Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (TX), the median pay for packers and packagers, hand is $17.06 an hour ($35,490 a year). About 2,930 people work in this job there.

$17.06Median hourly pay
$29,010–$39,280Middle half of workers, yearly
2,930People in this job in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (TX)

That is 2% lower than the U.S. median ($36,280). It is 7% higher than the Texas median ($33,090).

Pay range for packers and packagers, hand in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (TX)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$11.55$24,030
25% of workers$13.95$29,010
Half of workers (median)$17.06$35,490
75% of workers$18.88$39,280
90% of workers$21.14$43,970

Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Texas metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Amarillo$35,650410
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (this page)$35,4902,930
Killeen-Temple$35,320290
San Angelo$34,990140
Midland$34,35090
College Station-Bryan$34,020320
Wichita Falls$33,910150
Tyler$33,550250
Corpus Christi$33,350320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington$33,09019,580
Texarkana$32,880110
San Antonio-New Braunfels$32,7603,040
Waco$32,680470
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands$30,6908,540
Sherman-Denison$30,340150
Longview$30,320390
Odessa$30,200130
Lubbock$29,940440
Beaumont-Port Arthur$28,800260
Laredo$28,730390
Abilene$28,180160
El Paso$26,380950
Brownsville-Harlingen$24,090630
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission$23,550860

Texas unemployment rate: 4.4% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for packers and packagers, hand

  • Typical education to start: No formal educational credential (BLS)
  • Related work experience most have: None (O*NET)
  • Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
  • Job outlook: -5% over ten years, declining · about 61,800 openings a year (BLS)

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Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$31,200
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,560

Other job titles for this job

Gift WrapperWarehouse Order PickerInserterCitrus Fruit PackerFruit PackerBulb PackerProduce WrapperShallot PackerTobacco PrizerVegetable PackerWool SackerBagger

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.