Packaging Engineer Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Packaging Engineer make in Nebraska?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Packaging Engineer in Nebraska is $98,997 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,395
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $90,094 to $109,151
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,989

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Packaging Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,151	$9,096	$2,099	$52
Average	$98,997	$8,250	$1,904	$48
25th Percentile	$90,094	$7,508	$1,733	$43

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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): $72,548
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,718
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,250
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,061
Expert (over 8 years): $151,864

Levels	Salary
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$72,548
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$82,718
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$98,250
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$121,061
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$151,864

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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:

Offutt A F B: $99,480
La Vista: $99,575
Adams: $96,685

Offutt A F B, NE $99,480 La Vista, NE $99,575 Adams, NE $96,685 Alexandria, NE $96,685 Alvo, NE $97,326 Auburn, NE $96,685 Avoca, NE $97,400 Barneston, NE $96,685

Beatrice, NE $96,685 Beaver Crossing, NE $96,685 Bee, NE $96,958 Belvidere, NE $96,685 Benedict, NE $96,685 Bennet, NE $97,599 Blue Springs, NE $96,685 Bradshaw, NE $96,685

Brock, NE $96,685 Brownville, NE $97,442 Bruning, NE $96,685 Burchard, NE $96,685 Burr, NE $96,685 Byron, NE $96,685 Carleton, NE $96,685 Chester, NE $96,685

Clatonia, NE $96,685 Cook, NE $96,685 Cordova, NE $96,685 Cortland, NE $96,958 Crab Orchard, NE $96,685 Crete, NE $97,231 Davenport, NE $96,685 Davey, NE $97,957

Dawson, NE $96,685 Daykin, NE $96,685 Denton, NE $98,051 Deshler, NE $96,685 De Witt, NE $96,685 Diller, NE $96,685 Dorchester, NE $96,780 Douglas, NE $96,864

Du Bois, NE $95,771 Dunbar, NE $97,263 Eagle, NE $97,599 Elk Creek, NE $96,685 Elmwood, NE $97,400 Endicott, NE $96,685 Exeter, NE $96,685 Fairbury, NE $96,685

Fairmont, NE $96,685 Falls City, NE $94,857 Filley, NE $96,685 Firth, NE $97,053 Friend, NE $96,685 Garland, NE $97,505 Geneva, NE $96,685 Gilead, NE $96,685

Goehner, NE $96,685 Grafton, NE $96,685 Greenwood, NE $97,410 Gresham, NE $96,685 Wilcox, NE $96,685 Alma, NE $96,685 Arapahoe, NE $96,685 Atlanta, NE $96,685

Axtell, NE $96,685 Ayr, NE $96,685 Beaver City, NE $96,685 Bertrand, NE $96,685 Bladen, NE $96,685 Bloomington, NE $96,685 Blue Hill, NE $96,685 Campbell, NE $96,685

Clay Center, NE $96,685 Deweese, NE $96,685 Edgar, NE $96,685 Edison, NE $96,685 Elwood, NE $96,685 Fairfield, NE $96,685 Franklin, NE $96,685 Funk, NE $96,685

Glenvil, NE $96,685 Guide Rock, NE $96,685 Hardy, NE $96,685 Harvard, NE $96,685 Heartwell, NE $96,685 Hendley, NE $96,685 Hildreth, NE $96,685 Holbrook, NE $96,685

Holdrege, NE $96,685 Holstein, NE $96,685 Inavale, NE $96,685 Inland, NE $96,685 Juniata, NE $96,685 Kenesaw, NE $96,685 Lawrence, NE $96,685 Loomis, NE $96,685

Minden, NE $96,685 Naponee, NE $96,685 Nelson, NE $96,685 Oak, NE $96,685 Orleans, NE $96,685 Oxford, NE $96,685 Ragan, NE $96,685 Red Cloud, NE $96,685

Republican City, NE $96,685 Riverton, NE $96,685 Roseland, NE $96,685 Ruskin, NE $96,685 Saronville, NE $96,685 Smithfield, NE $96,685 Stamford, NE $96,685 Superior, NE $96,685

Sutton, NE $96,685 Trumbull, NE $96,685 Upland, NE $96,685 Bellwood, NE $96,685 Mc Cook, NE $97,379 Bartley, NE $96,685 Benkelman, NE $104,062 Cambridge, NE $96,685

