What are the main factors that influence an Order Picker/Packer's salary?

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

How does experience change An Order Picker/Packer's salary?

An Order Picker/Packer's salary grows with experience: an Order Picker I (0-1 years)earns $39,594, an Order Picker/Packer (1-3 years)earns $44,992, an Order Picker III (3-5 years)earns $49,750, an Order Picking Team Leader (5+ years)earns $49,372,

What are the highest paying states for an Order Picker/Packer?

Order Picker/Packer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Order Picker/Packer roles are District of Columbia $50,454, California $50,262, Massachusetts $49,593. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Order Picker/Packer roles make?

Salaries for Order Picker/Packer level roles vary by specialization: Order Supervisor: $66,123; Order Analyst: $53,548; Order Processor: $53,091; Order Coordinator: $52,329; Order Planner: $48,028.

How do different companies affect an Order Picker/Packer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Order Picker/Packer 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.

Order Picker/Packer Salary in the United States

How much does an Order Picker/Packer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Order Picker/Packer in the United States is $45,569 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Order Picker/Packer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,656
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,787 to $51,896
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,434

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Order Picker/Packer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,896	$4,325	$998	$25
Average	$45,569	$3,797	$876	$22
25th Percentile	$40,787	$3,399	$784	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Order Picker/Packer Salaries

An Order Picker/Packer'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 Order Picker/Packer 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 Order Picker/Packers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,454.
California: $50,262.
Massachusetts: $49,593.

District of Columbia $50,454 California $50,262 Massachusetts $49,593 Washington $49,410 New Jersey $49,392 Alaska $49,328 Connecticut $48,699 New York $48,444

Hawaii $47,629 Rhode Island $47,246 Maryland $46,986 Minnesota $46,631 Colorado $46,494 Illinois $46,448 Oregon $46,275 Delaware $46,148

New Hampshire $46,067 Virginia $45,888 Pennsylvania $45,364 Nevada $45,099 North Dakota $45,013 Michigan $44,876 Wisconsin $44,826 Vermont $44,726

Texas $44,448 Maine $44,430 Arizona $44,402 Ohio $44,370 Georgia $43,951 Indiana $43,741 Wyoming $43,700 Utah $43,637

Iowa $43,609 Kansas $43,391 Louisiana $43,327 North Carolina $43,304 Missouri $43,295 Florida $43,117 Montana $43,022 Nebraska $42,930

Kentucky $42,880 South Carolina $42,698 Tennessee $42,584 Idaho $42,538 New Mexico $42,206 Oklahoma $42,133 Alabama $41,864 South Dakota $41,413

Arkansas $41,167 West Virginia $41,035 Mississippi $40,638

Top Paying Cities for Order Picker/Packers

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: $57,476
San Francisco: $56,911
Oakland: $55,649

