Packaging Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Packaging Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Packaging Engineer in South Dakota is $95,504 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $114,352
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,961 to $105,370
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,182

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Packaging Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,370	$8,781	$2,026	$51
Average	$95,504	$7,959	$1,837	$46
25th Percentile	$86,961	$7,247	$1,672	$42

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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): $69,986
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,797
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,779
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $116,777
Expert (over 8 years): $146,491

Levels	Salary
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$69,986
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$79,797
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$94,779
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$116,777
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$146,491

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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: $116,353.
California: $115,912.
Massachusetts: $114,367.

District of Columbia $116,353 California $115,912 Massachusetts $114,367 Washington $113,947 New Jersey $113,905 Alaska $113,758 Connecticut $112,308 New York $111,719

Hawaii $109,838 Rhode Island $108,955 Maryland $108,356 Minnesota $107,537 Colorado $107,221 Illinois $107,116 Oregon $106,717 Delaware $106,423

New Hampshire $106,238 Virginia $105,824 Pennsylvania $104,615 Nevada $104,006 North Dakota $103,806 Michigan $103,491 Wisconsin $103,375 Vermont $103,144

Texas $102,503 Maine $102,461 Arizona $102,398 Ohio $102,324 Georgia $101,357 Indiana $100,874 Wyoming $100,779 Utah $100,632

Iowa $100,569 Kansas $100,065 Louisiana $99,918 North Carolina $99,865 Missouri $99,844 Florida $99,434 Montana $99,214 Nebraska $99,003

Kentucky $98,888 South Carolina $98,467 Tennessee $98,205 Idaho $98,100 New Mexico $97,333 Oklahoma $97,164 Alabama $96,544 South Dakota $95,504

Arkansas $94,936 West Virginia $94,632 Mississippi $93,717

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:

Alcester: $93,675
Aurora: $93,812
Baltic: $94,863

Alcester, SD $93,675 Aurora, SD $93,812 Baltic, SD $94,863 Beresford, SD $93,728 Brandon, SD $95,388 Brookings, SD $93,812 Burbank, SD $93,507 Canistota, SD $93,812

Canton, SD $94,653 Centerville, SD $93,812 Chancellor, SD $94,337 Chester, SD $93,812 Colman, SD $93,812 Colton, SD $94,232 Crooks, SD $95,388 Davis, SD $93,812

Dell Rapids, SD $94,443 Egan, SD $93,812 Elk Point, SD $93,886 Elkton, SD $93,812 Fairview, SD $93,917 Flandreau, SD $93,812 Freeman, SD $93,812 Garretson, SD $94,968

Gayville, SD $93,507 Harrisburg, SD $95,388 Hartford, SD $94,863 Hudson, SD $93,728 Humboldt, SD $94,232 Hurley, SD $93,812 Irene, SD $93,812 Jefferson, SD $94,390

Lennox, SD $94,653 Lesterville, SD $93,812 Lyons, SD $95,073 Madison, SD $93,812 Marion, SD $93,812 Menno, SD $93,812 Mission Hill, SD $93,654 Monroe, SD $93,812

Belle Fourche, SD $91,941 Black Hawk, SD $93,518 Box Elder, SD $93,518 Buffalo, SD $91,941 Buffalo Gap, SD $91,941 Camp Crook, SD $91,941 Caputa, SD $93,413 Custer, SD $91,941

Deadwood, SD $91,941 Edgemont, SD $91,941 Enning, SD $91,941 Fairburn, SD $91,941 Fort Meade, SD $91,941 Hermosa, SD $92,782 Hill City, SD $92,257 Hot Springs, SD $91,941

Howes, SD $91,941 Interior, SD $91,941 Keystone, SD $92,677 Kyle, SD $91,941 Lead, SD $91,941 Ludlow, SD $91,941 Manderson, SD $91,941 Mud Butte, SD $91,941

Nemo, SD $92,677 Newell, SD $91,941 New Underwood, SD $92,782 Nisland, SD $91,941 Oelrichs, SD $91,941 Oglala, SD $91,941 Oral, SD $91,941 Owanka, SD $91,941

Piedmont, SD $92,992 Pine Ridge, SD $91,941 Porcupine, SD $91,941 Pringle, SD $91,941 Quinn, SD $91,941 Redig, SD $91,941 Saint Onge, SD $91,941 Scenic, SD $91,941

Smithwick, SD $91,941 Spearfish, SD $91,941 Sturgis, SD $91,941 Union Center, SD $91,941 Vale, SD $91,941 Wall, SD $91,941 Wasta, SD $91,941 White Owl, SD $91,941

