What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Packaging Operator's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Packaging Operator?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Packaging Operator roles, with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Packaging Operator's salary?

An Assistant Packaging Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,776 for beginners, reaching about $63,950 at mid-level, and approach $67,858 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Packaging Operator?

Assistant Packaging Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Packaging Operator roles are District of Columbia $47,465, California $47,285, Massachusetts $46,655. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Packaging Operator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Packaging Operator level roles vary by specialization: Senior Packaging Machine Operator: $49,390; Packaging Machine Operator III: $49,384; Intermediate Packaging Machine Operator: $44,470; Packaging Machine Operator II: $44,464; Packaging Machine Operator: $43,765.

Assistant Packaging Operator Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Assistant Packaging Operator make in Connecticut? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Packaging Operator in Connecticut is $45,815 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Assistant Packaging Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,342
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,601 to $50,802
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,675

10% $39,675

50% (Median) $45,815

90% $55,342

Assistant Packaging Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,802	$4,233	$977	$24
Average	$45,815	$3,818	$881	$22
25th Percentile	$42,601	$3,550	$819	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Packaging Operator Salaries

An Assistant Packaging Operator'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Packaging Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Packaging Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,776
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,268
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,950
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,593
Expert (over 8 years): $67,858

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Packaging Operator	less than 1 year	$44,776
Production Technician II	1-2 years	$57,268
Production Technician III	2-4 years	$63,950
Production Technician IV	5-8 years	$70,593
Production Team Leader	over 8 years	$67,858

How Do Assistant Packaging Operator 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 Assistant Packaging Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,465.
California: $47,285.
Massachusetts: $46,655.

District of Columbia $47,465 California $47,285 Massachusetts $46,655 Washington $46,484 New Jersey $46,467 Alaska $46,407 Connecticut $45,815 New York $45,575

Hawaii $44,808 Rhode Island $44,447 Maryland $44,203 Minnesota $43,869 Colorado $43,740 Illinois $43,697 Oregon $43,534 Delaware $43,414

New Hampshire $43,339 Virginia $43,170 Pennsylvania $42,677 Nevada $42,428 North Dakota $42,347 Michigan $42,218 Wisconsin $42,171 Vermont $42,077

Texas $41,815 Maine $41,798 Arizona $41,772 Ohio $41,742 Georgia $41,348 Indiana $41,151 Wyoming $41,112 Utah $41,052

Iowa $41,026 Kansas $40,821 Louisiana $40,761 North Carolina $40,739 Missouri $40,731 Florida $40,563 Montana $40,473 Nebraska $40,388

Kentucky $40,340 South Carolina $40,169 Tennessee $40,062 Idaho $40,019 New Mexico $39,706 Oklahoma $39,637 Alabama $39,384 South Dakota $38,960

Arkansas $38,729 West Virginia $38,604 Mississippi $38,231

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Packaging Operator

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:

