What are the main factors that influence a Packaging Lead's salary?

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

How does experience change a Packaging Lead's salary?

A Packaging Lead's salary grows with experience: starting around $80,792 for beginners, reaching about $82,844 at mid-level, and approach $88,066 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Packaging Lead?

Packaging Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Packaging Lead roles are District of Columbia $95,592, California $95,229, Massachusetts $93,960. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Packaging Lead roles make?

Salaries for Packaging Lead level roles vary by specialization: Lead Packaging Engineer: $162,440; Packaging Engineer V: $162,432; Packaging Development Engineer IV: $129,500; Packaging R&D Engineer IV: $129,490; Specialist Packaging Engineer: $129,480.

How do different companies affect a Packaging Lead's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Packaging Lead 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.

Packaging Lead Salary in the United States

How much does a Packaging Lead make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Packaging Lead in the United States is $86,337 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,225
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,495 to $96,223
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,445

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Packaging Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,223	$8,019	$1,850	$46
Average	$86,337	$7,195	$1,660	$42
25th Percentile	$77,495	$6,458	$1,490	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Packaging Lead Salaries

A Packaging Lead'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 Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Packaging Lead'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): $80,792
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,362
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,844
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,765
Expert (over 8 years): $88,066

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Packaging Lead	$80,792
Intermediate Level Packaging Lead	$81,362
Senior Level Packaging Lead	$82,844
Specialist Level Packaging Lead	$85,765
Expert Level Packaging Lead	$88,066

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How Do Packaging Lead 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 Leads. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,592.
California: $95,229.
Massachusetts: $93,960.

District of Columbia $95,592 California $95,229 Massachusetts $93,960 Washington $93,615 New Jersey $93,580 Alaska $93,459 Connecticut $92,268 New York $91,784

Hawaii $90,239 Rhode Island $89,514 Maryland $89,022 Minnesota $88,348 Colorado $88,089 Illinois $88,003 Oregon $87,675 Delaware $87,433

New Hampshire $87,281 Virginia $86,941 Pennsylvania $85,948 Nevada $85,447 North Dakota $85,283 Michigan $85,024 Wisconsin $84,929 Vermont $84,739

Texas $84,213 Maine $84,178 Arizona $84,126 Ohio $84,066 Georgia $83,272 Indiana $82,874 Wyoming $82,797 Utah $82,676

Iowa $82,624 Kansas $82,210 Louisiana $82,089 North Carolina $82,046 Missouri $82,028 Florida $81,692 Montana $81,510 Nebraska $81,338

Kentucky $81,243 South Carolina $80,897 Tennessee $80,681 Idaho $80,595 New Mexico $79,965 Oklahoma $79,827 Alabama $79,317 South Dakota $78,463

Arkansas $77,996 West Virginia $77,746 Mississippi $76,995

Top Paying Cities for Packaging Leads

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: $108,896
San Francisco: $107,826
Oakland: $105,434

