53 Series · SOC 53-7063
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$39,700
per year
Median Hourly
$19.09/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$42,840
average
Employment
46,690
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$31,480
25th Percentile
$36,020
Median
$39,700
75th Percentile
$48,220
90th Percentile
$57,010
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | $50,510 | +27% above national |
| 2 | New York | $50,490 | +27% above national |
| 3 | Minnesota | $49,630 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Kansas | $49,430 | +25% above national |
| 5 | Missouri | $47,470 | +20% above national |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $47,470 | +20% above national |
| 7 | Oregon | $45,590 | +15% above national |
| 8 | Maryland | $45,340 | +14% above national |
| 9 | Idaho | $45,130 | +14% above national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $45,110 | +14% above national |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $44,090 | +11% above national |
| 12 | Washington | $43,810 | +10% above national |
| 13 | Iowa | $43,280 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Delaware | $43,170 | +9% above national |
| 15 | New Jersey | $42,930 | +8% above national |
| 16 | Ohio | $42,910 | +8% above national |
| 17 | Maine | $42,120 | +6% above national |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $40,630 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Arizona | $39,870 | same as national |
| 20 | Michigan | $39,870 | same as national |
| 21 | Georgia | $39,550 | same as national |
| 22 | Nevada | $39,470 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Utah | $39,440 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Kentucky | $39,420 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Texas | $39,310 | 1% below national |
| 26 | California | $38,960 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Mississippi | $38,420 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Arkansas | $38,340 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Nebraska | $38,250 | 4% below national |
| 30 | South Dakota | $38,240 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Colorado | $38,020 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Florida | $37,700 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Indiana | $37,650 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Alabama | $37,070 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Vermont | $36,860 | 7% below national |
| 36 | Tennessee | $36,660 | 8% below national |
| 37 | South Carolina | $36,580 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Virginia | $36,450 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Connecticut | $36,280 | 9% below national |
| 40 | North Carolina | $36,120 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $35,690 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $30,790 | 22% below national |
| 43 | West Virginia | $29,820 | 25% below national |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | $20,890 | 47% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $71,910 | +81% above national |
| 2 | Columbus, OH | $59,320 | +49% above national |
| 3 | Visalia, CA | $55,680 | +40% above national |
| 4 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $54,710 | +38% above national |
| 5 | Lancaster, PA | $53,930 | +36% above national |
| 6 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $53,670 | +35% above national |
| 7 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $53,190 | +34% above national |
| 8 | Williamsport, PA | $53,020 | +34% above national |
| 9 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $52,220 | +32% above national |
| 10 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $51,520 | +30% above national |
| 11 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $51,500 | +30% above national |
| 12 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $51,350 | +29% above national |
| 13 | Columbia, SC | $50,080 | +26% above national |
| 14 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $50,080 | +26% above national |
| 15 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,740 | +25% above national |
| 16 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,280 | +24% above national |
| 17 | York-Hanover, PA | $49,240 | +24% above national |
| 18 | Springfield, MO | $49,130 | +24% above national |
| 19 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $48,960 | +23% above national |
| 20 | Pittsburgh, PA | $48,580 | +22% above national |
| 21 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,500 | +22% above national |
| 22 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,500 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Richmond, VA | $48,410 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $48,320 | +22% above national |
| 25 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $48,120 | +21% above national |
| 26 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,110 | +21% above national |
| 27 | Vineland, NJ | $47,780 | +20% above national |
| 28 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,610 | +20% above national |
| 29 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $47,490 | +20% above national |
| 30 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,340 | +19% above national |
| 31 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,080 | +19% above national |
| 32 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,020 | +18% above national |
| 33 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,980 | +18% above national |
| 34 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $46,850 | +18% above national |
| 35 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $46,840 | +18% above national |
| 36 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $46,770 | +18% above national |
| 37 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,760 | +18% above national |
| 38 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,760 | +18% above national |
| 39 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $46,710 | +18% above national |
| 40 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $46,700 | +18% above national |
| 41 | Harrisonburg, VA | $46,580 | +17% above national |
| 42 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $46,510 | +17% above national |
| 43 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,290 | +17% above national |
| 44 | Medford, OR | $46,210 | +16% above national |
| 45 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,200 | +16% above national |
| 46 | Toledo, OH | $46,030 | +16% above national |
| 47 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,010 | +16% above national |
| 48 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,960 | +16% above national |
| 49 | Reading, PA | $45,910 | +16% above national |
| 50 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $45,890 | +16% above national |
| 51 | Salem, OR | $45,760 | +15% above national |
| 52 | Albany, OR | $45,700 | +15% above national |
| 53 | Akron, OH | $45,660 | +15% above national |
| 54 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,550 | +15% above national |
| 55 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $45,500 | +15% above national |
| 56 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $45,430 | +14% above national |
| 57 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $45,390 | +14% above national |
| 58 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,290 | +14% above national |
| 59 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $45,180 | +14% above national |
| 60 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $45,130 | +14% above national |
| 61 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $45,020 | +13% above national |
| 62 | Gettysburg, PA | $44,090 | +11% above national |
| 63 | Joplin, MO-KS | $44,010 | +11% above national |
| 64 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $43,940 | +11% above national |
| 65 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $43,930 | +11% above national |
| 66 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $43,850 | +10% above national |
| 67 | Columbus, IN | $43,770 | +10% above national |
| 68 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $43,640 | +10% above national |
| 69 | El Paso, TX | $43,540 | +10% above national |
| 70 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $43,490 | +10% above national |
| 71 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $43,330 | +9% above national |
| 72 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $43,330 | +9% above national |
| 73 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $43,280 | +9% above national |
| 74 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $43,240 | +9% above national |
| 75 | Jefferson City, MO | $43,050 | +8% above national |
| 76 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $42,740 | +8% above national |