Whitewood, SD $91,941 Wounded Knee, SD $91,941 Leola, SD $94,947 Long Lake, SD $94,947 Mansfield, SD $86,960 Mellette, SD $86,960 Northville, SD $86,960 Onaka, SD $86,960

Orient, SD $86,960 Pierpont, SD $99,592 Redfield, SD $86,960 Rockham, SD $86,960 Roscoe, SD $86,960 Selby, SD $86,960 Seneca, SD $86,960 Stratford, SD $86,960

Tolstoy, SD $86,960 Tulare, SD $86,960 Turton, SD $86,960 Warner, SD $86,960 Westport, SD $93,276 Pierre, SD $88,537 Agar, SD $86,960 Belvidere, SD $86,960

Blunt, SD $88,432 Burke, SD $86,960 Colome, SD $86,960 Dallas, SD $86,960 Draper, SD $86,960 Fort Pierre, SD $88,432 Gregory, SD $86,960 Hamill, SD $86,960

Harrold, SD $87,170 Hayes, SD $86,960 Herrick, SD $86,960 Holabird, SD $86,960 Ideal, SD $86,960 Kadoka, SD $89,451 Kennebec, SD $86,960 Long Valley, SD $89,451

Lower Brule, SD $86,960 Martin, SD $91,941 Midland, SD $86,960 Milesville, SD $89,451 Mission, SD $86,960 Murdo, SD $86,960 Norris, SD $86,960 Okaton, SD $86,960

Okreek, SD $86,960 Onida, SD $87,591 Parmelee, SD $86,960 Philip, SD $89,451 Presho, SD $86,960 Reliance, SD $86,960 Rosebud, SD $86,960 Saint Charles, SD $86,960

Saint Francis, SD $86,960 Tuthill, SD $89,451 Vivian, SD $86,960 Wanblee, SD $91,941 White River, SD $86,960 Winner, SD $86,960 Witten, SD $86,960 Wood, SD $86,960

Mobridge, SD $86,960 Bison, SD $91,941 Bullhead, SD $102,934 Cherry Creek, SD $86,960 Dupree, SD $86,960 Eagle Butte, SD $86,960 Faith, SD $91,941 Glencross, SD $86,960

Glenham, SD $86,960 Herreid, SD $102,934 Isabel, SD $86,960 Keldron, SD $102,934 Lantry, SD $86,960 Lemmon, SD $102,934 Little Eagle, SD $102,934 Lodgepole, SD $97,438

Mc Intosh, SD $102,934 Mc Laughlin, SD $102,934 Meadow, SD $97,438 Morristown, SD $102,934 Mound City, SD $94,947 Pollock, SD $102,934 Prairie City, SD $91,941 Ralph, SD $91,941

Reva, SD $91,941 Ridgeview, SD $86,960 Timber Lake, SD $86,960 Trail City, SD $86,960 Wakpala, SD $94,947 Walker, SD $102,934 Watauga, SD $102,934 Whitehorse, SD $86,960

Rapid City, SD $93,518 Ellsworth Afb, SD $93,518 Allen, SD $91,941 Batesland, SD $91,941 Montrose, SD $93,812 North Sioux City, SD $94,453 Nunda, SD $93,812 Oldham, SD $93,812

Olivet, SD $93,812 Parker, SD $93,812 Ramona, SD $93,812 Renner, SD $95,388 Rowena, SD $95,388 Rutland, SD $93,812 Salem, SD $93,812 Scotland, SD $93,812

Sinai, SD $93,812 Springfield, SD $93,654 Tabor, SD $93,654 Tea, SD $95,283 Trent, SD $93,812 Tyndall, SD $93,812 Utica, SD $93,812 Valley Springs, SD $95,283

Vermillion, SD $93,507 Viborg, SD $93,812 Volga, SD $93,812 Volin, SD $93,812 Wakonda, SD $93,812 Wentworth, SD $93,812 Winfred, SD $93,812 Worthing, SD $94,758

Yankton, SD $93,654 Sioux Falls, SD $95,388 Vienna, SD $93,812 Wallace, SD $93,812 Waubay, SD $99,592 Webster, SD $99,592 White, SD $93,812 Willow Lake, SD $93,812

Wilmot, SD $99,592 Mitchell, SD $93,812 Alexandria, SD $93,812 Alpena, SD $90,386 Armour, SD $93,812 Artesian, SD $93,812 Avon, SD $93,812 Bonesteel, SD $90,386

