What are the main factors that influence a Variable Rate Picker's salary?

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

How does experience change A Variable Rate Picker's salary?

A Variable Rate Picker's salary grows with experience: an Order Picker I (0-1 years)earns $39,264, an Variable Rate Picker (1-3 years)earns $44,621, an Order Picker III (3-5 years)earns $49,335, an Order Picking Team Leader (5+ years)earns $48,949,

What are the highest paying states for a Variable Rate Picker?

Variable Rate Picker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Variable Rate Picker roles are District of Columbia $49,836, California $49,647, Massachusetts $48,985. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Variable Rate Picker roles make?

Salaries for Variable Rate Picker level roles vary by specialization: Rate Analyst: $82,705; Variable Compensation Analyst: $73,505; Variable Data Programmer: $67,297; Rate Technician: $48,104; Picker: $46,204.

How do different companies affect a Variable Rate Picker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Variable Rate Picker 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.

Variable Rate Picker Salary in the United States

How much does a Variable Rate Picker make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Variable Rate Picker in the United States is $45,011 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Variable Rate Picker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,132
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,995 to $50,309
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,338

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Variable Rate Picker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,309	$4,192	$967	$24
Average	$45,011	$3,751	$866	$22
25th Percentile	$40,995	$3,416	$788	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Variable Rate Picker Salaries

A Variable Rate Picker'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 Variable Rate Picker 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 Variable Rate Pickers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,836.
California: $49,647.
Massachusetts: $48,985.

District of Columbia $49,836

California $49,647

Massachusetts $48,985

Washington $48,805

New Jersey $48,787

Alaska $48,724

Connecticut $48,103

New York $47,851

Hawaii $47,045

Rhode Island $46,667

Maryland $46,411

Minnesota $46,059

Colorado $45,924

Illinois $45,879

Oregon $45,708

Delaware $45,582

New Hampshire $45,503

Virginia $45,326

Pennsylvania $44,808

Nevada $44,547

North Dakota $44,462

Michigan $44,327

Wisconsin $44,277

Vermont $44,178

Texas $43,903

Maine $43,885

Arizona $43,858

Ohio $43,827

Georgia $43,413

Indiana $43,206

Wyoming $43,165

Utah $43,102

Iowa $43,075

Kansas $42,859

Louisiana $42,796

North Carolina $42,774

Missouri $42,765

Florida $42,589

Montana $42,495

Nebraska $42,405

Kentucky $42,355

South Carolina $42,175

Tennessee $42,062

Idaho $42,017

New Mexico $41,689

Oklahoma $41,617

Alabama $41,351

South Dakota $40,906

Arkansas $40,663

West Virginia $40,532

Mississippi $40,141

Top Paying Cities for Variable Rate Pickers

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: $56,772
San Francisco: $56,150
Oakland: $54,967