San Jose, CA $108,896

San Francisco, CA $107,826

Oakland, CA $105,434

New York, NY $100,055

Queens Village, NY $99,408

Paramus, NJ $98,717

Passaic, NJ $98,631

Bergenfield, NJ $98,544

Stamford, CT $98,415

Huntington, NY $98,329

Newark, NJ $97,767

Bridgeport, CT $97,595

New Brunswick, NJ $97,310

Vallejo, CA $97,129

Middlesex, NJ $97,077

Somerset, NJ $96,999

Petaluma, CA $96,800

Santa Cruz, CA $96,464

Boston, MA $96,291

Monterey, CA $95,859

Fairbanks, AK $95,799

Los Angeles, CA $95,635

Washington, DC $95,592

Seattle, WA $95,436

Santa Rosa, CA $95,419

Juneau, AK $95,169

Orange, CA $94,884

Anchorage, AK $94,728

Anaheim, CA $94,668

Santa Ana, CA $94,538

Nassau, NY $94,487

Long Beach, CA $94,452

Danbury, CT $94,426

Santa Maria, CA $94,133

Everett, WA $94,115

Bremerton, WA $93,692

Trenton, NJ $93,528

Sacramento, CA $93,494

San Diego, CA $93,451

Brockton, MA $93,416

Tacoma, WA $93,382

Santa Barbara, CA $93,261

Lowell, MA $92,915

New Suffolk, NY $92,881

Nashua, NH $92,777

Lompoc, CA $92,639

Ventura, CA $92,553

Stockton, CA $92,527

New Haven, CT $92,354

Atlantic City, NJ $92,130

Hartford, CT $91,940

Modesto, CA $91,897

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,707

New Britain, CT $91,663

Olympia, WA $91,543

Kennewick, WA $91,543

New London, CT $91,525

Norwich, CT $91,499

Lawrence, MA $91,456

Bakersfield, CA $91,215

Riverside, CA $91,094

New Bedford, MA $91,094

Richland, WA $91,007

Portsmouth, NH $90,938

Vineland, NJ $90,921

San Bernardino, CA $90,852

Boulder, CO $90,610

Worcester, MA $90,541

Portland, OR $90,463

Saint Paul, MN $90,360

Minneapolis, MN $90,360

Philadelphia, PA $90,239

Honolulu, HI $89,781

Springfield, MA $89,479

Providence, RI $89,471

Chicago, IL $89,220

Bellingham, WA $89,117

Baltimore, MD $89,022

Chico, CA $88,806

Wilmington, DE $88,659

Pittsfield, MA $88,573

Manchester, NH $88,409

Spokane, WA $88,029

Denver, CO $88,020

Albany, NY $87,614

Troy, NY $87,580

Schenectady, NY $87,398

Burlington, VT $87,208

Portland, ME $86,906

Salem, OR $86,837

Yakima, WA $86,820

Ann Arbor, MI $86,794

Rochester, MN $86,552

Fresno, CA $86,509

Reno, NV $86,509

Milwaukee, WI $86,431

Detroit, MI $86,345

Allentown, PA $86,319

Carson City, NV $86,311

Houston, TX $86,181

Colorado Springs, CO $86,172

Syracuse, NY $86,129

Eugene, OR $85,965

Bismarck, ND $85,862

Gary, IN $85,862

Galveston, TX $85,862

Springfield, OR $85,793

Medford, OR $85,585

Fort Collins, CO $85,551

Austin, TX $85,482

Mesa, AZ $85,300

Phoenix, AZ $85,283

Dallas, TX $85,257

Reading, PA $85,205

Saint Cloud, MN $85,171

Concord, NH $85,093

Madison, WI $85,059

Utica, NY $84,826

Raleigh, NC $84,757

Las Vegas, NV $84,748

Rochester, NY $84,687

Des Moines, IA $84,679

Atlanta, GA $84,541

Battle Creek, MI $84,515

Salt Lake City, UT $84,489

Lancaster, PA $84,359

Champaign, IL $84,342

Harrisburg, PA $84,239

Durham, NC $84,161

Kansas City, MO $84,152

Kansas City, KS $84,135

Fort Worth, TX $84,126

Boca Raton, FL $84,092

Cleveland, OH $84,083

Columbus, OH $84,066

Pittsburgh, PA $84,057

Richmond, VA $84,023

Indianapolis, IN $84,005

Cincinnati, OH $83,893

Petersburg, VA $83,764

Billings, MT $83,574

Lansing, MI $83,574

Huntsville, AL $83,574

Lebanon, PA $83,565

Dayton, OH $83,556

Pueblo, CO $83,556

Appleton, WI $83,531

Buffalo, NY $83,496

Racine, WI $83,453

Charlotte, NC $83,444

Saint Louis, MO $83,418

Springfield, IL $83,384

Elkhart, IN $83,367

York, PA $83,367

Gastonia, NC $83,358

Benton Harbor, MI $83,358

Beaumont, TX $83,306

Lorain, OH $83,289

Toledo, OH $83,254

Binghamton, NY $83,211

Rock Hill, SC $83,202

Rockford, IL $83,159

Fargo, ND $83,116

Elyria, OH $83,116

Flagstaff, AZ $83,056

Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,004

Miami, FL $82,952

Duluth, MN $82,814

Bangor, ME $82,702

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,607

Louisville, KY $82,564

Grand Rapids, MI $82,546

Hialeah, FL $82,538

Casper, WY $82,417

Scranton, PA $82,313

New Orleans, LA $82,287

Virginia Beach, VA $82,279

Akron, OH $82,236

Peoria, IL $82,123

Sarasota, FL $82,106

Green Bay, WI $82,046

Baton Rouge, LA $82,002

Charleston, SC $81,985

Nashville, TN $81,959

Jamestown, NY $81,942

