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

A Packing Lead's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,466 for beginners, reaching about $81,517 at mid-level, and approach $86,650 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Packing Lead?

Packing Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Packing Lead roles are District of Columbia $92,099, California $91,749, Massachusetts $90,527. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Packing Lead roles make?

Salaries for Packing Lead level roles vary by specialization: Packing Design Manager: $123,305; Packing Technician: $93,448; Packing Supervisor: $83,833; Packing Inspector: $53,336; Packing and Shipping Associate: $44,858.

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

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

Packing Lead Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Packing Lead in the United States is $83,182 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,709
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,363 to $94,973
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,245

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Packing Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,973	$7,914	$1,826	$46
Average	$83,182	$6,932	$1,600	$40
25th Percentile	$75,363	$6,280	$1,449	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Packing Lead Salaries

A Packing 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 Packing Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Packing 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): $79,466
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,036
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,517
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,396
Expert (over 8 years): $86,650

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Packing Lead	$79,466
Intermediate Level Packing Lead	$80,036
Senior Level Packing Lead	$81,517
Specialist Level Packing Lead	$84,396
Expert Level Packing Lead	$86,650

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

District of Columbia: $92,099.
California: $91,749.
Massachusetts: $90,527.

District of Columbia $92,099

California $91,749

Massachusetts $90,527

Washington $90,194

New Jersey $90,161

Alaska $90,044

Connecticut $88,896

New York $88,430

Hawaii $86,942

Rhode Island $86,243

Maryland $85,769

Minnesota $85,120

Colorado $84,870

Illinois $84,787

Oregon $84,471

Delaware $84,238

New Hampshire $84,092

Virginia $83,764

Pennsylvania $82,807

Nevada $82,325

North Dakota $82,167

Michigan $81,917

Wisconsin $81,826

Vermont $81,643

Texas $81,135

Maine $81,102

Arizona $81,052

Ohio $80,994

Georgia $80,229

Indiana $79,846

Wyoming $79,771

Utah $79,655

Iowa $79,605

Kansas $79,206

Louisiana $79,089

North Carolina $79,048

Missouri $79,031

Florida $78,707

Montana $78,532

Nebraska $78,365

Kentucky $78,274

South Carolina $77,941

Tennessee $77,733

Idaho $77,650

New Mexico $77,043

Oklahoma $76,910

Alabama $76,419

South Dakota $75,596

Arkansas $75,146

West Virginia $74,905

Mississippi $74,181

Top Paying Cities for Packing 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: $104,917
San Francisco: $103,768
Oakland: $101,581

