What are the main factors that influence a Pack Leader's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Pack Leader?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Pack Leader roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Pack Leader's salary?

A Pack Leader's salary grows with experience: starting around $82,148 for beginners, reaching about $84,266 at mid-level, and approach $89,580 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Pack Leader?

Pack Leader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pack Leader roles are District of Columbia $95,205, California $94,844, Massachusetts $93,580. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pack Leader roles make?

Salaries for Pack Leader level roles vary by specialization: Lab Pack Chemist: $65,438; Pick Pack Associate: $48,115; Pick and Pack associate: $45,419; Pack Coordinator: $44,862; Pack Operator: $44,526.

How do different companies affect a Pack Leader's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pack Leader 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.

Pack Leader Salary in the United States

How much does a Pack Leader make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pack Leader in the United States is $85,988 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,322
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,913 to $98,202
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,561

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Pack Leader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,202	$8,183	$1,888	$47
Average	$85,988	$7,166	$1,654	$41
25th Percentile	$77,913	$6,493	$1,498	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Pack Leader Salaries

A Pack Leader'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 Pack Leader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pack Leader'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): $82,148
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,736
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,266
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,245
Expert (over 8 years): $89,580

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Pack Leader	$82,148
Intermediate Level Pack Leader	$82,736
Senior Level Pack Leader	$84,266
Specialist Level Pack Leader	$87,245
Expert Level Pack Leader	$89,580

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How Do Pack Leader 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 Pack Leaders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,205.
California: $94,844.
Massachusetts: $93,580.

District of Columbia $95,205

California $94,844

Massachusetts $93,580

Washington $93,236

New Jersey $93,202

Alaska $93,082

Connecticut $91,895

New York $91,413

Hawaii $89,874

Rhode Island $89,152

Maryland $88,662

Minnesota $87,991

Colorado $87,733

Illinois $87,647

Oregon $87,320

Delaware $87,080

New Hampshire $86,928

Virginia $86,590

Pennsylvania $85,601

Nevada $85,102

North Dakota $84,939

Michigan $84,681

Wisconsin $84,586

Vermont $84,397

Texas $83,872

Maine $83,838

Arizona $83,786

Ohio $83,726

Georgia $82,935

Indiana $82,539

Wyoming $82,462

Utah $82,342

Iowa $82,290

Kansas $81,877

Louisiana $81,757

North Carolina $81,714

Missouri $81,697

Florida $81,361

Montana $81,181

Nebraska $81,009

Kentucky $80,914

South Carolina $80,570

Tennessee $80,355

Idaho $80,269

New Mexico $79,642

Oklahoma $79,504

Alabama $78,997

South Dakota $78,146

Arkansas $77,681

West Virginia $77,432

Mississippi $76,684

Top Paying Cities for Pack Leaders

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: $108,456
San Francisco: $107,269
Oakland: $105,008