Champion, NE $102,412 Culbertson, NE $102,832 Curtis, NE $96,685 Danbury, NE $96,685 Enders, NE $102,412 Eustis, NE $96,685 Farnam, NE $96,685 Haigler, NE $104,062

Hayes Center, NE $102,412 Imperial, NE $102,412 Indianola, NE $96,685 Lebanon, NE $96,685 Max, NE $104,062 Maywood, NE $97,379 Moorefield, NE $96,685 Palisade, NE $104,114

Parks, NE $104,062 Stockville, NE $96,685 Stratton, NE $103,484 Trenton, NE $102,517 Wauneta, NE $102,412 Wilsonville, NE $96,685 North Platte, NE $96,191 Arnold, NE $96,685

Arthur, NE $98,072 Big Springs, NE $98,072 Brady, NE $96,685 Broadwater, NE $98,072 Brule, NE $98,072 Bushnell, NE $98,072 Chappell, NE $98,072 Cozad, NE $96,685

Dalton, NE $98,072 Dickens, NE $100,573 Dix, NE $98,072 Elsie, NE $100,573 Elsmere, NE $86,955 Gothenburg, NE $96,685 Grant, NE $100,573 Abie, NE $96,685

Arlington, NE $98,041 Ashland, NE $97,484 Bancroft, NE $93,501 Bellevue, NE $99,575 Bennington, NE $99,302 Blair, NE $98,482 Boys Town, NE $99,575 Bruno, NE $96,685

Cedar Bluffs, NE $97,578 Cedar Creek, NE $98,934 Ceresco, NE $97,505 Colon, NE $97,400 Craig, NE $97,683 Decatur, NE $93,501 Elkhorn, NE $99,123 Fort Calhoun, NE $99,207

Fremont, NE $97,841 Gretna, NE $98,850 Herman, NE $98,209 Homer, NE $94,258 Hooper, NE $98,209 Ithaca, NE $97,326 Kennard, NE $98,661 Linwood, NE $96,685

Louisville, NE $97,757 Lyons, NE $93,501 Macy, NE $93,501 Malmo, NE $97,158 Mead, NE $97,463 Memphis, NE $97,431 Hallam, NE $97,137 Hebron, NE $96,685

Henderson, NE $96,685 Hickman, NE $97,683 Hubbell, NE $96,685 Humboldt, NE $96,685 Jansen, NE $96,685 Johnson, NE $96,685 Julian, NE $96,685 Lewiston, NE $96,685

Liberty, NE $96,685 Lorton, NE $97,011 Mc Cool Junction, NE $96,685 Malcolm, NE $98,051 Manley, NE $97,484 Martell, NE $97,872 Milford, NE $97,326 Milligan, NE $96,685

Murdock, NE $97,400 Murray, NE $97,925 Nebraska City, NE $97,736 Nehawka, NE $97,620 Nemaha, NE $97,442 Odell, NE $96,685 Ohiowa, NE $96,685 Otoe, NE $97,263

Palmyra, NE $97,231 Panama, NE $97,231 Pawnee City, NE $96,685 Peru, NE $97,442 Pickrell, NE $96,685 Pleasant Dale, NE $97,872 Plymouth, NE $96,685 Raymond, NE $98,051

Reynolds, NE $96,685 Roca, NE $97,872 Rulo, NE $98,104 Salem, NE $95,771 Seward, NE $97,053 Shickley, NE $96,685 Shubert, NE $97,442 Sprague, NE $97,683

Staplehurst, NE $96,685 Steele City, NE $96,685 Steinauer, NE $96,685 Stella, NE $96,685 Sterling, NE $96,685 Strang, NE $96,685 Swanton, NE $96,685 Syracuse, NE $97,032

Table Rock, NE $96,685 Talmage, NE $96,685 Tecumseh, NE $96,685 Ong, NE $96,685 Tobias, NE $96,685 Unadilla, NE $96,979 Union, NE $97,715 Utica, NE $96,685

Verdon, NE $96,580 Virginia, NE $96,685 Waco, NE $96,685 Walton, NE $97,872 Waverly, NE $97,957 Weeping Water, NE $97,463 Western, NE $96,685 Wilber, NE $96,685

Wymore, NE $96,685 York, NE $96,685 Lincoln, NE $98,051 Nickerson, NE $98,209 Oakland, NE $95,067 Papillion, NE $99,575 Pender, NE $93,501 Plattsmouth, NE $98,850