San Jose, CA $104,917

San Francisco, CA $103,768

Oakland, CA $101,581

New York, NY $95,775

Paramus, NJ $94,610

Queens Village, NY $94,606

Passaic, NJ $94,527

Bergenfield, NJ $94,519

Stamford, CT $94,336

Huntington, NY $94,302

Newark, NJ $93,688

Bridgeport, CT $93,512

Vallejo, CA $93,347

New Brunswick, NJ $93,313

Petaluma, CA $93,263

Middlesex, NJ $93,105

Somerset, NJ $93,047

Santa Cruz, CA $92,939

Boston, MA $92,432

Monterey, CA $92,140

Seattle, WA $91,949

Santa Rosa, CA $91,932

Los Angeles, CA $91,907

Juneau, AK $91,691

Washington, DC $91,600

Orange, CA $91,304

Santa Ana, CA $91,084

Long Beach, CA $91,001

Anaheim, CA $90,984

Anchorage, AK $90,943

Santa Maria, CA $90,693

Everett, WA $90,676

Danbury, CT $90,384

Bremerton, WA $90,269

Tacoma, WA $89,969

New Suffolk, NY $89,968

Sacramento, CA $89,944

Santa Barbara, CA $89,853

Trenton, NJ $89,761

San Diego, CA $89,761

Brockton, MA $89,670

Fairbanks, AK $89,466

Lompoc, CA $89,254

Lowell, MA $89,187

Ventura, CA $89,171

Nashua, NH $89,154

Stockton, CA $89,146

Modesto, CA $88,539

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,356

Olympia, WA $88,198

Kennewick, WA $88,198

New Haven, CT $88,164

Lawrence, MA $87,865

Hartford, CT $87,782

Riverside, CA $87,765

New Bedford, MA $87,682

Richland, WA $87,682

Bakersfield, CA $87,565

San Bernardino, CA $87,532

New Britain, CT $87,524

Atlantic City, NJ $87,524

New London, CT $87,491

Norwich, CT $87,466

Portsmouth, NH $87,449

Boulder, CO $87,273

Portland, OR $87,158

Worcester, MA $87,149

Minneapolis, MN $86,892

Philadelphia, PA $86,775

Honolulu, HI $86,501

Saint Paul, MN $86,461

Vineland, NJ $86,442

Providence, RI $86,201

Chicago, IL $85,960

Bellingham, WA $85,860

Springfield, MA $85,794

Baltimore, MD $85,769

Chico, CA $85,561

Pittsfield, MA $85,336

Manchester, NH $85,178

Spokane, WA $84,812

Denver, CO $84,804

Albany, NY $84,413

Troy, NY $84,380

Nassau, NY $84,291

Schenectady, NY $84,205

Wilmington, DE $84,138

Burlington, VT $84,022

Salem, OR $83,989

Portland, ME $83,731

Yakima, WA $83,648

Rochester, MN $83,390

Reno, NV $83,348

Fresno, CA $83,348

Milwaukee, WI $83,273

Detroit, MI $83,190

Ann Arbor, MI $83,176

Allentown, PA $83,165

Colorado Springs, CO $83,024

Syracuse, NY $82,982

Carson City, NV $82,982

Houston, TX $82,866

Eugene, OR $82,824

Gary, IN $82,724

Springfield, OR $82,658

Bismarck, ND $82,641

Galveston, TX $82,583

Medford, OR $82,458

Fort Collins, CO $82,425

Concord, NH $82,383

Austin, TX $82,358

Mesa, AZ $82,184

Reading, PA $82,175

Phoenix, AZ $82,167

Dallas, TX $82,142

Saint Cloud, MN $82,062

Madison, WI $81,951

Utica, NY $81,726

Rochester, NY $81,593

Des Moines, IA $81,585

Raleigh, NC $81,576

Atlanta, GA $81,452

Battle Creek, MI $81,427

Salt Lake City, UT $81,402

Lancaster, PA $81,277

Harrisburg, PA $81,160

Kansas City, MO $81,077

Champaign, IL $81,061

Kansas City, KS $81,061

Fort Worth, TX $81,052

Columbus, OH $81,038

Boca Raton, FL $81,019

Pittsburgh, PA $80,986

Richmond, VA $80,952

Indianapolis, IN $80,936

Cleveland, OH $80,927

Las Vegas, NV $80,828

Cincinnati, OH $80,828

Petersburg, VA $80,703

Huntsville, AL $80,578

Lansing, MI $80,522

Lebanon, PA $80,512

Pueblo, CO $80,503

Appleton, WI $80,478

Buffalo, NY $80,445

Dayton, OH $80,420

Racine, WI $80,403

Charlotte, NC $80,395

Saint Louis, MO $80,370

York, PA $80,320

Elkhart, IN $80,320

Gastonia, NC $80,304

Billings, MT $80,284

Beaumont, TX $80,262

Lorain, OH $80,245

Benton Harbor, MI $80,229

Toledo, OH $80,212

Binghamton, NY $80,171

Rock Hill, SC $80,162

Rockford, IL $80,121

Springfield, IL $80,087

Elyria, OH $80,079

Fargo, ND $80,079

Flagstaff, AZ $80,021

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,971

Duluth, MN $79,921

Miami, FL $79,921

Cheyenne, WY $79,863

Grand Forks, ND $79,863

Bangor, ME $79,680

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,588

Durham, NC $79,553

Louisville, KY $79,547

Grand Rapids, MI $79,530

Hialeah, FL $79,522

Casper, WY $79,405

Scranton, PA $79,305

New Orleans, LA $79,280

Virginia Beach, VA $79,272

Akron, OH $79,231

Peoria, IL $79,122

Sarasota, FL $79,106

Nashville, TN $79,048

Omaha, NE $79,048

