Packaging Engineer Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Packaging Engineer make in Nebraska?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Packaging Engineer in Nebraska is $100,453 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

However, a Packaging Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $119,371
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,576 to $110,356
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,494

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Packaging Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,356	$9,196	$2,122	$53
Average	$100,453	$8,371	$1,932	$48
25th Percentile	$91,576	$7,631	$1,761	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Packaging Engineer Salaries

A Packaging Engineer'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 Packaging Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Packaging Engineer'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): $74,062
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,442
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $100,283
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $123,525
Expert (over 8 years): $154,977

Levels	Salary
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$74,062
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$84,442
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$100,283
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$123,525
Packaging... Level Packaging Engineer	$154,977

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How Do Packaging Engineer 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 Packaging Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $118,070.
California: $117,622.
Massachusetts: $116,055.

District of Columbia $118,070 California $117,622 Massachusetts $116,055 Washington $115,628 New Jersey $115,585 Alaska $115,436 Connecticut $113,965 New York $113,367

Hawaii $111,459 Rhode Island $110,563 Maryland $109,955 Minnesota $109,123 Colorado $108,803 Illinois $108,697 Oregon $108,291 Delaware $107,993

New Hampshire $107,805 Virginia $107,385 Pennsylvania $106,159 Nevada $105,540 North Dakota $105,338 Michigan $105,018 Wisconsin $104,900 Vermont $104,666

Texas $104,015 Maine $103,973 Arizona $103,909 Ohio $103,834 Georgia $102,853 Indiana $102,362 Wyoming $102,266 Utah $102,117

Iowa $102,053 Kansas $101,541 Louisiana $101,392 North Carolina $101,339 Missouri $101,317 Florida $100,901 Montana $100,677 Nebraska $100,464

Kentucky $100,347 South Carolina $99,920 Tennessee $99,654 Idaho $99,547 New Mexico $98,769 Oklahoma $98,598 Alabama $97,969 South Dakota $96,913

Arkansas $96,337 West Virginia $96,028 Mississippi $95,100

Top Paying Cities for Packaging Engineers

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:

Offutt A F B: $100,955
La Vista: $101,051
Adams: $98,118

Offutt A F B, NE $100,955 La Vista, NE $101,051 Adams, NE $98,118 Alexandria, NE $98,118 Alvo, NE $98,769 Auburn, NE $98,118 Avoca, NE $98,843 Barneston, NE $98,118

Beatrice, NE $98,118 Beaver Crossing, NE $98,118 Bee, NE $98,395 Belvidere, NE $98,118 Benedict, NE $98,118 Bennet, NE $99,046 Blue Springs, NE $98,118 Bradshaw, NE $98,118

Brock, NE $98,118 Brownville, NE $98,886 Bruning, NE $98,118 Burchard, NE $98,118 Burr, NE $98,118 Byron, NE $98,118 Carleton, NE $98,118 Chester, NE $98,118

Clatonia, NE $98,118 Cook, NE $98,118 Cordova, NE $98,118 Cortland, NE $98,395 Crab Orchard, NE $98,118 Crete, NE $98,673 Davenport, NE $98,118 Davey, NE $99,408

Dawson, NE $98,118 Daykin, NE $98,118 Denton, NE $99,504 Deshler, NE $98,118 De Witt, NE $98,118 Diller, NE $98,118 Dorchester, NE $98,214 Douglas, NE $98,299

Du Bois, NE $97,190 Dunbar, NE $98,705 Eagle, NE $99,046 Elk Creek, NE $98,118 Elmwood, NE $98,843 Endicott, NE $98,118 Exeter, NE $98,118 Fairbury, NE $98,118

Fairmont, NE $98,118 Falls City, NE $96,263 Filley, NE $98,118 Firth, NE $98,491 Friend, NE $98,118 Garland, NE $98,950 Geneva, NE $98,118 Gilead, NE $98,118

Goehner, NE $98,118 Grafton, NE $98,118 Greenwood, NE $98,854 Gresham, NE $98,118 Wilcox, NE $98,118 Alma, NE $98,118 Arapahoe, NE $98,118 Atlanta, NE $98,118

Axtell, NE $98,118 Ayr, NE $98,118 Beaver City, NE $98,118 Bertrand, NE $98,118 Bladen, NE $98,118 Bloomington, NE $98,118 Blue Hill, NE $98,118 Campbell, NE $98,118

Clay Center, NE $98,118 Deweese, NE $98,118 Edgar, NE $98,118 Edison, NE $98,118 Elwood, NE $98,118 Fairfield, NE $98,118 Franklin, NE $98,118 Funk, NE $98,118

Glenvil, NE $98,118 Guide Rock, NE $98,118 Hardy, NE $98,118 Harvard, NE $98,118 Heartwell, NE $98,118 Hendley, NE $98,118 Hildreth, NE $98,118 Holbrook, NE $98,118

Holdrege, NE $98,118 Holstein, NE $98,118 Inavale, NE $98,118 Inland, NE $98,118 Juniata, NE $98,118 Kenesaw, NE $98,118 Lawrence, NE $98,118 Loomis, NE $98,118

Minden, NE $98,118 Naponee, NE $98,118 Nelson, NE $98,118 Oak, NE $98,118 Orleans, NE $98,118 Oxford, NE $98,118 Ragan, NE $98,118 Red Cloud, NE $98,118