Bridgewater, SD $93,812 Canova, SD $93,812 Carpenter, SD $93,812 Carthage, SD $93,812 Cavour, SD $93,812 Chamberlain, SD $86,960 Corsica, SD $93,812 Dante, SD $93,812

Delmont, SD $93,812 Dimock, SD $93,812 Emery, SD $93,812 Ethan, SD $93,812 Fairfax, SD $90,386 Fedora, SD $93,812 Fort Thompson, SD $86,960 Fulton, SD $93,812

Gann Valley, SD $86,960 Geddes, SD $90,386 Harrison, SD $93,812 Highmore, SD $86,960 Stephan, SD $86,960 Hitchcock, SD $86,960 Howard, SD $93,812 Huron, SD $90,386

Iroquois, SD $93,812 Kaylor, SD $93,812 Kimball, SD $86,960 Lake Andes, SD $93,812 Lane, SD $90,386 Letcher, SD $93,812 Marty, SD $93,812 Miller, SD $86,960

Mount Vernon, SD $93,812 New Holland, SD $90,386 Oacoma, SD $86,960 Parkston, SD $93,812 Pickstown, SD $93,812 Plankinton, SD $90,386 Platte, SD $90,386 Pukwana, SD $86,960

Ree Heights, SD $86,960 Saint Lawrence, SD $86,960 Spencer, SD $93,812 Stickney, SD $93,812 Tripp, SD $93,812 Virgil, SD $86,960 Wagner, SD $93,812 Wessington, SD $86,960

Wessington Springs, SD $86,960 White Lake, SD $86,960 Wolsey, SD $86,960 Woonsocket, SD $93,812 Yale, SD $93,812 Aberdeen, SD $86,960 Akaska, SD $86,960 Amherst, SD $99,592

Andover, SD $99,592 Ashton, SD $86,960 Barnard, SD $93,276 Bath, SD $93,276 Bowdle, SD $86,960 Brentford, SD $86,960 Britton, SD $99,592 Claremont, SD $99,592

Columbia, SD $93,276 Conde, SD $86,960 Cresbard, SD $86,960 Doland, SD $90,386 Eureka, SD $94,947 Faulkton, SD $86,960 Ferney, SD $93,276 Frankfort, SD $86,960

Frederick, SD $99,592 Gettysburg, SD $86,960 Groton, SD $93,276 Hecla, SD $99,592 Hosmer, SD $86,960 Houghton, SD $99,592 Hoven, SD $86,960 Ipswich, SD $86,960

Java, SD $86,960 Langford, SD $99,592 Lebanon, SD $86,960 Watertown, SD $93,812 Arlington, SD $93,812 Astoria, SD $93,812 Badger, SD $93,812 Big Stone City, SD $98,709

Bradley, SD $93,812 Brandt, SD $93,812 Bristol, SD $99,592 Bruce, SD $93,812 Bryant, SD $93,812 Castlewood, SD $93,812 Claire City, SD $99,592 Clark, SD $93,812

Clear Lake, SD $93,812 Corona, SD $99,592 De Smet, SD $93,812 Eden, SD $99,592 Erwin, SD $93,812 Estelline, SD $93,812 Florence, SD $93,812 Garden City, SD $93,812

Gary, SD $93,812 Goodwin, SD $93,812 Grenville, SD $99,592 Hayti, SD $93,812 Hazel, SD $93,812 Henry, SD $93,812 Kranzburg, SD $93,812 Labolt, SD $93,812

Lake City, SD $99,592 Lake Norden, SD $93,812 Lake Preston, SD $93,812 Marvin, SD $96,702 Milbank, SD $98,709 New Effington, SD $99,592 Ortley, SD $99,592 Peever, SD $99,592

Raymond, SD $90,386 Revillo, SD $93,812 Rosholt, SD $99,592 Roslyn, SD $99,592 Sisseton, SD $99,592 South Shore, SD $93,812 Stockholm, SD $93,812 Strandburg, SD $93,812

Summit, SD $96,702 Toronto, SD $93,812 Twin Brooks, SD $96,702 Veblen, SD $99,592

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 March 01, 2026

$86,961

Average $95,504/year

$105,370

$7,247

Average $7,959/month

$8,781

$1,672

Average $1,837/week

$2,026

$42

Average $46/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,370	$8,781	$2,026	$51
Average	$95,504	$7,959	$1,837	$46
25th Percentile	$86,961	$7,247	$1,672	$42

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