San Jose, CA $57,476

San Francisco, CA $56,911

Oakland, CA $55,649

New York, NY $52,810

Queens Village, NY $52,468

Paramus, NJ $52,103

Passaic, NJ $52,058

Bergenfield, NJ $52,012

Stamford, CT $51,944

Huntington, NY $51,898

Newark, NJ $51,602

Bridgeport, CT $51,511

New Brunswick, NJ $51,361

Vallejo, CA $51,265

Middlesex, NJ $51,238

Somerset, NJ $51,197

Petaluma, CA $51,092

Santa Cruz, CA $50,914

Boston, MA $50,823

Monterey, CA $50,595

Fairbanks, AK $50,563

Los Angeles, CA $50,477

Washington, DC $50,454

Seattle, WA $50,372

Santa Rosa, CA $50,363

Juneau, AK $50,230

Orange, CA $50,080

Anchorage, AK $49,998

Anaheim, CA $49,966

Santa Ana, CA $49,898

Nassau, NY $49,870

Long Beach, CA $49,852

Danbury, CT $49,839

Santa Maria, CA $49,684

Everett, WA $49,675

Bremerton, WA $49,451

Trenton, NJ $49,365

Sacramento, CA $49,346

San Diego, CA $49,324

Brockton, MA $49,305

Tacoma, WA $49,287

Santa Barbara, CA $49,223

Lowell, MA $49,041

New Suffolk, NY $49,023

Nashua, NH $48,968

Lompoc, CA $48,895

Ventura, CA $48,850

Stockton, CA $48,836

New Haven, CT $48,745

Atlantic City, NJ $48,626

Hartford, CT $48,526

Modesto, CA $48,503

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,403

New Britain, CT $48,380

Olympia, WA $48,317

Kennewick, WA $48,317

New London, CT $48,307

Norwich, CT $48,294

Lawrence, MA $48,271

Bakersfield, CA $48,143

Riverside, CA $48,080

New Bedford, MA $48,080

Richland, WA $48,034

Portsmouth, NH $47,998

Vineland, NJ $47,989

San Bernardino, CA $47,952

Boulder, CO $47,824

Worcester, MA $47,788

Portland, OR $47,747

Saint Paul, MN $47,692

Minneapolis, MN $47,692

Philadelphia, PA $47,629

Honolulu, HI $47,387

Springfield, MA $47,228

Providence, RI $47,223

Chicago, IL $47,091

Bellingham, WA $47,036

Baltimore, MD $46,986

Chico, CA $46,872

Wilmington, DE $46,795

Pittsfield, MA $46,749

Manchester, NH $46,662

Spokane, WA $46,462

Denver, CO $46,457

Albany, NY $46,243

Troy, NY $46,225

Schenectady, NY $46,129

Burlington, VT $46,029

Portland, ME $45,870

Salem, OR $45,833

Yakima, WA $45,824

Ann Arbor, MI $45,810

Rochester, MN $45,683

Fresno, CA $45,660

Reno, NV $45,660

Milwaukee, WI $45,619

Detroit, MI $45,573

Allentown, PA $45,560

Carson City, NV $45,555

Houston, TX $45,487

Colorado Springs, CO $45,482

Syracuse, NY $45,459

Eugene, OR $45,373

Bismarck, ND $45,318

Gary, IN $45,318

Galveston, TX $45,318

Springfield, OR $45,282

Medford, OR $45,172

Fort Collins, CO $45,154

Austin, TX $45,118

Mesa, AZ $45,022

Phoenix, AZ $45,013

Dallas, TX $44,999

Reading, PA $44,972

Saint Cloud, MN $44,954

Concord, NH $44,913

Madison, WI $44,894

Utica, NY $44,771

Raleigh, NC $44,735

Las Vegas, NV $44,730

Rochester, NY $44,698

Des Moines, IA $44,694

Atlanta, GA $44,621

Battle Creek, MI $44,607

Salt Lake City, UT $44,594

Lancaster, PA $44,525

Champaign, IL $44,516

Harrisburg, PA $44,461

Durham, NC $44,420

Kansas City, MO $44,416

Kansas City, KS $44,407

Fort Worth, TX $44,402

Boca Raton, FL $44,384

Cleveland, OH $44,379

Columbus, OH $44,370

Pittsburgh, PA $44,366

Richmond, VA $44,348

Indianapolis, IN $44,338

Cincinnati, OH $44,279

Petersburg, VA $44,211

Billings, MT $44,111

Lansing, MI $44,111

Huntsville, AL $44,111

Lebanon, PA $44,106

Dayton, OH $44,101

Pueblo, CO $44,101

Appleton, WI $44,088

Buffalo, NY $44,070

Racine, WI $44,047

Charlotte, NC $44,042

Saint Louis, MO $44,029

Springfield, IL $44,010

Elkhart, IN $44,001

York, PA $44,001

Gastonia, NC $43,997

Benton Harbor, MI $43,997

Beaumont, TX $43,969

Lorain, OH $43,960

Toledo, OH $43,942

Binghamton, NY $43,919

Rock Hill, SC $43,915

Rockford, IL $43,892

Fargo, ND $43,869

Elyria, OH $43,869

Flagstaff, AZ $43,837

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,810

Miami, FL $43,783

Duluth, MN $43,710

Bangor, ME $43,650

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,600

Louisville, KY $43,577

Grand Rapids, MI $43,568

Hialeah, FL $43,564

Casper, WY $43,500

Scranton, PA $43,445

New Orleans, LA $43,432

Virginia Beach, VA $43,427

Akron, OH $43,404

Peoria, IL $43,345

Sarasota, FL $43,336

Green Bay, WI $43,304

Baton Rouge, LA $43,281

Charleston, SC $43,272

Nashville, TN $43,258

Jamestown, NY $43,249

Davenport, IA $43,249

Tucson, AZ $43,227

Cheyenne, WY $43,213

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,199

Tampa, FL $43,190

Omaha, NE $43,181

Port Arthur, TX $43,163

Evansville, IN $43,163

Bradenton, FL $43,145

Santa Fe, NM $43,063

Orlando, FL $43,017

Clearwater, FL $42,967

Canton, OH $42,871

La Crosse, WI $42,871

Grand Forks, ND $42,857

Albuquerque, NM $42,844

Tulsa, OK $42,844

Newport News, VA $42,839

High Point, NC $42,826

Ogden, UT $42,807

Corpus Christi, TX $42,771

Laramie, WY $42,744

Norfolk, VA $42,744

Rock Island, IL $42,716

Saginaw, MI $42,707

Jacksonville, FL $42,703

Salisbury, NC $42,693

Memphis, TN $42,684

