What are the main factors that influence a Folder Gluer Operator's salary?

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

How does experience change A Folder Gluer Operator's salary?

A Folder Gluer Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,403 for beginners, reaching about $45,208 at mid-level, and approach $47,322 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Folder Gluer Operator?

Folder Gluer Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Folder Gluer Operator roles are District of Columbia $50,054, California $49,864, Massachusetts $49,200. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Folder Gluer Operator roles make?

Salaries for Folder Gluer Operator level roles vary by specialization: Operator, Assembly Operator: $55,898; Crane Operator: $52,049; Operator: $47,132; Camera Operator: $46,994; Folder: $45,055.

How do different companies affect a Folder Gluer Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Folder Gluer Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Folder Gluer Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Folder Gluer Operator make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Folder Gluer Operator in the United States is $45,208 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Folder Gluer Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,362
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,828 to $50,000
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,840

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Folder Gluer Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,000	$4,167	$962	$24
Average	$45,208	$3,767	$869	$22
25th Percentile	$40,828	$3,402	$785	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Folder Gluer Operator Salaries

A Folder Gluer Operator'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 Experience Level Affects Folder Gluer Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Folder Gluer Operator'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): $43,403
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,535
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,208
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,181
Expert (over 8 years): $47,322

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Folder Gluer Operator	$43,403
Intermediate Level Folder Gluer Operator	$43,535
Senior Level Folder Gluer Operator	$45,208
Specialist Level Folder Gluer Operator	$47,181
Expert Level Folder Gluer Operator	$47,322

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How Do Folder Gluer Operator 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 Folder Gluer Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,054.
California: $49,864.
Massachusetts: $49,200.

District of Columbia $50,054

California $49,864

Massachusetts $49,200

Washington $49,019

New Jersey $49,001

Alaska $48,937

Connecticut $48,314

New York $48,060

Hawaii $47,251

Rhode Island $46,871

Maryland $46,614

Minnesota $46,261

Colorado $46,126

Illinois $46,080

Oregon $45,909

Delaware $45,782

New Hampshire $45,702

Virginia $45,524

Pennsylvania $45,004

Nevada $44,742

North Dakota $44,656

Michigan $44,521

Wisconsin $44,471

Vermont $44,371

Texas $44,096

Maine $44,078

Arizona $44,050

Ohio $44,019

Georgia $43,603

Indiana $43,395

Wyoming $43,354

Utah $43,291

Iowa $43,264

Kansas $43,047

Louisiana $42,984

North Carolina $42,961

Missouri $42,952

Florida $42,776

Montana $42,681

Nebraska $42,590

Kentucky $42,541

South Carolina $42,360

Tennessee $42,247

Idaho $42,201

New Mexico $41,871

Oklahoma $41,799

Alabama $41,532

South Dakota $41,085

Arkansas $40,841

West Virginia $40,710

Mississippi $40,316

Top Paying Cities for Folder Gluer Operators

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: $57,021
San Francisco: $56,396
Oakland: $55,208