Old Mystic: $45,088
Oneco: $44,972
Avon: $45,174

Old Mystic, CT $45,088

Oneco, CT $44,972

Avon, CT $45,174

Bloomfield, CT $45,200

Windsor, CT $45,201

Bristol, CT $45,197

Burlington, CT $45,194

Broad Brook, CT $44,949

Canaan, CT $44,980

Canton, CT $45,153

Canton Center, CT $45,139

Colebrook, CT $44,981

Collinsville, CT $45,149

East Berlin, CT $45,125

East Canaan, CT $45,030

East Glastonbury, CT $45,201

East Granby, CT $44,955

East Hartland, CT $44,840

East Windsor Hill, CT $45,166

Ellington, CT $44,851

Farmington, CT $45,126

Falls Village, CT $45,134

Glastonbury, CT $45,202

Granby, CT $44,863

Berlin, CT $45,121

Lakeville, CT $45,172

Manchester, CT $45,197

Bolton, CT $45,138

New Britain, CT $45,108

New Hartford, CT $45,186

Norfolk, CT $45,092

North Canton, CT $45,105

North Granby, CT $44,731

Pine Meadow, CT $45,146

Plainville, CT $45,125

Barkhamsted, CT $45,056

Poquonock, CT $45,166

Riverton, CT $45,000

Vernon Rockville, CT $45,077

Rocky Hill, CT $45,152

Salisbury, CT $44,869

Sharon, CT $45,514

Simsbury, CT $45,135

Somers, CT $44,482

Somersville, CT $44,473

South Glastonbury, CT $45,190

South Windsor, CT $45,183

North Windham, CT $45,078

Pomfret Center, CT $45,030

Putnam, CT $45,005

Quinebaug, CT $45,018

Rogers, CT $45,003

Scotland, CT $45,080

South Willington, CT $44,967

South Windham, CT $45,090

South Woodstock, CT $45,026

Storrs Mansfield, CT $45,053

Thompson, CT $45,014

Ashford, CT $44,975

Willington, CT $44,961

Windham, CT $45,083

Woodstock, CT $45,013

Woodstock Valley, CT $44,994

New London, CT $45,090

Baltic, CT $45,080

Canterbury, CT $45,061

Central Village, CT $45,025

East Lyme, CT $45,105

Bozrah, CT $45,085

Gales Ferry, CT $45,087

Gilman, CT $45,094

Mashantucket, CT $45,083

Ledyard, CT $45,087

Groton, CT $45,090

Hanover, CT $45,079

Jewett City, CT $45,077

Montville, CT $45,089

Moosup, CT $45,003

Mystic, CT $45,088

Niantic, CT $45,102

North Stonington, CT $45,066

Norwich, CT $45,078

Preston, CT $45,078

Oakdale, CT $45,101

Old Lyme, CT $45,189

Stafford, CT $44,776

Stafford Springs, CT $44,799

Staffordville, CT $44,734

Suffield, CT $44,439

Taconic, CT $45,033

Tariffville, CT $45,055

Enfield, CT $44,430

Tolland, CT $44,944

Unionville, CT $45,164

East Windsor, CT $44,891

Weatogue, CT $45,177

West Granby, CT $44,959

West Hartland, CT $44,856

West Simsbury, CT $45,129

West Suffield, CT $44,447

Winchester Center, CT $45,134

Windsor Locks, CT $44,892

Winsted, CT $45,129

Hartford, CT $45,240

West Hartford, CT $45,202

East Hartford, CT $45,237

Wethersfield, CT $45,200

Newington, CT $45,117

Plainfield, CT $45,045

Quaker Hill, CT $45,090

South Lyme, CT $45,132

Sterling, CT $44,961

Stonington, CT $45,079

Pawcatuck, CT $45,054

Taftville, CT $45,078

Uncasville, CT $45,087

Versailles, CT $45,075

Voluntown, CT $45,042

Waterford, CT $45,091

Wauregan, CT $45,022

West Mystic, CT $45,089

Yantic, CT $45,081

Ansonia, CT $45,989

Beacon Falls, CT $45,867

Botsford, CT $46,712

Branford, CT $45,558

Cheshire, CT $45,474

Centerbrook, CT $45,329

Chester, CT $45,329

Clinton, CT $45,526

Cobalt, CT $45,205

Colchester, CT $45,162

Cromwell, CT $45,150

Deep River, CT $45,355

Derby, CT $46,199

Killingworth, CT $45,469

Salem, CT $45,128

Durham, CT $45,358

East Haddam, CT $45,228

East Hampton, CT $45,219

Essex, CT $45,289

Guilford, CT $45,598

Haddam, CT $45,314

Hadlyme, CT $45,252

Hawleyville, CT $46,595

Higganum, CT $45,325

Ivoryton, CT $45,338

Madison, CT $45,543

Marion, CT $45,349

Marlborough, CT $45,191

Meriden, CT $45,228

Middlefield, CT $45,262

Middle Haddam, CT $45,237

Middletown, CT $45,209

Milford, CT $46,846

