What are the main factors that influence a Box Maker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Box Maker's salary?

A Box Maker's salary grows with experience: a Crater/Packer I (0-1 years)earns $36,471, a Box Maker (1-3 years)earns $40,593, a Crater/Packer III (3-5 years)earns $47,671,

What are the highest paying states for a Box Maker?

Box Maker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Box Maker roles are District of Columbia $45,244, California $45,073, Massachusetts $44,472. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Box Maker roles make?

Salaries for Box Maker level roles vary by specialization: Box Office Coordinator: $98,540; Box Office Assistant: $84,454; Box Office Manager: $56,300; Box Truck Driver: $54,222; Box Office Staff: $50,413.

How do different companies affect a Box Maker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Box Maker roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Box Maker Salary in the United States

How much does a Box Maker make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Box Maker in the United States is $40,864 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $47,887
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,513 to $44,540
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,462

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Box Maker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,540	$3,712	$857	$21
Average	$40,864	$3,405	$786	$20
25th Percentile	$37,513	$3,126	$721	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Box Maker Salaries

A Box Maker'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Box Maker 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 Box Makers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,244.
California: $45,073.
Massachusetts: $44,472.

District of Columbia $45,244

California $45,073

Massachusetts $44,472

Washington $44,309

New Jersey $44,292

Alaska $44,235

Connecticut $43,671

New York $43,442

Hawaii $42,711

Rhode Island $42,367

Maryland $42,135

Minnesota $41,816

Colorado $41,693

Illinois $41,652

Oregon $41,497

Delaware $41,383

New Hampshire $41,311

Virginia $41,150

Pennsylvania $40,680

Nevada $40,443

North Dakota $40,365

Michigan $40,243

Wisconsin $40,198

Vermont $40,108

Texas $39,858

Maine $39,842

Arizona $39,818

Ohio $39,789

Georgia $39,413

Indiana $39,225

Wyoming $39,188

Utah $39,131

Iowa $39,107

Kansas $38,910

Louisiana $38,853

North Carolina $38,833

Missouri $38,825

Florida $38,665

Montana $38,579

Nebraska $38,498

Kentucky $38,453

South Carolina $38,289

Tennessee $38,187

Idaho $38,146

New Mexico $37,848

Oklahoma $37,783

Alabama $37,541

South Dakota $37,137

Arkansas $36,916

West Virginia $36,798

Mississippi $36,442

Top Paying Cities for Box Makers

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:

San Jose: $51,541
San Francisco: $50,977
Oakland: $49,903

San Jose, CA $51,541

San Francisco, CA $50,977

Oakland, CA $49,903

New York, NY $47,050

Paramus, NJ $46,478

Queens Village, NY $46,476

Passaic, NJ $46,437

Bergenfield, NJ $46,433

Stamford, CT $46,344

Huntington, NY $46,327

Newark, NJ $46,025

Bridgeport, CT $45,939

Vallejo, CA $45,857

New Brunswick, NJ $45,841

Petaluma, CA $45,816

Middlesex, NJ $45,739

Somerset, NJ $45,710

Santa Cruz, CA $45,657

Boston, MA $45,408

Monterey, CA $45,264

Seattle, WA $45,171

Santa Rosa, CA $45,163

Los Angeles, CA $45,150

Juneau, AK $45,044

Washington, DC $44,999

Orange, CA $44,854

Santa Ana, CA $44,746

Long Beach, CA $44,705

Anaheim, CA $44,697

Anchorage, AK $44,676

Santa Maria, CA $44,554

Everett, WA $44,546

Danbury, CT $44,402

Bremerton, WA $44,345

Tacoma, WA $44,198

New Suffolk, NY $44,197

Sacramento, CA $44,186

Santa Barbara, CA $44,141

Trenton, NJ $44,096

San Diego, CA $44,096

Brockton, MA $44,051

Fairbanks, AK $43,951

Lompoc, CA $43,847

Lowell, MA $43,814

Ventura, CA $43,806

Nashua, NH $43,798

Stockton, CA $43,794

Modesto, CA $43,495

Poughkeepsie, NY $43,405

Olympia, WA $43,328

Kennewick, WA $43,328

New Haven, CT $43,311

Lawrence, MA $43,164

Hartford, CT $43,123

Riverside, CA $43,115

New Bedford, MA $43,074

Richland, WA $43,074

Bakersfield, CA $43,017

San Bernardino, CA $43,001

New Britain, CT $42,997

Atlantic City, NJ $42,997

New London, CT $42,980

Norwich, CT $42,968

Portsmouth, NH $42,960

Boulder, CO $42,873

Portland, OR $42,817

Worcester, MA $42,813

Minneapolis, MN $42,686

Philadelphia, PA $42,629

Honolulu, HI $42,494

Saint Paul, MN $42,475

Vineland, NJ $42,466

Providence, RI $42,347

Chicago, IL $42,229

Bellingham, WA $42,180

Springfield, MA $42,147

Baltimore, MD $42,135

Chico, CA $42,032

Pittsfield, MA $41,922

Manchester, NH $41,844

Spokane, WA $41,665

Denver, CO $41,661

Albany, NY $41,468

Troy, NY $41,452

Nassau, NY $41,408

Schenectady, NY $41,366

Wilmington, DE $41,334

Burlington, VT $41,276

Salem, OR $41,260

Portland, ME $41,133

Yakima, WA $41,093

Rochester, MN $40,966

Reno, NV $40,945

Fresno, CA $40,945

Milwaukee, WI $40,909

Detroit, MI $40,868

Ann Arbor, MI $40,861

Allentown, PA $40,856

Colorado Springs, CO $40,786

Syracuse, NY $40,766

Carson City, NV $40,766

Houston, TX $40,708

Eugene, OR $40,688

Gary, IN $40,639

Springfield, OR $40,606

Bismarck, ND $40,598

Galveston, TX $40,569

Medford, OR $40,508

Fort Collins, CO $40,492

Concord, NH $40,471

Austin, TX $40,459

Mesa, AZ $40,373

Reading, PA $40,369

Phoenix, AZ $40,365

Dallas, TX $40,353

Saint Cloud, MN $40,314

Madison, WI $40,259

Utica, NY $40,149

Rochester, NY $40,083

Des Moines, IA $40,079

Raleigh, NC $40,075

Atlanta, GA $40,014

Battle Creek, MI $40,001

Salt Lake City, UT $39,989

Lancaster, PA $39,928

Harrisburg, PA $39,871

Kansas City, MO $39,830

Champaign, IL $39,822

Kansas City, KS $39,822

Fort Worth, TX $39,818

Columbus, OH $39,811

Boca Raton, FL $39,801

Pittsburgh, PA $39,785

Richmond, VA $39,769

Indianapolis, IN $39,760

Cleveland, OH $39,756

Las Vegas, NV $39,707

Cincinnati, OH $39,707

Petersburg, VA $39,646

Huntsville, AL $39,585

Lansing, MI $39,557

Lebanon, PA $39,552

Pueblo, CO $39,548

Appleton, WI $39,536

Buffalo, NY $39,519

Dayton, OH $39,507

Racine, WI $39,499

Charlotte, NC $39,495

Saint Louis, MO $39,483

York, PA $39,458

Elkhart, IN $39,458

Gastonia, NC $39,450

Billings, MT $39,440

Beaumont, TX $39,429

Lorain, OH $39,421

Benton Harbor, MI $39,413

Toledo, OH $39,405

Binghamton, NY $39,384

Rock Hill, SC $39,380

Rockford, IL $39,360

Springfield, IL $39,344

Elyria, OH $39,339

Fargo, ND $39,339

Flagstaff, AZ $39,311

Fort Lauderdale, FL $39,286

Duluth, MN $39,262

Miami, FL $39,262

Cheyenne, WY $39,233

Grand Forks, ND $39,233

Bangor, ME $39,143

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,098

Durham, NC $39,081

Louisville, KY $39,078

Grand Rapids, MI $39,070

Hialeah, FL $39,066

Casper, WY $39,008

Scranton, PA $38,959

New Orleans, LA $38,947

Virginia Beach, VA $38,943

Akron, OH $38,923

Peoria, IL $38,870

Sarasota, FL $38,861

Nashville, TN $38,833

Omaha, NE $38,833

Green Bay, WI $38,833

Baton Rouge, LA $38,812

Charleston, SC $38,804

Jamestown, NY $38,784

Davenport, IA $38,784

Tucson, AZ $38,763

Saint Petersburg, FL $38,739

Tampa, FL $38,731

Evansville, IN $38,706

Port Arthur, TX $38,706

Bradenton, FL $38,690

Santa Fe, NM $38,616

Orlando, FL $38,543

Clearwater, FL $38,530

Canton, OH $38,445

La Crosse, WI $38,445

Albuquerque, NM $38,420

Newport News, VA $38,416

High Point, NC $38,404

Ogden, UT $38,387

Corpus Christi, TX $38,355

Norfolk, VA $38,330

Laramie, WY $38,330

