Packaging Engineer Salary in Maine

How much does a Packaging Engineer make in Maine?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Packaging Engineer in Maine is $102,454 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

However, a Packaging Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $122,530
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,240 to $112,963
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,852

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Packaging Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,963	$9,414	$2,172	$54
Average	$102,454	$8,538	$1,970	$49
25th Percentile	$93,240	$7,770	$1,793	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Packaging Engineer Salaries

A Packaging Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Packaging Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Packaging Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $75,081
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,607
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,682
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,288
Expert (over 8 years): $157,167

Levels	Salary
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$75,081
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$85,607
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$101,682
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$125,288
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$157,167

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How Do Packaging Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Packaging Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $116,346.
California: $115,904.
Massachusetts: $114,360.

District of Columbia $116,346 California $115,904 Massachusetts $114,360 Washington $113,939 New Jersey $113,897 Alaska $113,750 Connecticut $112,300 New York $111,712

Hawaii $109,831 Rhode Island $108,948 Maryland $108,349 Minnesota $107,529 Colorado $107,214 Illinois $107,109 Oregon $106,710 Delaware $106,416

New Hampshire $106,231 Virginia $105,817 Pennsylvania $104,608 Nevada $103,999 North Dakota $103,799 Michigan $103,484 Wisconsin $103,368 Vermont $103,137

Texas $102,496 Maine $102,454 Arizona $102,391 Ohio $102,317 Georgia $101,351 Indiana $100,867 Wyoming $100,773 Utah $100,626

Iowa $100,563 Kansas $100,058 Louisiana $99,911 North Carolina $99,858 Missouri $99,837 Florida $99,428 Montana $99,207 Nebraska $98,997

Kentucky $98,881 South Carolina $98,461 Tennessee $98,198 Idaho $98,093 New Mexico $97,326 Oklahoma $97,158 Alabama $96,538 South Dakota $95,498

Arkansas $94,930 West Virginia $94,625 Mississippi $93,711

Top Paying Cities for Packaging Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Freedom: $99,606
Harmony: $99,606
Hartland: $99,606

Freedom, ME $99,606 Harmony, ME $99,606 Hartland, ME $99,606 Hinckley, ME $99,606 Jackman, ME $99,606 Kingfield, ME $99,606 Liberty, ME $99,606 Madison, ME $99,606

Monroe, ME $100,027 Morrill, ME $99,606 Newport, ME $99,816 New Portland, ME $99,606 New Sharon, ME $99,606 New Vineyard, ME $99,606 Norridgewock, ME $99,606 North Anson, ME $99,606

North Vassalboro, ME $99,606 Oakland, ME $99,606 Oquossoc, ME $102,160 Palmyra, ME $99,606 Phillips, ME $102,160 Pittsfield, ME $99,606 Plymouth, ME $99,890 Rangeley, ME $102,160

Portland, ME $105,775 Falmouth, ME $105,775 South Portland, ME $105,775 Cape Elizabeth, ME $105,775 Peaks Island, ME $105,775 Cumberland Foreside, ME $105,775 Auburn, ME $104,724 Andover, ME $104,724

Bethel, ME $104,724 Bryant Pond, ME $104,724 Buckfield, ME $104,724 Canton, ME $104,724 Durham, ME $105,144 Danville, ME $104,724 Dixfield, ME $104,724 Dryden, ME $104,724

East Andover, ME $104,724 East Dixfield, ME $104,724 East Livermore, ME $104,724 East Poland, ME $104,724 Stoneham, ME $104,724 East Wilton, ME $102,160 Greene, ME $104,724 Hanover, ME $104,724

Hebron, ME $104,724 Jay, ME $104,724 Lewiston, ME $104,724 Lisbon, ME $104,724 Lisbon Falls, ME $104,724 Livermore, ME $104,724 Livermore Falls, ME $104,724 Greenwood, ME $104,724

Mechanic Falls, ME $104,724 Mexico, ME $104,724 Minot, ME $104,724 Monmouth, ME $104,724 New Gloucester, ME $105,007 Newry, ME $104,724 North Jay, ME $104,724 Leeds, ME $104,724

North Monmouth, ME $104,724 North Turner, ME $104,724 North Waterford, ME $104,724 Norway, ME $104,724 Oxford, ME $104,724 Paris, ME $104,724 Poland, ME $104,724 Roxbury, ME $104,724

