • $21K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $47K90th

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

130people in this job
-17%vs U.S. average
#14 of 24Texas metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Packers and Packagers, Hand pay range in Odessa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,420 or more. The middle half of packers and packagers, hand in Odessa earn between $21,220 and $36,880.

  • $21K10th
  • $21K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $47K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$31,170$2,598$14.99
Median$30,200$2,517$14.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$21,220$1,768$10.20
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,880$3,073$17.73

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

Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Odessa vs. Texas and the U.S.

Packers and packagers, hand in Odessa earn 7% less than the Texas average ($33,440) and 17% less than the U.S. average ($37,540). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $36,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Odessa$31,170$30,200$20,680$47,420130
Texas$33,440$33,090$23,550$44,22046,510
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 Odessa

On the average salary of $31,170, a single filer in Odessa takes home about $27,225 a year, or $2,269 a month and $1,047 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Odessa area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $31,170 buys what about $33,196 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Odessa ($48,590). A typical home costs $256,700, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in other Texas cities

Odessa ranks 14th of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Amarillo pays the most ($35,320).

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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 Odessa: questions

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

$14.98 an hour on average, and $14.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $21,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $27,225 a year ($2,269 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $31,170. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 17% less 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 Odessa, TX (36220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.0%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.44, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.44).

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