Green Bay, WI $79,048

Baton Rouge, LA $79,006

Charleston, SC $78,989

Jamestown, NY $78,948

Davenport, IA $78,948

Tucson, AZ $78,906

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,856

Tampa, FL $78,840

Evansville, IN $78,790

Port Arthur, TX $78,790

Bradenton, FL $78,756

Santa Fe, NM $78,607

Orlando, FL $78,457

Clearwater, FL $78,432

Canton, OH $78,257

La Crosse, WI $78,257

Albuquerque, NM $78,207

Newport News, VA $78,199

High Point, NC $78,174

Ogden, UT $78,141

Corpus Christi, TX $78,074

Norfolk, VA $78,024

Laramie, WY $78,024

Rock Island, IL $77,975

Saginaw, MI $77,958

Jacksonville, FL $77,950

Salisbury, NC $77,933

Boise, ID $77,916

Moline, IL $77,875

Fort Myers, FL $77,850

Memphis, TN $77,833

Tulsa, OK $77,792

Waterloo, IA $77,742

Spartanburg, SC $77,658

Lincoln, NE $77,617

Fort Wayne, IN $77,600

Provo, UT $77,592

Cedar Falls, IA $77,492

San Antonio, TX $77,459

Greensboro, NC $77,426

South Bend, IN $77,417

Savannah, GA $77,326

Muskegon, MI $77,292

Birmingham, AL $77,284

Winston Salem, NC $77,243

Lake Charles, LA $77,043

Anderson, IN $77,026

Lexington, KY $77,001

Augusta, GA $76,976

Greenville, SC $76,976

Lima, OH $76,910

Wichita, KS $76,901

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,901

Columbia, SC $76,827

Springfield, OH $76,810

Asheville, NC $76,677

Bloomington, IN $76,619

Knoxville, TN $76,319

Shreveport, LA $76,311

Wilmington, NC $76,203

Roanoke, VA $76,203

Topeka, KS $76,053

Frankfort, KY $76,044

Oklahoma City, OK $75,986

Chillicothe, OH $75,953

Longview, TX $75,945

Melbourne, FL $75,937

Sioux Falls, SD $75,803

Mobile, AL $75,795

Terre Haute, IN $75,762

Altoona, PA $75,712

Amarillo, TX $75,654

Killeen, TX $75,629

Fayetteville, AR $75,562

Chattanooga, TN $75,537

Sioux City, IA $75,462

Idaho Falls, ID $75,446

Lynchburg, VA $75,379

Gainesville, FL $75,271

Portsmouth, OH $75,230

Little Rock, AR $75,213

Lafayette, LA $75,180

Youngstown, OH $75,180

Daytona Beach, FL $75,130

Clarksville, TN $75,121

Pensacola, FL $75,113

Temple, TX $75,107

Hopkinsville, KY $74,864

Erie, PA $74,847

Florence, SC $74,814

Charleston, WV $74,681

Great Falls, MT $74,639

Macon, GA $74,522

Tallahassee, FL $74,514

Fayetteville, NC $74,498

Waco, TX $74,481

Helena, MT $74,423

Pine Bluff, AR $74,391

Vincennes, IN $74,290

Lubbock, TX $74,256

Alamogordo, NM $74,206

Twin Falls, ID $74,132

Rapid City, SD $74,107

Jackson, MS $73,957

Huntington, WV $73,951

Greenville, MS $73,949

Parkersburg, WV $73,864

Montgomery, AL $73,849

Wichita Falls, TX $73,766

Springfield, MO $73,766

Biloxi, MS $73,724

Monroe, LA $73,641

Johnstown, PA $73,583

Sumter, SC $73,549

Columbus, GA $73,541

Pascagoula, MS $73,383

Abilene, TX $73,383

Kingsport, TN $73,167

Albany, GA $73,167

Gulfport, MS $73,142

Alexandria, LA $72,867

Fort Smith, AR $72,659

El Paso, TX $72,435

Las Cruces, NM $72,060

Harlingen, TX $71,849

Pocatello, ID $71,836

Florence, AL $71,728

Brownsville, TX $71,711

Mcallen, TX $71,536

Dothan, AL $71,420

Columbus, MS $70,926

Altus, OK $70,538

Lawton, OK $70,380

Pierre, SD $70,081

What Skills Can Increase a Packing 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 Packing 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	$90,668	9%
Collaboration	$89,004	7%
Coaching	$88,173	6%
Initiative	$88,173	6%
Safety Procedures	$88,173	6%
Process Improvement	$88,173	6%

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

Understanding how a Packing 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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$75,363

Average $83,182/year

$94,973

$6,280

Average $6,932/month

$7,914

$1,449

Average $1,600/week

$1,826

$36

Average $40/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,973	$7,914	$1,826	$46
Average	$83,182	$6,932	$1,600	$40
25th Percentile	$75,363	$6,280	$1,449	$36

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Salary Trends for Packing Lead

Salaries for a Packing Lead can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $66,243 in 2023 to around $66,400 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Packing Lead salary trends, .

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