San Jose, CA $108,456

San Francisco, CA $107,269

Oakland, CA $105,008

New York, NY $99,005

Paramus, NJ $97,801

Queens Village, NY $97,797

Passaic, NJ $97,715

Bergenfield, NJ $97,708

Stamford, CT $97,519

Huntington, NY $97,483

Newark, NJ $96,848

Bridgeport, CT $96,666

Vallejo, CA $96,495

New Brunswick, NJ $96,461

Petaluma, CA $96,409

Middlesex, NJ $96,246

Somerset, NJ $96,186

Santa Cruz, CA $96,074

Boston, MA $95,549

Monterey, CA $95,248

Seattle, WA $95,051

Santa Rosa, CA $95,033

Los Angeles, CA $95,008

Juneau, AK $94,784

Washington, DC $94,690

Orange, CA $94,383

Santa Ana, CA $94,156

Long Beach, CA $94,070

Anaheim, CA $94,053

Anchorage, AK $94,010

Santa Maria, CA $93,752

Everett, WA $93,735

Danbury, CT $93,432

Bremerton, WA $93,314

Tacoma, WA $93,004

New Suffolk, NY $93,002

Sacramento, CA $92,978

Santa Barbara, CA $92,884

Trenton, NJ $92,789

San Diego, CA $92,789

Brockton, MA $92,695

Fairbanks, AK $92,484

Lompoc, CA $92,265

Lowell, MA $92,195

Ventura, CA $92,179

Nashua, NH $92,162

Stockton, CA $92,153

Modesto, CA $91,525

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,336

Olympia, WA $91,173

Kennewick, WA $91,173

New Haven, CT $91,138

Lawrence, MA $90,829

Hartford, CT $90,743

Riverside, CA $90,726

New Bedford, MA $90,640

Richland, WA $90,640

Bakersfield, CA $90,519

San Bernardino, CA $90,485

New Britain, CT $90,476

Atlantic City, NJ $90,476

New London, CT $90,442

Norwich, CT $90,416

Portsmouth, NH $90,399

Boulder, CO $90,216

Portland, OR $90,098

Worcester, MA $90,089

Minneapolis, MN $89,823

Philadelphia, PA $89,702

Honolulu, HI $89,419

Saint Paul, MN $89,377

Vineland, NJ $89,358

Providence, RI $89,109

Chicago, IL $88,860

Bellingham, WA $88,756

Springfield, MA $88,688

Baltimore, MD $88,662

Chico, CA $88,447

Pittsfield, MA $88,215

Manchester, NH $88,051

Spokane, WA $87,673

Denver, CO $87,664

Albany, NY $87,260

Troy, NY $87,226

Nassau, NY $87,134

Schenectady, NY $87,045

Wilmington, DE $86,976

Burlington, VT $86,856

Salem, OR $86,822

Portland, ME $86,555

Yakima, WA $86,469

Rochester, MN $86,203

Reno, NV $86,160

Fresno, CA $86,160

Milwaukee, WI $86,082

Detroit, MI $85,996

Ann Arbor, MI $85,982

Allentown, PA $85,970

Colorado Springs, CO $85,824

Syracuse, NY $85,781

Carson City, NV $85,781

Houston, TX $85,661

Eugene, OR $85,618

Gary, IN $85,515

Springfield, OR $85,446

Bismarck, ND $85,429

Galveston, TX $85,368

Medford, OR $85,240

Fort Collins, CO $85,205

Concord, NH $85,162

Austin, TX $85,136

Mesa, AZ $84,956

Reading, PA $84,947

Phoenix, AZ $84,939

Dallas, TX $84,913

Saint Cloud, MN $84,830

Madison, WI $84,715

Utica, NY $84,483

Rochester, NY $84,345

Des Moines, IA $84,337

Raleigh, NC $84,328

Atlanta, GA $84,199

Battle Creek, MI $84,173

Salt Lake City, UT $84,147

Lancaster, PA $84,018

Harrisburg, PA $83,898

Kansas City, MO $83,812

Champaign, IL $83,795

Kansas City, KS $83,795

Fort Worth, TX $83,786

Columbus, OH $83,772

Boca Raton, FL $83,752

Pittsburgh, PA $83,718

Richmond, VA $83,683

Indianapolis, IN $83,666

Cleveland, OH $83,657

Las Vegas, NV $83,554

Cincinnati, OH $83,554

Petersburg, VA $83,425

Huntsville, AL $83,296

Lansing, MI $83,239

Lebanon, PA $83,227

Pueblo, CO $83,219

Appleton, WI $83,193

Buffalo, NY $83,159

Dayton, OH $83,133

Racine, WI $83,116

Charlotte, NC $83,107

Saint Louis, MO $83,081

York, PA $83,030

Elkhart, IN $83,030

Gastonia, NC $83,013

Billings, MT $82,993

Beaumont, TX $82,969

Lorain, OH $82,952

Benton Harbor, MI $82,935

Toledo, OH $82,918

Binghamton, NY $82,875

Rock Hill, SC $82,866

Rockford, IL $82,823

Springfield, IL $82,789

Elyria, OH $82,780

Fargo, ND $82,780

Flagstaff, AZ $82,720

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,668

Duluth, MN $82,617

Miami, FL $82,617

Cheyenne, WY $82,557

Grand Forks, ND $82,557

Bangor, ME $82,368

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,273

Durham, NC $82,237

Louisville, KY $82,230

Grand Rapids, MI $82,213

Hialeah, FL $82,204

Casper, WY $82,084

Scranton, PA $81,981

New Orleans, LA $81,955

Virginia Beach, VA $81,946

Akron, OH $81,903

Peoria, IL $81,791

Sarasota, FL $81,774

Nashville, TN $81,714

Omaha, NE $81,714

Green Bay, WI $81,714

Baton Rouge, LA $81,671

Charleston, SC $81,654

Jamestown, NY $81,611

Davenport, IA $81,611

Tucson, AZ $81,568

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,516

Tampa, FL $81,499

Evansville, IN $81,447

Port Arthur, TX $81,447

Bradenton, FL $81,413

Santa Fe, NM $81,258

Orlando, FL $81,104

Clearwater, FL $81,078

Canton, OH $80,897

La Crosse, WI $80,897

Albuquerque, NM $80,846

Newport News, VA $80,837

High Point, NC $80,811

Ogden, UT $80,777

Corpus Christi, TX $80,708