| 77 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $42,650 | +7% above national |
| 78 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $42,570 | +7% above national |
| 79 | Springfield, OH | $42,540 | +7% above national |
| 80 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $42,430 | +7% above national |
| 81 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $42,250 | +6% above national |
| 82 | Owensboro, KY | $42,140 | +6% above national |
| 83 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $42,060 | +6% above national |
| 84 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $41,670 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Syracuse, NY | $41,600 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $41,400 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Amarillo, TX | $41,390 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $41,360 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Jacksonville, FL | $41,000 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $40,970 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $40,940 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Merced, CA | $40,910 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $40,770 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $40,750 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $40,730 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $40,710 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Cleveland, OH | $40,580 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,490 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $40,460 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Reno, NV | $40,400 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $40,350 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $40,350 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Modesto, CA | $40,280 | +1% above national |
| 104 | Birmingham, AL | $40,150 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $39,970 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $39,870 | same as national |
| 107 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,870 | same as national |
| 108 | Fresno, CA | $39,850 | same as national |
| 109 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $39,830 | same as national |
| 110 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $39,740 | same as national |
| 111 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $39,710 | same as national |
| 112 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $39,680 | same as national |
| 113 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $39,520 | same as national |
| 114 | Bend, OR | $39,210 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $39,160 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $39,100 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $38,910 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $38,830 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,730 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $38,710 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Columbus, GA-AL | $38,590 | 3% below national |
| 122 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $38,520 | 3% below national |
| 123 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,480 | 3% below national |
| 124 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $38,400 | 3% below national |
| 125 | Decatur, AL | $38,260 | 4% below national |
| 126 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $38,240 | 4% below national |
| 127 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $38,240 | 4% below national |
| 128 | Omaha, NE-IA | $38,150 | 4% below national |
| 129 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $38,020 | 4% below national |
| 130 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,860 | 5% below national |
| 131 | Bellingham, WA | $37,850 | 5% below national |
| 132 | Knoxville, TN | $37,840 | 5% below national |
| 133 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,650 | 5% below national |
| 134 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,610 | 5% below national |
| 135 | Asheville, NC | $37,460 | 6% below national |
| 136 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $37,270 | 6% below national |
| 137 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $37,210 | 6% below national |
| 138 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,130 | 6% below national |
| 139 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,070 | 7% below national |
| 140 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $37,040 | 7% below national |
| 141 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,910 | 7% below national |
| 142 | Montgomery, AL | $36,870 | 7% below national |
| 143 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,730 | 7% below national |
| 144 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,660 | 8% below national |
| 145 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,620 | 8% below national |
| 146 | Rochester, NY | $36,560 | 8% below national |
| 147 | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,550 | 8% below national |
| 148 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $36,330 | 8% below national |
| 149 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $36,280 | 9% below national |
| 150 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $36,280 | 9% below national |
| 151 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $36,250 | 9% below national |
| 152 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $36,220 | 9% below national |
| 153 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $36,200 | 9% below national |
| 154 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $36,160 | 9% below national |
| 155 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $36,130 | 9% below national |
| 156 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $36,120 | 9% below national |
| 157 | Yakima, WA | $36,100 | 9% below national |
| 158 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,040 | 9% below national |
| 159 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $36,020 | 9% below national |
| 160 | Tulsa, OK | $35,690 | 10% below national |
| 161 | Mansfield, OH | $35,640 | 10% below national |
| 162 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,640 | 10% below national |
| 163 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $35,560 | 10% below national |
| 164 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,550 | 10% below national |
| 165 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,380 | 11% below national |
| 166 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,300 | 11% below national |
| 167 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $35,200 | 11% below national |
| 168 | Winston-Salem, NC | $35,140 | 11% below national |
| 169 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $35,070 | 12% below national |
| 170 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $35,020 | 12% below national |
| 171 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,850 | 12% below national |
| 172 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,590 | 13% below national |
| 173 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,560 | 13% below national |
| 174 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,480 | 13% below national |
| 175 | Ogden, UT | $34,090 | 14% below national |
| 176 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $33,900 | 15% below national |
| 177 | Gainesville, GA | $33,370 | 16% below national |
| 178 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $33,300 | 16% below national |
| 179 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $33,300 | 16% below national |
| 180 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $33,220 | 16% below national |
| 181 | Huntsville, AL | $33,060 | 17% below national |
| 182 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $32,740 | 18% below national |
| 183 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $32,550 | 18% below national |
| 184 | Lynchburg, VA | $32,240 | 19% below national |
| 185 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $31,980 | 19% below national |
| 186 | Jackson, MS | $31,710 | 20% below national |
| 187 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $31,170 | 21% below national |
| 188 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $29,890 | 25% below national |
| 189 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $29,840 | 25% below national |
| 190 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29,580 | 25% below national |
| 191 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,390 | 26% below national |
| 192 | Florence, SC | $29,210 | 26% below national |
| 193 | Oklahoma City, OK | $29,170 | 27% below national |
| 194 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $20,890 | 47% below national |
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