Milldale, CT $45,276

Monroe, CT $47,314

Moodus, CT $45,240

Newtown, CT $46,686

North Branford, CT $45,544

Northford, CT $45,537

North Haven, CT $45,503

North Westchester, CT $45,157

Old Saybrook, CT $45,307

Orange, CT $45,713

Oxford, CT $46,229

Plantsville, CT $45,273

Portland, CT $45,186

Rockfall, CT $45,211

Sandy Hook, CT $46,645

Seymour, CT $46,014

Shelton, CT $47,166

South Britain, CT $46,398

Southbury, CT $46,383

Southington, CT $45,156

Stevenson, CT $47,414

Wallingford, CT $45,459

Stratford, CT $48,069

Westbrook, CT $45,420

New Haven, CT $45,438

East Haven, CT $45,459

Hamden, CT $45,499

West Haven, CT $45,477

Bethany, CT $45,671

Woodbridge, CT $45,573

Willimantic, CT $45,090

Abington, CT $45,024

Amston, CT $45,137

Andover, CT $45,117

Ballouville, CT $44,985

Brooklyn, CT $45,024

Chaplin, CT $45,063

Columbia, CT $45,122

Coventry, CT $45,093

Danielson, CT $44,970

Dayville, CT $44,973

Eastford, CT $45,004

East Killingly, CT $44,928

East Woodstock, CT $45,021

Fabyan, CT $45,021

Grosvenor Dale, CT $45,021

Hampton, CT $45,048

Hebron, CT $45,145

Lebanon, CT $45,105

Mansfield Center, CT $45,066

Mansfield Depot, CT $45,068

North Franklin, CT $45,085

North Grosvenordale, CT $45,024

Pomfret, CT $45,027

Bridgeport, CT $48,194

Trumbull, CT $47,935

Easton, CT $47,908

Waterbury, CT $45,621

Prospect, CT $45,610

Wolcott, CT $45,356

Bantam, CT $45,785

Bethlehem, CT $45,885

Cornwall, CT $45,566

Cornwall Bridge, CT $45,831

Gaylordsville, CT $46,246

Goshen, CT $45,451

Kent, CT $45,923

Lakeside, CT $45,835

Litchfield, CT $45,620

Middlebury, CT $45,940

Morris, CT $45,761

Naugatuck, CT $45,825

New Milford, CT $46,386

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $46,005

Northfield, CT $45,468

Oakville, CT $45,653

Pequabuck, CT $45,304

Plymouth, CT $45,452

Roxbury, CT $46,351

Sherman, CT $46,440

South Kent, CT $46,028

Terryville, CT $45,338

Thomaston, CT $45,522

Torrington, CT $45,323

Harwinton, CT $45,335

Washington, CT $46,103

Washington Depot, CT $46,133

Watertown, CT $45,717

West Cornwall, CT $45,427

Woodbury, CT $46,075

Bethel, CT $46,649

Brookfield, CT $46,575

Cos Cob, CT $48,607

Danbury, CT $46,581

New Fairfield, CT $46,582

Darien, CT $48,593

Fairfield, CT $48,165

Georgetown, CT $47,780

Greenwich, CT $48,571

Greens Farms, CT $48,137

New Canaan, CT $48,390

Norwalk, CT $48,421

Old Greenwich, CT $48,607

Redding Center, CT $47,325

Redding Ridge, CT $47,325

Ridgefield, CT $46,909

Riverside, CT $48,605

Westport, CT $48,138

Weston, CT $47,940

Southport, CT $48,154

Redding, CT $47,219

Wilton, CT $47,988

Stamford, CT $48,619

Bridgewater, CT $46,509

Assistant Packaging Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Packaging Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 44% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Packaging Operator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Packaging Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Packaging Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$55,894	$27.0	22%
Internet	$53,603	$26.0	17%
Aerospace & Defense	$51,313	$25.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$50,396	$24.0	10%
Financial Services	$50,396	$24.0	10%

Assistant Packaging Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Packaging Operator'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.

$42,601

Average $45,815/year

$50,802

$3,550

Average $3,818/month

$4,233

$819

Average $881/week

$977

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,802	$4,233	$977	$24
Average	$45,815	$3,818	$881	$22
25th Percentile	$42,601	$3,550	$819	$20

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