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Machine Feeders and Offbearers — wages and employment

Machine Feeders and Offbearers earned a median annual wage of $39,700 in the United States in May 2024, with 46,690 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $39,700SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Machine Feeders and Offbearers earned a median annual wage of $39,700 in the United States in May 2024, with 46,690 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $31,480 or less, the best-paid tenth $57,010 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $39,250 to $39,700, +1.1 %. The best-paying state is Louisiana at $50,510; the lowest Puerto Rico at $20,890. Among metropolitan areas, Kansas City, MO-KS pays the highest median, $71,910. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Louisiana$50,510140
New York$50,4901,250
Minnesota$49,630400
Kansas$49,430480
Missouri$47,470980
Wisconsin$47,470450
Oregon$45,5902,390
Maryland$45,340200
Idaho$45,130150
New Hampshire$45,110270
Pennsylvania$44,0901,370
Washington$43,8101,160
Iowa$43,280690
Delaware$43,17070
New Jersey$42,930650
Ohio$42,9103,650
Maine$42,120100
Massachusetts$40,630290
Arizona$39,870210
Michigan$39,870680
Georgia$39,5501,920
Nevada$39,470230
Utah$39,440160
Kentucky$39,420940
Texas$39,3103,510
California$38,9606,900
Mississippi$38,420870
Arkansas$38,340930
Nebraska$38,250250
South Dakota$38,240740
Colorado$38,020590
Florida$37,700860
Indiana$37,6503,450
Alabama$37,0702,380
Vermont$36,86030
Tennessee$36,660560
South Carolina$36,580720
Virginia$36,4501,620
Connecticut$36,280—
North Carolina$36,1201,980
Oklahoma$35,690310
Rhode Island$30,790200
West Virginia$29,820280
Puerto Rico$20,89040

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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