Davenport, IA $81,942

Tucson, AZ $81,899

Cheyenne, WY $81,873

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,847

Tampa, FL $81,830

Omaha, NE $81,812

Port Arthur, TX $81,778

Evansville, IN $81,778

Bradenton, FL $81,743

Santa Fe, NM $81,588

Orlando, FL $81,502

Clearwater, FL $81,407

Canton, OH $81,225

La Crosse, WI $81,225

Grand Forks, ND $81,199

Albuquerque, NM $81,174

Tulsa, OK $81,174

Newport News, VA $81,165

High Point, NC $81,139

Ogden, UT $81,105

Corpus Christi, TX $81,035

Laramie, WY $80,984

Norfolk, VA $80,984

Rock Island, IL $80,932

Saginaw, MI $80,915

Jacksonville, FL $80,906

Salisbury, NC $80,889

Memphis, TN $80,871

Moline, IL $80,828

Fort Myers, FL $80,802

Waterloo, IA $80,690

Spartanburg, SC $80,604

Lincoln, NE $80,561

Fort Wayne, IN $80,543

Birmingham, AL $80,448

Cedar Falls, IA $80,431

Provo, UT $80,422

Springfield, OH $80,414

San Antonio, TX $80,397

Greensboro, NC $80,362

South Bend, IN $80,353

Winston Salem, NC $80,345

Boise, ID $80,319

Savannah, GA $80,258

Muskegon, MI $80,103

Lima, OH $79,999

Lake Charles, LA $79,965

Anderson, IN $79,948

Lexington, KY $79,922

Augusta, GA $79,896

Greenville, SC $79,896

Wichita, KS $79,818

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,818

Columbia, SC $79,740

Bloomington, IN $79,525

Roanoke, VA $79,473

Asheville, NC $79,361

Knoxville, TN $79,214

Shreveport, LA $79,205

Wilmington, NC $79,093

Frankfort, KY $78,929

Oklahoma City, OK $78,868

Chillicothe, OH $78,834

Longview, TX $78,825

Topeka, KS $78,799

Mobile, AL $78,670

Terre Haute, IN $78,635

Erie, PA $78,627

Altoona, PA $78,583

Melbourne, FL $78,558

Amarillo, TX $78,523

Killeen, TX $78,497

Fayetteville, AR $78,428

Sioux Falls, SD $78,368

Chattanooga, TN $78,316

Idaho Falls, ID $78,307

Gainesville, FL $78,126

Portsmouth, OH $78,083

Little Rock, AR $78,065

Lynchburg, VA $78,065

Lafayette, LA $78,031

Youngstown, OH $78,031

Temple, TX $77,996

Daytona Beach, FL $77,979

Clarksville, TN $77,970

Pensacola, FL $77,962

Hopkinsville, KY $77,703

Charleston, WV $77,694

Florence, SC $77,651

Sioux City, IA $77,599

Macon, GA $77,349

Tallahassee, FL $77,340

Fayetteville, NC $77,323

Waco, TX $77,306

Wichita Falls, TX $77,306

Pine Bluff, AR $77,271

Vincennes, IN $77,107

Lubbock, TX $77,073

Great Falls, MT $77,021

Alamogordo, NM $77,012

Abilene, TX $76,943

Rapid City, SD $76,831

Monroe, LA $76,831

Albany, GA $76,779

Huntington, WV $76,770

Jackson, MS $76,762

Greenville, MS $76,753

Parkersburg, WV $76,667

Montgomery, AL $76,650

Johnstown, PA $76,632

Springfield, MO $76,563

Biloxi, MS $76,520

Sumter, SC $76,339

Columbus, GA $76,330

Twin Falls, ID $76,278

Pascagoula, MS $76,166

Kingsport, TN $75,942

Gulfport, MS $75,916

Alexandria, LA $75,631

Fort Smith, AR $75,415

El Paso, TX $75,182

Helena, MT $75,070

Las Cruces, NM $74,793

Harlingen, TX $74,552

Pocatello, ID $74,474

Florence, AL $74,448

Brownsville, TX $74,431

Dothan, AL $74,293

Mcallen, TX $74,249

Columbus, MS $73,610

Altus, OK $73,213

Lawton, OK $73,049

Pierre, SD $72,739

What Skills Can Increase a Packaging Lead'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 Packaging Lead'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	$94,107	9%
Collaboration	$92,380	7%
Coaching	$91,517	6%
Initiative	$91,517	6%
Safety Procedures	$91,517	6%
Process Improvement	$91,517	6%

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Packaging Lead Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Packaging Lead'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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$77,495

Average $86,337/year

$96,223

$6,458

Average $7,195/month

$8,019

$1,490

Average $1,660/week

$1,850

$37

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,223	$8,019	$1,850	$46
Average	$86,337	$7,195	$1,660	$42
25th Percentile	$77,495	$6,458	$1,490	$37

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Salary Trends for Packaging Lead

Salaries for a Packaging Lead can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $67,371 in 2023 to around $67,531 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Packaging Lead salary trends, .

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