Package Design Salary in the United States

How much does a Package Design make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Package Design in the United States is $76,294 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,581
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,363 to $83,249
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,052
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Package Design Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $83,249 $6,937 $1,601 $40
Average $76,294 $6,358 $1,467 $37
25th Percentile $69,363 $5,780 $1,334 $33
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Key Factors That Influence Package Design Salaries

A Package Design'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 Package Design 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 Package Designs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

  • District of Columbia: $84,472.
  • California: $84,152.
  • Massachusetts: $83,031.

Top Paying Cities for Package Designs

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: $96,229
  • San Francisco: $95,283
  • Oakland: $93,170

What Skills Can Increase a Package Design's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Analysis (Mentioned in 5.12% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
  • Carpentry (Mentioned in 3.28% Job Postings): Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did the rougher work such as framing, but today many other materials are also used and sometimes the finer trades of cabinetmaking and furniture building are considered carpentry. In the United States, 98.5% of carpenters are male, and it was the fourth most male-dominated occupation in the country in 1999. In 2006 in the United States, there were about 1.5 million carpentry positions. Carpenters are usually the first tradesmen on a job and the last to leave. Carpenters normally framed post-and-beam buildings until the end of the 19th century; now this old fashioned carpentry is called timber framing. Carpenters learn this trade by being employed through an apprenticeship training—normally 4 years—and qualify by successfully completing that country's competence test in places such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and South Africa. It is also common that the skill can be learned by gaining work experience other than a formal training program, which may be the case in many places.
  • Painting (Mentioned in 1.95% Job Postings): Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. The final work is also called a painting. Painting is an important form in the visual arts, bringing in elements such as drawing, gesture (as in gestural painting), composition, narration (as in narrative art), or abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in a still life or landscape painting), photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic (as in Symbolist art), emotive (as in Expressionism), or political in nature (as in Artivism). A portion of the history of painting in both Eastern and Western art is dominated by religious art. Examples of this kind of painting range from artwork depicting mythological figures on pottery, to Biblical scenes Sistine Chapel ceiling, to scenes from the life of Buddha or other images of Eastern religious origin.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Analysis 5.12%
Carpentry 3.28%
Painting 1.95%
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 Package Design's salary.
  • DevOps: Can increase your salary by up to 38%.
  • Cybersecurity: Can increase your salary by up to 27%.
  • AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 25%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
DevOps
$105,285
38%
Cybersecurity
$96,893
27%
AWS
$95,367
25%
Penetration Testing
$90,790
19%
Information Security
$90,027
18%
Linux
$90,027
18%
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How Education impacts a Package Design's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Package Designs enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Package Design with a No Diploma is between $60,684 and $67,349).

Package Design Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Package Design
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 16.7%
High School 16.7%
Associates 16.7%
Bachelors 50.0%
Masters 0.0%
Doctorate 0.0%
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Package Design Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Package Design'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 March 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Package Design

Salaries for a Package Design can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $69,800 in 2023 to around $69,314 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Package Design salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Package Design Over Time

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$69,800
2024
$69,595
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