The median annual wage for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in North Carolina is $40,640 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,800.
Pay spans roughly $31,450 at the 10th percentile to $59,510 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.54 per hour. An estimated 13,460 people work as packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $40,640 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.54 |
| 10th percentile | $31,450 |
| 90th percentile | $59,510 |
| Employment | 13,460 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.