Rumford, ME $104,724 Sabattus, ME $104,724 South Paris, ME $104,724 Turner, ME $104,724 Wayne, ME $104,724 Weld, ME $104,724 West Bethel, ME $104,724 Bowdoin, ME $104,724

West Minot, ME $104,724 West Paris, ME $104,724 Peru, ME $104,724 West Poland, ME $104,724 Sumner, ME $104,724 Wilton, ME $104,724 Augusta, ME $102,160 Coopers Mills, ME $102,160

Dresden, ME $104,724 East Winthrop, ME $104,724 Farmingdale, ME $104,724 Gardiner, ME $104,724 Randolph, ME $104,724 Hallowell, ME $104,724 Jefferson, ME $102,160 Kents Hill, ME $104,724

Litchfield, ME $104,724 Manchester, ME $104,724 Mount Vernon, ME $102,160 Whitefield, ME $104,724 Palermo, ME $99,606 Sebasco Estates, ME $104,934 Readfield, ME $104,724 Saint Albans, ME $99,606

South Bristol, ME $104,724 Squirrel Island, ME $104,724 Trevett, ME $104,724 Waldoboro, ME $104,724 Walpole, ME $104,724 Washington, ME $99,606 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $104,724 Southport, ME $104,724

Wiscasset, ME $104,724 Woolwich, ME $104,724 Ellsworth, ME $99,680 Addison, ME $99,606 Gouldsboro, ME $99,606 Bar Harbor, ME $99,606 Beals, ME $99,606 Bernard, ME $99,606

Birch Harbor, ME $99,606 Blue Hill, ME $99,606 Brooklin, ME $99,606 Brooksville, ME $99,606 Calais, ME $99,606 Cherryfield, ME $99,606 Columbia Falls, ME $99,606 Corea, ME $99,606

Cranberry Isles, ME $99,606 Cutler, ME $99,606 Deer Isle, ME $99,606 Dennysville, ME $99,606 East Blue Hill, ME $99,606 East Machias, ME $99,606 Eastport, ME $99,606 Franklin, ME $99,606

Frenchboro, ME $99,606 Grand Lake Stream, ME $99,606 Hancock, ME $99,606 Harborside, ME $99,606 Harrington, ME $99,606 Hulls Cove, ME $99,606 Isle Au Haut, ME $99,606 Islesford, ME $99,606

Jonesboro, ME $99,606 Jonesport, ME $99,606 Little Deer Isle, ME $99,606 Lubec, ME $99,606 Bass Harbor, ME $99,606 Machias, ME $99,606 Machiasport, ME $99,606 Meddybemps, ME $99,606

Milbridge, ME $99,606 Mount Desert, ME $99,606 Northeast Harbor, ME $99,606 Sullivan, ME $99,606 Pembroke, ME $99,606 Perry, ME $99,606 Princeton, ME $99,606 Prospect Harbor, ME $99,606

Robbinston, ME $99,606 Salsbury Cove, ME $99,606 Sargentville, ME $99,606 Seal Cove, ME $99,606 Seal Harbor, ME $99,606 Sedgwick, ME $99,606 Sorrento, ME $99,606 Southwest Harbor, ME $99,606

Steuben, ME $99,606 Stonington, ME $99,606 Sunset, ME $99,606 Surry, ME $99,606 Swans Island, ME $99,606 Wesley, ME $99,606 Whiting, ME $99,606 Winter Harbor, ME $99,606

Baileyville, ME $99,606 Houlton, ME $99,606 Ashland, ME $99,606 Benedicta, ME $99,606 Blaine, ME $99,606 Bridgewater, ME $99,606 Caribou, ME $99,606 Clayton Lake, ME $99,606

Crouseville, ME $99,606 Eagle Lake, ME $99,606 Easton, ME $99,606 Estcourt Station, ME $99,606 Fort Fairfield, ME $99,606 Fort Kent, ME $99,606 Fort Kent Mills, ME $99,606 Frenchville, ME $99,606

Grand Isle, ME $99,606 Island Falls, ME $99,606 Limestone, ME $99,606 Madawaska, ME $99,606 Mapleton, ME $99,606 Richmond, ME $104,724 South China, ME $99,606 South Gardiner, ME $104,724