San Jose, CA $57,021

San Francisco, CA $56,396

Oakland, CA $55,208

New York, NY $52,052

Paramus, NJ $51,419

Queens Village, NY $51,417

Passaic, NJ $51,374

Bergenfield, NJ $51,370

Stamford, CT $51,270

Huntington, NY $51,252

Newark, NJ $50,918

Bridgeport, CT $50,822

Vallejo, CA $50,732

New Brunswick, NJ $50,714

Petaluma, CA $50,687

Middlesex, NJ $50,601

Somerset, NJ $50,569

Santa Cruz, CA $50,511

Boston, MA $50,235

Monterey, CA $50,076

Seattle, WA $49,973

Santa Rosa, CA $49,964

Los Angeles, CA $49,950

Juneau, AK $49,833

Washington, DC $49,783

Orange, CA $49,622

Santa Ana, CA $49,503

Long Beach, CA $49,457

Anaheim, CA $49,448

Anchorage, AK $49,426

Santa Maria, CA $49,290

Everett, WA $49,281

Danbury, CT $49,122

Bremerton, WA $49,060

Tacoma, WA $48,897

New Suffolk, NY $48,896

Sacramento, CA $48,883

Santa Barbara, CA $48,833

Trenton, NJ $48,784

San Diego, CA $48,784

Brockton, MA $48,734

Fairbanks, AK $48,623

Lompoc, CA $48,508

Lowell, MA $48,471

Ventura, CA $48,463

Nashua, NH $48,454

Stockton, CA $48,449

Modesto, CA $48,119

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,020

Olympia, WA $47,934

Kennewick, WA $47,934

New Haven, CT $47,916

Lawrence, MA $47,753

Hartford, CT $47,708

Riverside, CA $47,699

New Bedford, MA $47,654

Richland, WA $47,654

Bakersfield, CA $47,590

San Bernardino, CA $47,572

New Britain, CT $47,568

Atlantic City, NJ $47,568

New London, CT $47,550

Norwich, CT $47,536

Portsmouth, NH $47,527

Boulder, CO $47,431

Portland, OR $47,369

Worcester, MA $47,364

Minneapolis, MN $47,224

Philadelphia, PA $47,161

Honolulu, HI $47,012

Saint Paul, MN $46,990

Vineland, NJ $46,980

Providence, RI $46,849

Chicago, IL $46,718

Bellingham, WA $46,663

Springfield, MA $46,627

Baltimore, MD $46,614

Chico, CA $46,501

Pittsfield, MA $46,379

Manchester, NH $46,293

Spokane, WA $46,094

Denver, CO $46,089

Albany, NY $45,877

Troy, NY $45,859

Nassau, NY $45,810

Schenectady, NY $45,764

Wilmington, DE $45,728

Burlington, VT $45,664

Salem, OR $45,646

Portland, ME $45,506

Yakima, WA $45,461

Rochester, MN $45,321

Reno, NV $45,298

Fresno, CA $45,298

Milwaukee, WI $45,258

Detroit, MI $45,212

Ann Arbor, MI $45,205

Allentown, PA $45,199

Colorado Springs, CO $45,122

Syracuse, NY $45,099

Carson City, NV $45,099

Houston, TX $45,036

Eugene, OR $45,013

Gary, IN $44,959

Springfield, OR $44,923

Bismarck, ND $44,914

Galveston, TX $44,882

Medford, OR $44,814

Fort Collins, CO $44,796

Concord, NH $44,774

Austin, TX $44,760

Mesa, AZ $44,665

Reading, PA $44,661

Phoenix, AZ $44,656

Dallas, TX $44,643

Saint Cloud, MN $44,599

Madison, WI $44,539

Utica, NY $44,417

Rochester, NY $44,344

Des Moines, IA $44,340

Raleigh, NC $44,335

Atlanta, GA $44,267

Battle Creek, MI $44,254

Salt Lake City, UT $44,240

Lancaster, PA $44,173

Harrisburg, PA $44,109

Kansas City, MO $44,064

Champaign, IL $44,055

Kansas City, KS $44,055

Fort Worth, TX $44,050

Columbus, OH $44,043

Boca Raton, FL $44,032

Pittsburgh, PA $44,014

Richmond, VA $43,996

Indianapolis, IN $43,987

Cleveland, OH $43,983

Las Vegas, NV $43,928

Cincinnati, OH $43,928

Petersburg, VA $43,861

Huntsville, AL $43,793

Lansing, MI $43,763

Lebanon, PA $43,757

Pueblo, CO $43,752

Appleton, WI $43,739

Buffalo, NY $43,720

Dayton, OH $43,707

Racine, WI $43,698

Charlotte, NC $43,693

Saint Louis, MO $43,680

York, PA $43,653

Elkhart, IN $43,653

Gastonia, NC $43,644

Billings, MT $43,633

Beaumont, TX $43,621

Lorain, OH $43,612

Benton Harbor, MI $43,603

Toledo, OH $43,594

Binghamton, NY $43,571

Rock Hill, SC $43,567

Rockford, IL $43,544

Springfield, IL $43,526

Elyria, OH $43,522

Fargo, ND $43,522

Flagstaff, AZ $43,490

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,463

Duluth, MN $43,436

Miami, FL $43,436

Cheyenne, WY $43,404

Grand Forks, ND $43,404

Bangor, ME $43,305

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,255

Durham, NC $43,236

Louisville, KY $43,232

Grand Rapids, MI $43,223

Hialeah, FL $43,219

Casper, WY $43,155

Scranton, PA $43,101

New Orleans, LA $43,088

Virginia Beach, VA $43,083

Akron, OH $43,060

Peoria, IL $43,002

Sarasota, FL $42,993

Nashville, TN $42,961

Omaha, NE $42,961

Green Bay, WI $42,961

Baton Rouge, LA $42,938

Charleston, SC $42,929

Jamestown, NY $42,907

Davenport, IA $42,907

Tucson, AZ $42,884

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,857

Tampa, FL $42,848

Evansville, IN $42,821

Port Arthur, TX $42,821

Bradenton, FL $42,803

Santa Fe, NM $42,721

Orlando, FL $42,640

Clearwater, FL $42,626

Canton, OH $42,531

La Crosse, WI $42,531

Albuquerque, NM $42,504

Newport News, VA $42,500

High Point, NC $42,486

Ogden, UT $42,468

Corpus Christi, TX $42,432

Norfolk, VA $42,405

Laramie, WY $42,405

Rock Island, IL $42,378

Saginaw, MI $42,369

Jacksonville, FL $42,364