Rock Island, IL $38,306

Saginaw, MI $38,297

Jacksonville, FL $38,293

Salisbury, NC $38,285

Boise, ID $38,277

Moline, IL $38,257

Fort Myers, FL $38,244

Memphis, TN $38,236

Tulsa, OK $38,216

Waterloo, IA $38,191

Spartanburg, SC $38,150

Lincoln, NE $38,130

Fort Wayne, IN $38,122

Provo, UT $38,118

Cedar Falls, IA $38,069

San Antonio, TX $38,052

Greensboro, NC $38,036

South Bend, IN $38,032

Savannah, GA $37,987

Muskegon, MI $37,971

Birmingham, AL $37,966

Winston Salem, NC $37,946

Lake Charles, LA $37,848

Anderson, IN $37,840

Lexington, KY $37,828

Augusta, GA $37,815

Greenville, SC $37,815

Lima, OH $37,783

Wichita, KS $37,778

Tuscaloosa, AL $37,778

Columbia, SC $37,742

Springfield, OH $37,734

Asheville, NC $37,668

Bloomington, IN $37,640

Knoxville, TN $37,492

Shreveport, LA $37,488

Wilmington, NC $37,435

Roanoke, VA $37,435

Topeka, KS $37,362

Frankfort, KY $37,357

Oklahoma City, OK $37,329

Chillicothe, OH $37,313

Longview, TX $37,309

Melbourne, FL $37,304

Sioux Falls, SD $37,239

Mobile, AL $37,235

Terre Haute, IN $37,219

Altoona, PA $37,194

Amarillo, TX $37,166

Killeen, TX $37,153

Fayetteville, AR $37,121

Chattanooga, TN $37,108

Sioux City, IA $37,072

Idaho Falls, ID $37,063

Lynchburg, VA $37,031

Gainesville, FL $36,978

Portsmouth, OH $36,957

Little Rock, AR $36,949

Lafayette, LA $36,933

Youngstown, OH $36,933

Daytona Beach, FL $36,908

Clarksville, TN $36,904

Pensacola, FL $36,900

Temple, TX $36,897

Hopkinsville, KY $36,777

Erie, PA $36,769

Florence, SC $36,753

Charleston, WV $36,687

Great Falls, MT $36,667

Macon, GA $36,610

Tallahassee, FL $36,606

Fayetteville, NC $36,598

Waco, TX $36,589

Helena, MT $36,561

Pine Bluff, AR $36,545

Vincennes, IN $36,495

Lubbock, TX $36,479

Alamogordo, NM $36,455

Twin Falls, ID $36,418

Rapid City, SD $36,405

Jackson, MS $36,332

Huntington, WV $36,329

Greenville, MS $36,328

Parkersburg, WV $36,286

Montgomery, AL $36,279

Wichita Falls, TX $36,238

Springfield, MO $36,238

Biloxi, MS $36,217

Monroe, LA $36,177

Johnstown, PA $36,148

Sumter, SC $36,132

Columbus, GA $36,128

Pascagoula, MS $36,050

Abilene, TX $36,050

Kingsport, TN $35,944

Albany, GA $35,944

Gulfport, MS $35,931

Alexandria, LA $35,797

Fort Smith, AR $35,694

El Paso, TX $35,584

Las Cruces, NM $35,400

Harlingen, TX $35,296

Pocatello, ID $35,290

Florence, AL $35,237

Brownsville, TX $35,229

Mcallen, TX $35,143

Dothan, AL $35,086

Columbus, MS $34,843

Altus, OK $34,652

Lawton, OK $34,575

Pierre, SD $34,428

What Skills Can Increase a Box Maker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 15.25% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Supply Chain (Mentioned in 3.09% Job Postings): A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.
Material Handling (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	15.25%
Supply Chain	3.09%
Material Handling	2.02%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Box Maker's salary.

Performance Review: Can increase your salary by up to 28%.
Procurement: Can increase your salary by up to 25%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Performance Review	$52,306	28%
Procurement	$51,080	25%
Analysis	$50,262	23%
Guest Service	$47,402	16%
Partnering	$45,359	11%
Supply Chain	$45,359	11%

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How Education impacts a Box Maker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Box Makers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Box Maker with a No Diploma is between $35,718 and $38,534).

Box Maker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Box Maker

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 100.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	100.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Box Maker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Box Maker'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 May 01, 2026

$37,513

Average $40,864/year

$44,540

$3,126

Average $3,405/month

$3,712

$721

Average $786/week

$857

$18

Average $20/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,540	$3,712	$857	$21
Average	$40,864	$3,405	$786	$20
25th Percentile	$37,513	$3,126	$721	$18

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Salary Trends for Box Maker

Salaries for a Box Maker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,794 in 2023 to around $45,447 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Box Maker salary trends, .

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2023

$45,794

2024

$45,755

2025

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2026

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2023	$45,794
2024	$45,755
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