Vienna, ME $102,160 Windsor, ME $102,160 Winthrop, ME $104,724 Bangor, ME $100,657 Abbot, ME $99,606 Aurora, ME $99,680 Bradford, ME $100,237 Bradley, ME $100,657

Brewer, ME $100,657 Brookton, ME $99,606 Brownville, ME $99,606 Brownville Junction, ME $99,606 Bucksport, ME $100,163 Burlington, ME $99,606 Greenbush, ME $100,027 Carmel, ME $100,447

Castine, ME $99,606 Charleston, ME $99,953 Danforth, ME $99,606 Dover Foxcroft, ME $99,606 Corinth, ME $100,447 Eddington, ME $100,657 Holden, ME $100,657 East Millinocket, ME $99,606

East Orland, ME $99,953 Etna, ME $100,310 Exeter, ME $100,100 Frankfort, ME $100,100 Greenville, ME $99,606 Greenville Junction, ME $99,606 Guilford, ME $99,606 Hampden, ME $100,657

Howland, ME $99,606 Hudson, ME $100,584 Kenduskeag, ME $100,657 Kingman, ME $99,606 Lagrange, ME $99,816 Lambert Lake, ME $99,606 Lee, ME $99,606 Levant, ME $100,657

Lincoln, ME $99,606 Mattawamkeag, ME $99,606 Medway, ME $99,606 Milford, ME $100,657 Millinocket, ME $99,606 Milo, ME $99,606 Monson, ME $99,606 Olamon, ME $99,890

Old Town, ME $100,657 Orono, ME $100,657 Orient, ME $99,606 Orland, ME $99,953 Orrington, ME $100,657 Passadumkeag, ME $99,606 Penobscot, ME $99,606 Rockwood, ME $99,606

Sangerville, ME $99,606 Sebec, ME $99,606 Shirley Mills, ME $99,606 Springfield, ME $99,606 Stetson, ME $100,163 Stillwater, ME $100,520 Topsfield, ME $99,606 Vanceboro, ME $99,606

Waite, ME $99,606 West Enfield, ME $99,606 Winn, ME $99,606 Winterport, ME $100,373 Wytopitlock, ME $99,606 Bath, ME $104,724 Alna, ME $104,724 Boothbay, ME $104,724

Boothbay Harbor, ME $104,724 Bristol, ME $104,724 Chamberlain, ME $104,724 Damariscotta, ME $104,724 East Boothbay, ME $104,724 Friendship, ME $104,724 Georgetown, ME $104,724 Isle Of Springs, ME $104,724

Bremen, ME $104,724 Newcastle, ME $104,724 New Harbor, ME $104,724 Nobleboro, ME $104,724 Edgecomb, ME $104,724 Pemaquid, ME $104,724 Phippsburg, ME $104,724 Cushing, ME $104,724

Round Pond, ME $104,724 Sandy Point, ME $99,743 Searsmont, ME $99,606 Searsport, ME $99,606 Shawmut, ME $99,606 Skowhegan, ME $99,606 Smithfield, ME $99,606 Solon, ME $99,606

Stockton Springs, ME $99,606 Stratton, ME $99,606 Strong, ME $99,606 Temple, ME $102,160 West Forks, ME $99,606 Thorndike, ME $99,606 Troy, ME $99,606 Unity, ME $99,606

Vassalboro, ME $99,606 West Farmington, ME $102,160 Berwick, ME $110,440 Cape Neddick, ME $110,587 Eliot, ME $110,682 Kittery, ME $110,682 Kittery Point, ME $110,682 North Berwick, ME $110,335

Ogunquit, ME $110,388 South Berwick, ME $110,587 York, ME $110,682 York Beach, ME $110,682 York Harbor, ME $110,682 Acton, ME $106,100 Alfred, ME $106,573 Bailey Island, ME $105,491

Bar Mills, ME $105,491 Biddeford, ME $105,281 Biddeford Pool, ME $105,354 Bowdoinham, ME $104,724 Bridgton, ME $104,724 Brownfield, ME $104,724 Brunswick, ME $104,860 Bustins Island, ME $105,564

Cape Porpoise, ME $107,141 Casco, ME $104,724 Center Lovell, ME $104,724 Chebeague Island, ME $105,775 Cliff Island, ME $105,775 Cornish, ME $104,724 Cumberland Center, ME $105,775 Denmark, ME $104,724