Prague, NE $97,053 Rosalie, NE $93,501 St Columbans, NE $99,302 Scribner, NE $98,209 South Bend, NE $97,557 Springfield, NE $99,028 Tekamah, NE $98,209 Thurston, NE $93,501

Uehling, NE $98,209 Valley, NE $98,051 Valparaiso, NE $97,326 Wahoo, NE $97,263 Walthill, NE $93,501 Washington, NE $99,028 Waterloo, NE $98,850 Weston, NE $97,063

Winnebago, NE $93,879 Winslow, NE $98,209 Yutan, NE $97,683 Omaha, NE $99,575 Brainard, NE $96,685 Cedar Rapids, NE $96,685 Clarks, NE $96,685 Clarkson, NE $96,128

Creston, NE $95,088 David City, NE $96,685 Dodge, NE $96,128 Duncan, NE $96,685 Dwight, NE $96,780 Elgin, NE $93,501 Ericson, NE $95,088 Fullerton, NE $96,685

Genoa, NE $96,685 Howells, NE $96,128 Humphrey, NE $95,088 Leigh, NE $95,088 Lindsay, NE $95,088 Monroe, NE $96,685 Morse Bluff, NE $97,337 North Bend, NE $97,294

Osceola, NE $96,685 Petersburg, NE $95,088 Platte Center, NE $96,685 Polk, NE $96,685 Primrose, NE $96,685 Rising City, NE $96,685 Rogers, NE $96,685 Saint Edward, NE $96,685

Schuyler, NE $96,685 Shelby, NE $96,685 Silver Creek, NE $96,685 Snyder, NE $95,855 Spalding, NE $96,685 Stromsburg, NE $96,685 Surprise, NE $96,685 Ulysses, NE $96,685

Norfolk, NE $93,501 Allen, NE $93,564 Amelia, NE $93,501 Atkinson, NE $93,648 Bassett, NE $86,955 Battle Creek, NE $93,501 Beemer, NE $93,501 Belden, NE $93,501

Gurley, NE $98,072 Columbus, NE $96,685 Albion, NE $96,685 Ames, NE $97,704 Bartlett, NE $95,088 Belgrade, NE $96,685 Bloomfield, NE $93,501 Halsey, NE $86,955

Hershey, NE $100,573 Keystone, NE $98,072 Kimball, NE $98,072 Lemoyne, NE $98,072 Lewellen, NE $98,072 Lisco, NE $98,072 Lodgepole, NE $98,072 Madrid, NE $100,573

Maxwell, NE $96,685 Mullen, NE $89,445 Ogallala, NE $98,072 Oshkosh, NE $98,072 Paxton, NE $100,573 Potter, NE $98,072 Purdum, NE $86,955 Sidney, NE $98,072

Seneca, NE $89,445 Stapleton, NE $92,377 Sutherland, NE $100,573 Thedford, NE $86,955 Tryon, NE $92,324 Venango, NE $100,573 Wallace, NE $100,573 Wellfleet, NE $99,281

Willow Island, NE $96,685 Valentine, NE $86,955 Ainsworth, NE $86,955 Cody, NE $89,445 Crookston, NE $86,955 Johnstown, NE $86,955 Kilgore, NE $86,955 Long Pine, NE $86,955

Merriman, NE $91,935 Nenzel, NE $86,955 Sparks, NE $86,955 Wood Lake, NE $86,955 Alliance, NE $98,072 Angora, NE $98,072 Ashby, NE $95,004 Bayard, NE $98,072

Bingham, NE $95,004 Bridgeport, NE $98,072 Chadron, NE $91,935 Crawford, NE $91,935 Ellsworth, NE $95,004 Gering, NE $98,072 Gordon, NE $91,935 Harrisburg, NE $98,072

Harrison, NE $91,935 Hay Springs, NE $91,935 Hemingford, NE $95,004 Hyannis, NE $95,004 Lakeside, NE $95,004 Lyman, NE $98,072 Mcgrew, NE $98,072 Marsland, NE $95,004

Melbeta, NE $98,072 Minatare, NE $98,072 Mitchell, NE $98,072 Morrill, NE $98,072 Rushville, NE $91,935 Scottsbluff, NE $98,072 Whiteclay, NE $91,935 Whitman, NE $89,445

