BLS metro-level wage data places Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay in Youngstown-Warren, OH at a median of $37,320 per year ($17.94/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $43,220, Youngstown-Warren pays 14% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 250 packaging and filling machine operators and tenderss are employed across the Youngstown-Warren MSA in SOC 51-9111.

The Youngstown-Warren pay distribution spans from $30,200 at the 10th percentile to $47,220 at the 90th — a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $34,000 and the 75th at $39,780, so half of Youngstown-Warren-based packaging and filling machine operators and tenderss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Youngstown-Warren, OH covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide OH data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.