East Baldwin, ME $104,724 Lebanon, ME $106,762 East Parsonsfield, ME $105,165 Sebago, ME $104,724 East Waterboro, ME $106,268 Freeport, ME $105,428 Fryeburg, ME $104,724 Gorham, ME $105,775

Gray, ME $105,354 Harrison, ME $104,724 Hiram, ME $104,724 Hollis Center, ME $105,218 Kennebunk, ME $107,319 Kennebunkport, ME $107,267 Parsonsfield, ME $105,165 Limerick, ME $105,659

Limington, ME $105,375 Long Island, ME $105,775 Lovell, ME $104,724 Moody, ME $110,240 Naples, ME $104,724 Newfield, ME $105,827 North Bridgton, ME $104,724 North Waterboro, ME $106,048

Windham, ME $105,701 Ocean Park, ME $105,638 Old Orchard Beach, ME $105,701 Orrs Island, ME $105,281 Porter, ME $104,503 Pownal, ME $105,354 Scarborough, ME $105,775 Raymond, ME $105,070

Saco, ME $105,564 Sanford, ME $106,636 Sebago Lake, ME $104,860 Shapleigh, ME $106,142 South Casco, ME $105,144 South Freeport, ME $105,354 Harpswell, ME $105,281 South Windham, ME $105,775

Springvale, ME $106,521 Standish, ME $105,428 Steep Falls, ME $105,070 Topsham, ME $104,724 Waterboro, ME $106,416 Waterford, ME $104,724 Wells, ME $107,582 West Baldwin, ME $104,724

Westbrook, ME $105,775 Buxton, ME $105,281 West Kennebunk, ME $106,941 West Newfield, ME $105,585 Yarmouth, ME $105,775 North Yarmouth, ME $105,564 Mars Hill, ME $99,606 Monticello, ME $99,606

New Limerick, ME $99,606 New Sweden, ME $99,606 Oakfield, ME $99,606 Oxbow, ME $99,606 Patten, ME $99,606 Perham, ME $99,606 Portage, ME $99,606 Presque Isle, ME $99,606

Saint Agatha, ME $99,606 Saint David, ME $99,606 Saint Francis, ME $99,606 Sheridan, ME $99,606 Sherman, ME $99,606 Stacyville, ME $99,606 Sinclair, ME $99,606 Smyrna Mills, ME $99,606

Wallagrass, ME $99,606 Stockholm, ME $99,606 Van Buren, ME $99,606 Washburn, ME $99,606 Westfield, ME $99,606 Rockland, ME $99,606 Camden, ME $99,606 Glen Cove, ME $99,606

Hope, ME $99,606 Islesboro, ME $99,606 Lincolnville, ME $99,606 Lincolnville Center, ME $99,606 Matinicus, ME $102,160 Monhegan, ME $104,724 North Haven, ME $99,606 Owls Head, ME $99,606

Port Clyde, ME $104,724 Rockport, ME $99,606 South Thomaston, ME $99,606 Spruce Head, ME $102,160 Tenants Harbor, ME $104,724 Thomaston, ME $102,160 Union, ME $99,606 Vinalhaven, ME $99,606

Warren, ME $102,160 West Rockport, ME $99,606 Waterville, ME $99,606 Albion, ME $99,606 Anson, ME $99,606 Athens, ME $99,606 Belfast, ME $99,606 Belgrade, ME $102,160

Belgrade Lakes, ME $99,606 Bingham, ME $99,606 Brooks, ME $99,606 Burnham, ME $99,606 Cambridge, ME $99,606 Canaan, ME $99,606 Caratunk, ME $99,606 China Village, ME $99,606

Clinton, ME $99,606 Corinna, ME $99,743 Detroit, ME $99,680 Dexter, ME $99,606 Dixmont, ME $99,890 East Newport, ME $99,953 East Vassalboro, ME $99,606 Eustis, ME $99,606

Fairfield, ME $99,606 Farmington, ME $102,160 Garland, ME $99,890 Farmington Falls, ME $102,160

Packaging Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Packaging Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$93,240

Average $102,454/year

$112,963

$7,770

Average $8,538/month

$9,414

$1,793

Average $1,970/week

$2,172

$45

Average $49/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,963	$9,414	$2,172	$54
Average	$102,454	$8,538	$1,970	$49
25th Percentile	$93,240	$7,770	$1,793	$45

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