Whitney, NE $91,935 Verdigre, NE $93,501 Wakefield, NE $93,501 Waterbury, NE $94,005 Wausa, NE $93,501 Wayne, NE $93,501 West Point, NE $93,501 Winnetoon, NE $93,501

Winside, NE $93,501 Wisner, NE $93,501 Wynot, NE $93,501 Grand Island, NE $96,685 Alda, NE $96,685 Amherst, NE $96,685 Anselmo, NE $95,088 Ansley, NE $96,685

Arcadia, NE $96,685 Archer, NE $96,685 Ashton, NE $96,685 Aurora, NE $96,685 Boelus, NE $96,685 Brewster, NE $92,377 Broken Bow, NE $96,685 Burwell, NE $95,088

Cairo, NE $96,685 Bristow, NE $93,648 Brunswick, NE $93,501 Butte, NE $91,420 Carroll, NE $93,501 Center, NE $93,501 Chambers, NE $93,501 Clearwater, NE $93,501

Coleridge, NE $93,501 Concord, NE $93,501 Creighton, NE $93,501 Crofton, NE $93,501 Dakota City, NE $94,447 Dixon, NE $93,501 Emerson, NE $93,627 Emmet, NE $93,648

Ewing, NE $93,501 Fordyce, NE $93,501 Hadar, NE $93,501 Hartington, NE $93,501 Hoskins, NE $93,501 Hubbard, NE $94,258 Inman, NE $93,501 Jackson, NE $94,447

Laurel, NE $93,501 Lynch, NE $93,648 Mclean, NE $93,501 Madison, NE $93,501 Magnet, NE $93,501 Maskell, NE $93,501 Meadow Grove, NE $93,501 Mills, NE $86,955

Naper, NE $86,955 Neligh, NE $93,501 Newcastle, NE $93,501 Newman Grove, NE $95,088 Newport, NE $86,955 Niobrara, NE $93,648 Oakdale, NE $93,501 Oneill, NE $93,648

Orchard, NE $93,501 Osmond, NE $93,501 Page, NE $93,501 Pierce, NE $93,501 Pilger, NE $93,501 Plainview, NE $93,501 Ponca, NE $94,069 Randolph, NE $93,501

Royal, NE $93,501 Saint Helena, NE $93,501 South Sioux City, NE $94,447 Spencer, NE $93,648 Springview, NE $86,955 Stanton, NE $93,501 Stuart, NE $91,420 Tilden, NE $93,501

Callaway, NE $96,685 Central City, NE $96,685 Chapman, NE $96,685 Comstock, NE $96,685 Dannebrog, NE $96,685 Doniphan, NE $96,685 Dunning, NE $92,377 Eddyville, NE $96,685

Elba, NE $96,685 Elm Creek, NE $96,685 Elyria, NE $95,088 Farwell, NE $96,685 Gibbon, NE $96,685 Giltner, NE $96,685 Greeley, NE $96,685 Hampton, NE $96,685

Hazard, NE $96,685 Kearney, NE $96,685 Hordville, NE $96,685 Lexington, NE $96,685 Litchfield, NE $96,685 Loup City, NE $96,685 Marquette, NE $96,685 Mason City, NE $96,685

Merna, NE $96,685 Miller, NE $96,685 North Loup, NE $96,685 Oconto, NE $96,685 Odessa, NE $96,685 Ord, NE $96,685 Overton, NE $96,685 Palmer, NE $96,685

Phillips, NE $96,685 Pleasanton, NE $96,685 Ravenna, NE $96,685 Riverdale, NE $96,685 Rockville, NE $96,685 Saint Libory, NE $96,685 Saint Paul, NE $96,685 Sargent, NE $96,685

Scotia, NE $96,685 Shelton, NE $96,685 Sumner, NE $96,685 Taylor, NE $95,088 Westerville, NE $96,685 Wolbach, NE $96,685 Wood River, NE $96,685 Hastings, NE $96,685

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

$90,094

Average $98,997/year

$109,151

$7,508

Average $8,250/month

$9,096

$1,733

Average $1,904/week

$2,099

$43

Average $48/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,151	$9,096	$2,099	$52
Average	$98,997	$8,250	$1,904	$48
25th Percentile	$90,094	$7,508	$1,733	$43

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