Salisbury, NC $42,355

Boise, ID $42,346

Moline, IL $42,324

Fort Myers, FL $42,310

Memphis, TN $42,301

Tulsa, OK $42,278

Waterloo, IA $42,251

Spartanburg, SC $42,206

Lincoln, NE $42,183

Fort Wayne, IN $42,174

Provo, UT $42,170

Cedar Falls, IA $42,116

San Antonio, TX $42,098

Greensboro, NC $42,079

South Bend, IN $42,075

Savannah, GA $42,025

Muskegon, MI $42,007

Birmingham, AL $42,003

Winston Salem, NC $41,980

Lake Charles, LA $41,871

Anderson, IN $41,862

Lexington, KY $41,849

Augusta, GA $41,835

Greenville, SC $41,835

Lima, OH $41,799

Wichita, KS $41,795

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,795

Columbia, SC $41,754

Springfield, OH $41,745

Asheville, NC $41,673

Bloomington, IN $41,641

Knoxville, TN $41,478

Shreveport, LA $41,474

Wilmington, NC $41,415

Roanoke, VA $41,415

Topeka, KS $41,333

Frankfort, KY $41,329

Oklahoma City, OK $41,297

Chillicothe, OH $41,279

Longview, TX $41,275

Melbourne, FL $41,270

Sioux Falls, SD $41,198

Mobile, AL $41,193

Terre Haute, IN $41,175

Altoona, PA $41,148

Amarillo, TX $41,116

Killeen, TX $41,103

Fayetteville, AR $41,067

Chattanooga, TN $41,053

Sioux City, IA $41,013

Idaho Falls, ID $41,003

Lynchburg, VA $40,967

Gainesville, FL $40,909

Portsmouth, OH $40,886

Little Rock, AR $40,877

Lafayette, LA $40,859

Youngstown, OH $40,859

Daytona Beach, FL $40,832

Clarksville, TN $40,827

Pensacola, FL $40,823

Temple, TX $40,819

Hopkinsville, KY $40,687

Erie, PA $40,678

Florence, SC $40,660

Charleston, WV $40,588

Great Falls, MT $40,565

Macon, GA $40,502

Tallahassee, FL $40,497

Fayetteville, NC $40,488

Waco, TX $40,479

Helena, MT $40,447

Pine Bluff, AR $40,430

Vincennes, IN $40,375

Lubbock, TX $40,357

Alamogordo, NM $40,330

Twin Falls, ID $40,289

Rapid City, SD $40,276

Jackson, MS $40,194

Huntington, WV $40,191

Greenville, MS $40,190

Parkersburg, WV $40,144

Montgomery, AL $40,135

Wichita Falls, TX $40,090

Springfield, MO $40,090

Biloxi, MS $40,068

Monroe, LA $40,022

Johnstown, PA $39,991

Sumter, SC $39,973

Columbus, GA $39,968

Pascagoula, MS $39,882

Abilene, TX $39,882

Kingsport, TN $39,765

Albany, GA $39,765

Gulfport, MS $39,751

Alexandria, LA $39,602

Fort Smith, AR $39,489

El Paso, TX $39,367

Las Cruces, NM $39,164

Harlingen, TX $39,049

Pocatello, ID $39,041

Florence, AL $38,983

Brownsville, TX $38,974

Mcallen, TX $38,879

Dothan, AL $38,815

Columbus, MS $38,547

Altus, OK $38,336

Lawton, OK $38,250

Pierre, SD $38,088

What Skills Can Increase a Folder Gluer Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 2.97% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 3.68% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.
Food Safety (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Applying procedures during food preparation, processing, storage, and distribution to ensure consumers are safe from foodborne illnesses.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	2.97%
Product Quality	3.68%
Food Safety	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 Folder Gluer Operator's salary.

Trading: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Trading	$49,729	10%
Leadership	$47,920	6%
Innovation	$47,468	5%
Decision Making	$47,016	4%
Flexibility	$47,016	4%
Safety Policies and Procedures	$47,016	4%

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How Education impacts a Folder Gluer Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Folder Gluer Operators 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 Folder Gluer Operator with a No Diploma is between $39,555 and $43,278).

Folder Gluer Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Folder Gluer Operator

No Diploma 76.5%

High School 76.5%

Associates 5.9%

Bachelors 11.8%

Masters 5.9%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	76.5%
High School	76.5%
Associates	5.9%
Bachelors	11.8%
Masters	5.9%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Folder Gluer Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Folder Gluer Operator'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 June 01, 2026

$40,828

Average $45,208/year

$50,000

$3,402

Average $3,767/month

$4,167

$785

Average $869/week

$962

$20

Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,000	$4,167	$962	$24
Average	$45,208	$3,767	$869	$22
25th Percentile	$40,828	$3,402	$785	$20

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Salary Trends for Folder Gluer Operator

Salaries for a Folder Gluer Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,429 in 2023 to around $42,466 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Folder Gluer Operator salary trends, .

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2023

$42,429

2024

$42,582

2025

$42,466

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2024	$42,582
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