San Jose, CA $56,772

San Francisco, CA $56,150

Oakland, CA $54,967

New York, NY $51,825

Paramus, NJ $51,195

Queens Village, NY $51,192

Passaic, NJ $51,150

Bergenfield, NJ $51,146

Stamford, CT $51,047

Huntington, NY $51,028

Newark, NJ $50,696

Bridgeport, CT $50,601

Vallejo, CA $50,511

New Brunswick, NJ $50,493

Petaluma, CA $50,466

Middlesex, NJ $50,380

Somerset, NJ $50,349

Santa Cruz, CA $50,290

Boston, MA $50,016

Monterey, CA $49,858

Seattle, WA $49,755

Santa Rosa, CA $49,746

Los Angeles, CA $49,732

Juneau, AK $49,615

Washington, DC $49,566

Orange, CA $49,406

Santa Ana, CA $49,287

Long Beach, CA $49,242

Anaheim, CA $49,233

Anchorage, AK $49,210

Santa Maria, CA $49,075

Everett, WA $49,066

Danbury, CT $48,908

Bremerton, WA $48,846

Tacoma, WA $48,684

New Suffolk, NY $48,683

Sacramento, CA $48,670

Santa Barbara, CA $48,621

Trenton, NJ $48,571

San Diego, CA $48,571

Brockton, MA $48,522

Fairbanks, AK $48,411

Lompoc, CA $48,296

Lowell, MA $48,260

Ventura, CA $48,251

Nashua, NH $48,242

Stockton, CA $48,238

Modesto, CA $47,909

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,810

Olympia, WA $47,725

Kennewick, WA $47,725

New Haven, CT $47,707

Lawrence, MA $47,545

Hartford, CT $47,500

Riverside, CA $47,491

New Bedford, MA $47,446

Richland, WA $47,446

Bakersfield, CA $47,383

San Bernardino, CA $47,365

New Britain, CT $47,360

Atlantic City, NJ $47,360

New London, CT $47,342

Norwich, CT $47,329

Portsmouth, NH $47,320

Boulder, CO $47,224

Portland, OR $47,162

Worcester, MA $47,158

Minneapolis, MN $47,018

Philadelphia, PA $46,955

Honolulu, HI $46,807

Saint Paul, MN $46,785

Vineland, NJ $46,775

Providence, RI $46,645

Chicago, IL $46,514

Bellingham, WA $46,460

Springfield, MA $46,424

Baltimore, MD $46,411

Chico, CA $46,298

Pittsfield, MA $46,176

Manchester, NH $46,091

Spokane, WA $45,893

Denver, CO $45,888

Albany, NY $45,677

Troy, NY $45,659

Nassau, NY $45,611

Schenectady, NY $45,564

Wilmington, DE $45,528

Burlington, VT $45,465

Salem, OR $45,447

Portland, ME $45,308

Yakima, WA $45,263

Rochester, MN $45,123

Reno, NV $45,101

Fresno, CA $45,101

Milwaukee, WI $45,060

Detroit, MI $45,015

Ann Arbor, MI $45,008

Allentown, PA $45,002

Colorado Springs, CO $44,925

Syracuse, NY $44,903

Carson City, NV $44,903

Houston, TX $44,840

Eugene, OR $44,817

Gary, IN $44,763

Springfield, OR $44,727

Bismarck, ND $44,718

Galveston, TX $44,687

Medford, OR $44,619

Fort Collins, CO $44,601

Concord, NH $44,579

Austin, TX $44,565

Mesa, AZ $44,471

Reading, PA $44,466

Phoenix, AZ $44,462

Dallas, TX $44,448

Saint Cloud, MN $44,405

Madison, WI $44,345

Utica, NY $44,223

Rochester, NY $44,151

Des Moines, IA $44,146

Raleigh, NC $44,142

Atlanta, GA $44,074

Battle Creek, MI $44,061

Salt Lake City, UT $44,047

Lancaster, PA $43,980

Harrisburg, PA $43,917

Kansas City, MO $43,872

Champaign, IL $43,863

Kansas City, KS $43,863

Fort Worth, TX $43,858

Columbus, OH $43,851

Boca Raton, FL $43,840

Pittsburgh, PA $43,822

Richmond, VA $43,804

Indianapolis, IN $43,795

Cleveland, OH $43,791

Las Vegas, NV $43,737

Cincinnati, OH $43,737

Petersburg, VA $43,669

Huntsville, AL $43,602

Lansing, MI $43,572

Lebanon, PA $43,566

Pueblo, CO $43,561

Appleton, WI $43,548

Buffalo, NY $43,530

Dayton, OH $43,516

Racine, WI $43,507

Charlotte, NC $43,503

Saint Louis, MO $43,489

York, PA $43,462

Elkhart, IN $43,462

Gastonia, NC $43,454

Billings, MT $43,443

Beaumont, TX $43,431

Lorain, OH $43,422

Benton Harbor, MI $43,413

Toledo, OH $43,404

Binghamton, NY $43,381

Rock Hill, SC $43,377

Rockford, IL $43,354

Springfield, IL $43,336

Elyria, OH $43,332

Fargo, ND $43,332

Flagstaff, AZ $43,300

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,273

Duluth, MN $43,246

Miami, FL $43,246

Cheyenne, WY $43,215

Grand Forks, ND $43,215

Bangor, ME $43,116

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,066

Durham, NC $43,047

Louisville, KY $43,044

Grand Rapids, MI $43,035

Hialeah, FL $43,030

Casper, WY $42,967

Scranton, PA $42,913

New Orleans, LA $42,900

Virginia Beach, VA $42,895

Akron, OH $42,873

Peoria, IL $42,814

Sarasota, FL $42,805

Nashville, TN $42,774

Omaha, NE $42,774

Green Bay, WI $42,774

Baton Rouge, LA $42,751

Charleston, SC $42,742

Jamestown, NY $42,720

Davenport, IA $42,720

Tucson, AZ $42,697

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,670

Tampa, FL $42,661

Evansville, IN $42,634

Port Arthur, TX $42,634

Bradenton, FL $42,616

Santa Fe, NM $42,535

Orlando, FL $42,454

Clearwater, FL $42,441