Moline, IL $42,662

Fort Myers, FL $42,648

Waterloo, IA $42,589

Spartanburg, SC $42,543

Lincoln, NE $42,520

Fort Wayne, IN $42,511

Birmingham, AL $42,461

Cedar Falls, IA $42,452

Provo, UT $42,447

Springfield, OH $42,443

San Antonio, TX $42,434

Greensboro, NC $42,415

South Bend, IN $42,411

Winston Salem, NC $42,406

Boise, ID $42,393

Savannah, GA $42,361

Muskegon, MI $42,279

Lima, OH $42,224

Lake Charles, LA $42,206

Anderson, IN $42,197

Lexington, KY $42,183

Augusta, GA $42,169

Greenville, SC $42,169

Wichita, KS $42,128

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,128

Columbia, SC $42,087

Bloomington, IN $41,973

Roanoke, VA $41,946

Asheville, NC $41,887

Knoxville, TN $41,809

Shreveport, LA $41,805

Wilmington, NC $41,746

Frankfort, KY $41,659

Oklahoma City, OK $41,627

Chillicothe, OH $41,609

Longview, TX $41,604

Topeka, KS $41,591

Mobile, AL $41,522

Terre Haute, IN $41,504

Erie, PA $41,500

Altoona, PA $41,477

Melbourne, FL $41,463

Amarillo, TX $41,445

Killeen, TX $41,431

Fayetteville, AR $41,395

Sioux Falls, SD $41,363

Chattanooga, TN $41,335

Idaho Falls, ID $41,331

Gainesville, FL $41,235

Portsmouth, OH $41,212

Little Rock, AR $41,203

Lynchburg, VA $41,203

Lafayette, LA $41,185

Youngstown, OH $41,185

Temple, TX $41,167

Daytona Beach, FL $41,158

Clarksville, TN $41,153

Pensacola, FL $41,149

Hopkinsville, KY $41,012

Charleston, WV $41,007

Florence, SC $40,985

Sioux City, IA $40,957

Macon, GA $40,825

Tallahassee, FL $40,821

Fayetteville, NC $40,811

Waco, TX $40,802

Wichita Falls, TX $40,802

Pine Bluff, AR $40,784

Vincennes, IN $40,697

Lubbock, TX $40,679

Great Falls, MT $40,652

Alamogordo, NM $40,647

Abilene, TX $40,611

Rapid City, SD $40,552

Monroe, LA $40,552

Albany, GA $40,524

Huntington, WV $40,520

Jackson, MS $40,515

Greenville, MS $40,511

Parkersburg, WV $40,465

Montgomery, AL $40,456

Johnstown, PA $40,447

Springfield, MO $40,410

Biloxi, MS $40,388

Sumter, SC $40,292

Columbus, GA $40,287

Twin Falls, ID $40,260

Pascagoula, MS $40,201

Kingsport, TN $40,082

Gulfport, MS $40,069

Alexandria, LA $39,918

Fort Smith, AR $39,804

El Paso, TX $39,681

Helena, MT $39,622

Las Cruces, NM $39,476

Harlingen, TX $39,349

Pocatello, ID $39,308

Florence, AL $39,294

Brownsville, TX $39,285

Dothan, AL $39,212

Mcallen, TX $39,189

Columbus, MS $38,852

Altus, OK $38,642

Lawton, OK $38,556

Pierre, SD $38,392

What Skills Can Increase an Order Picker/Packer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 6.61% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Container (Mentioned in 4.04% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.
Safety Regulations (Mentioned in 2.15% Job Postings): Regulations or rules that are put in place to ensure a product, event, etc., is safe and not dangerous.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	6.61%
Container	4.04%
Safety Regulations	2.15%

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 an Order Picker/Packer's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Product Quality: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Purchasing: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$47,392	4%
Product Quality	$47,392	4%
Purchasing	$47,392	4%
Insight	$46,936	3%
Initiative	$46,480	2%
Time Management	$46,480	2%

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How Education impacts an Order Picker/Packer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Order Picker/Packers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Order Picker/Packer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $39,709 and $42,188).

Order Picker/Packer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Order Picker/Packer

No Diploma 2.0%

High School 64.7%

Associates 7.8%

Bachelors 23.5%

Masters 2.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.0%
High School	64.7%
Associates	7.8%
Bachelors	23.5%
Masters	2.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Order Picker/Packer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Order Picker/Packer'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

$40,787

Average $45,569/year

$51,896

$3,399

Average $3,797/month

$4,325

$784

Average $876/week

$998

$20

Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,896	$4,325	$998	$25
Average	$45,569	$3,797	$876	$22
25th Percentile	$40,787	$3,399	$784	$20

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Salary Trends for Order Picker/Packer

Salaries for an Order Picker/Packer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,168 in 2023 to around $37,014 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Order Picker/Packer salary trends, .

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2023

$37,168

2024

$37,247

2025

$37,014

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2023	$37,168
2024	$37,247
2025	$37,014
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