Norfolk, VA $80,656

Laramie, WY $80,656

Rock Island, IL $80,605

Saginaw, MI $80,588

Jacksonville, FL $80,579

Salisbury, NC $80,562

Boise, ID $80,545

Moline, IL $80,502

Fort Myers, FL $80,476

Memphis, TN $80,459

Tulsa, OK $80,416

Waterloo, IA $80,364

Spartanburg, SC $80,278

Lincoln, NE $80,235

Fort Wayne, IN $80,218

Provo, UT $80,209

Cedar Falls, IA $80,106

San Antonio, TX $80,072

Greensboro, NC $80,037

South Bend, IN $80,029

Savannah, GA $79,934

Muskegon, MI $79,900

Birmingham, AL $79,891

Winston Salem, NC $79,849

Lake Charles, LA $79,642

Anderson, IN $79,625

Lexington, KY $79,599

Augusta, GA $79,573

Greenville, SC $79,573

Lima, OH $79,504

Wichita, KS $79,496

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,496

Columbia, SC $79,418

Springfield, OH $79,401

Asheville, NC $79,263

Bloomington, IN $79,203

Knoxville, TN $78,894

Shreveport, LA $78,885

Wilmington, NC $78,773

Roanoke, VA $78,773

Topeka, KS $78,618

Frankfort, KY $78,609

Oklahoma City, OK $78,550

Chillicothe, OH $78,515

Longview, TX $78,507

Melbourne, FL $78,498

Sioux Falls, SD $78,360

Mobile, AL $78,352

Terre Haute, IN $78,318

Altoona, PA $78,266

Amarillo, TX $78,206

Killeen, TX $78,180

Fayetteville, AR $78,111

Chattanooga, TN $78,085

Sioux City, IA $78,008

Idaho Falls, ID $77,991

Lynchburg, VA $77,922

Gainesville, FL $77,810

Portsmouth, OH $77,767

Little Rock, AR $77,750

Lafayette, LA $77,716

Youngstown, OH $77,716

Daytona Beach, FL $77,664

Clarksville, TN $77,655

Pensacola, FL $77,647

Temple, TX $77,641

Hopkinsville, KY $77,389

Erie, PA $77,372

Florence, SC $77,337

Charleston, WV $77,200

Great Falls, MT $77,157

Macon, GA $77,036

Tallahassee, FL $77,028

Fayetteville, NC $77,010

Waco, TX $76,993

Helena, MT $76,933

Pine Bluff, AR $76,900

Vincennes, IN $76,796

Lubbock, TX $76,761

Alamogordo, NM $76,710

Twin Falls, ID $76,632

Rapid City, SD $76,606

Jackson, MS $76,452

Huntington, WV $76,446

Greenville, MS $76,443

Parkersburg, WV $76,355

Montgomery, AL $76,340

Wichita Falls, TX $76,254

Springfield, MO $76,254

Biloxi, MS $76,211

Monroe, LA $76,125

Johnstown, PA $76,065

Sumter, SC $76,030

Columbus, GA $76,022

Pascagoula, MS $75,858

Abilene, TX $75,858

Kingsport, TN $75,635

Albany, GA $75,635

Gulfport, MS $75,609

Alexandria, LA $75,325

Fort Smith, AR $75,110

El Paso, TX $74,878

Las Cruces, NM $74,491

Harlingen, TX $74,273

Pocatello, ID $74,259

Florence, AL $74,147

Brownsville, TX $74,130

Mcallen, TX $73,949

Dothan, AL $73,829

Columbus, MS $73,318

Altus, OK $72,917

Lawton, OK $72,754

Pierre, SD $72,445

What Skills Can Increase a Pack Leader's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 4.48% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 2.22% 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.
SOP (Mentioned in 1.08% Job Postings): SOP is A standard operating procedure is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	4.48%
Product Quality	2.22%
SOP	1.08%

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 Pack Leader's salary.

Regulatory Compliance: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Regulatory Compliance	$93,726	9%
Collaboration	$92,007	7%
Coaching	$91,147	6%
Initiative	$91,147	6%
Safety Procedures	$91,147	6%
Process Improvement	$91,147	6%

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Pack Leader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Pack Leader roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Pack Leader positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Pack Leader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Pack Leader

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$103,185	$50.0	20%
Biotechnology	$98,886	$48.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$98,886	$48.0	15%
Financial Services	$98,886	$48.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$94,586	$45.0	10%

Pack Leader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pack Leader'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.

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$77,913

Average $85,988/year

$98,202

$6,493

Average $7,166/month

$8,183

$1,498

Average $1,654/week

$1,888

$37

Average $41/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,202	$8,183	$1,888	$47
Average	$85,988	$7,166	$1,654	$41
25th Percentile	$77,913	$6,493	$1,498	$37

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Salary Trends for Pack Leader

Salaries for a Pack Leader can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $68,445 in 2023 to around $68,608 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pack Leader salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2024	$68,938
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