Canton, OH $42,346

La Crosse, WI $42,346

Albuquerque, NM $42,319

Newport News, VA $42,315

High Point, NC $42,301

Ogden, UT $42,283

Corpus Christi, TX $42,247

Norfolk, VA $42,220

Laramie, WY $42,220

Rock Island, IL $42,193

Saginaw, MI $42,184

Jacksonville, FL $42,180

Salisbury, NC $42,171

Boise, ID $42,162

Moline, IL $42,139

Fort Myers, FL $42,126

Memphis, TN $42,117

Tulsa, OK $42,094

Waterloo, IA $42,067

Spartanburg, SC $42,022

Lincoln, NE $41,999

Fort Wayne, IN $41,990

Provo, UT $41,986

Cedar Falls, IA $41,932

San Antonio, TX $41,914

Greensboro, NC $41,896

South Bend, IN $41,891

Savannah, GA $41,842

Muskegon, MI $41,824

Birmingham, AL $41,819

Winston Salem, NC $41,797

Lake Charles, LA $41,689

Anderson, IN $41,680

Lexington, KY $41,666

Augusta, GA $41,653

Greenville, SC $41,653

Lima, OH $41,617

Wichita, KS $41,612

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,612

Columbia, SC $41,572

Springfield, OH $41,563

Asheville, NC $41,491

Bloomington, IN $41,459

Knoxville, TN $41,297

Shreveport, LA $41,293

Wilmington, NC $41,234

Roanoke, VA $41,234

Topeka, KS $41,153

Frankfort, KY $41,148

Oklahoma City, OK $41,117

Chillicothe, OH $41,099

Longview, TX $41,095

Melbourne, FL $41,090

Sioux Falls, SD $41,018

Mobile, AL $41,014

Terre Haute, IN $40,996

Altoona, PA $40,969

Amarillo, TX $40,937

Killeen, TX $40,924

Fayetteville, AR $40,888

Chattanooga, TN $40,874

Sioux City, IA $40,834

Idaho Falls, ID $40,825

Lynchburg, VA $40,789

Gainesville, FL $40,730

Portsmouth, OH $40,708

Little Rock, AR $40,699

Lafayette, LA $40,681

Youngstown, OH $40,681

Daytona Beach, FL $40,654

Clarksville, TN $40,649

Pensacola, FL $40,645

Temple, TX $40,642

Hopkinsville, KY $40,510

Erie, PA $40,501

Florence, SC $40,483

Charleston, WV $40,411

Great Falls, MT $40,388

Macon, GA $40,325

Tallahassee, FL $40,321

Fayetteville, NC $40,312

Waco, TX $40,303

Helena, MT $40,271

Pine Bluff, AR $40,254

Vincennes, IN $40,199

Lubbock, TX $40,181

Alamogordo, NM $40,154

Twin Falls, ID $40,114

Rapid City, SD $40,100

Jackson, MS $40,019

Huntington, WV $40,016

Greenville, MS $40,015

Parkersburg, WV $39,969

Montgomery, AL $39,960

Wichita Falls, TX $39,915

Springfield, MO $39,915

Biloxi, MS $39,893

Monroe, LA $39,848

Johnstown, PA $39,816

Sumter, SC $39,798

Columbus, GA $39,794

Pascagoula, MS $39,708

Abilene, TX $39,708

Kingsport, TN $39,591

Albany, GA $39,591

Gulfport, MS $39,578

Alexandria, LA $39,429

Fort Smith, AR $39,317

El Paso, TX $39,195

Las Cruces, NM $38,993

Harlingen, TX $38,878

Pocatello, ID $38,871

Florence, AL $38,813

Brownsville, TX $38,804

Mcallen, TX $38,709

Dothan, AL $38,646

Columbus, MS $38,379

Altus, OK $38,169

Lawton, OK $38,084

Pierre, SD $37,922

What Skills Can Increase a Variable Rate Picker'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 a Variable Rate Picker'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	$46,811	4%
Product Quality	$46,811	4%
Purchasing	$46,811	4%
Insight	$46,361	3%
Initiative	$45,911	2%
Time Management	$45,911	2%

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How Education impacts a Variable Rate Picker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Variable Rate Pickers 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 a Variable Rate Picker with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $39,709 and $42,188).

Variable Rate Picker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Variable Rate Picker

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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Variable Rate Picker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Variable Rate Picker'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

$40,995

Average $45,011/year

$50,309

$3,416

Average $3,751/month

$4,192

$788

Average $866/week

$967

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,309	$4,192	$967	$24
Average	$45,011	$3,751	$866	$22
25th Percentile	$40,995	$3,416	$788	$20

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Salary Trends for Variable Rate Picker

Salaries for a Variable Rate Picker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $36,858 in 2023 to around $36,705 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Variable Rate Picker salary trends, .

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2023

$36,858

2024

$36,937

2025

$36,705

2026

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2023	$36,858
2024	$36,937
2025	$36,705
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