Republican City, NE $98,118 Riverton, NE $98,118 Roseland, NE $98,118 Ruskin, NE $98,118 Saronville, NE $98,118 Smithfield, NE $98,118 Stamford, NE $98,118 Superior, NE $98,118

Sutton, NE $98,118 Trumbull, NE $98,118 Upland, NE $98,118 Bellwood, NE $98,118 Mc Cook, NE $98,822 Bartley, NE $98,118 Benkelman, NE $105,604 Cambridge, NE $98,118

Champion, NE $103,930 Culbertson, NE $104,356 Curtis, NE $98,118 Danbury, NE $98,118 Enders, NE $103,930 Eustis, NE $98,118 Farnam, NE $98,118 Haigler, NE $105,604

Hayes Center, NE $103,930 Imperial, NE $103,930 Indianola, NE $98,118 Lebanon, NE $98,118 Max, NE $105,604 Maywood, NE $98,822 Moorefield, NE $98,118 Palisade, NE $105,657

Parks, NE $105,604 Stockville, NE $98,118 Stratton, NE $105,018 Trenton, NE $104,037 Wauneta, NE $103,930 Wilsonville, NE $98,118 North Platte, NE $97,617 Arnold, NE $98,118

Arthur, NE $99,526 Big Springs, NE $99,526 Brady, NE $98,118 Broadwater, NE $99,526 Brule, NE $99,526 Bushnell, NE $99,526 Chappell, NE $99,526 Cozad, NE $98,118

Dalton, NE $99,526 Dickens, NE $102,064 Dix, NE $99,526 Elsie, NE $102,064 Elsmere, NE $88,243 Gothenburg, NE $98,118 Grant, NE $102,064 Abie, NE $98,118

Arlington, NE $99,494 Ashland, NE $98,929 Bancroft, NE $94,887 Bellevue, NE $101,051 Bennington, NE $100,773 Blair, NE $99,942 Boys Town, NE $101,051 Bruno, NE $98,118

Cedar Bluffs, NE $99,025 Cedar Creek, NE $100,400 Ceresco, NE $98,950 Colon, NE $98,843 Craig, NE $99,131 Decatur, NE $94,887 Elkhorn, NE $100,592 Fort Calhoun, NE $100,677

Fremont, NE $99,291 Gretna, NE $100,315 Herman, NE $99,664 Homer, NE $95,655 Hooper, NE $99,664 Ithaca, NE $98,769 Kennard, NE $100,123 Linwood, NE $98,118

Louisville, NE $99,206 Lyons, NE $94,887 Macy, NE $94,887 Malmo, NE $98,598 Mead, NE $98,907 Memphis, NE $98,875 Hallam, NE $98,577 Hebron, NE $98,118

Henderson, NE $98,118 Hickman, NE $99,131 Hubbell, NE $98,118 Humboldt, NE $98,118 Jansen, NE $98,118 Johnson, NE $98,118 Julian, NE $98,118 Lewiston, NE $98,118

Liberty, NE $98,118 Lorton, NE $98,449 Mc Cool Junction, NE $98,118 Malcolm, NE $99,504 Manley, NE $98,929 Martell, NE $99,323 Milford, NE $98,769 Milligan, NE $98,118

Murdock, NE $98,843 Murray, NE $99,376 Nebraska City, NE $99,184 Nehawka, NE $99,067 Nemaha, NE $98,886 Odell, NE $98,118 Ohiowa, NE $98,118 Otoe, NE $98,705

Palmyra, NE $98,673 Panama, NE $98,673 Pawnee City, NE $98,118 Peru, NE $98,886 Pickrell, NE $98,118 Pleasant Dale, NE $99,323 Plymouth, NE $98,118 Raymond, NE $99,504

Reynolds, NE $98,118 Roca, NE $99,323 Rulo, NE $99,558 Salem, NE $97,190 Seward, NE $98,491 Shickley, NE $98,118 Shubert, NE $98,886 Sprague, NE $99,131

Staplehurst, NE $98,118 Steele City, NE $98,118 Steinauer, NE $98,118 Stella, NE $98,118 Sterling, NE $98,118 Strang, NE $98,118 Swanton, NE $98,118 Syracuse, NE $98,470

Table Rock, NE $98,118 Talmage, NE $98,118 Tecumseh, NE $98,118 Ong, NE $98,118 Tobias, NE $98,118 Unadilla, NE $98,417 Union, NE $99,163 Utica, NE $98,118

Verdon, NE $98,011 Virginia, NE $98,118 Waco, NE $98,118 Walton, NE $99,323 Waverly, NE $99,408 Weeping Water, NE $98,907 Western, NE $98,118 Wilber, NE $98,118

Wymore, NE $98,118 York, NE $98,118 Lincoln, NE $99,504 Nickerson, NE $99,664 Oakland, NE $96,476 Papillion, NE $101,051 Pender, NE $94,887 Plattsmouth, NE $100,315

Prague, NE $98,491 Rosalie, NE $94,887 St Columbans, NE $100,773 Scribner, NE $99,664 South Bend, NE $99,003 Springfield, NE $100,496 Tekamah, NE $99,664 Thurston, NE $94,887

Uehling, NE $99,664 Valley, NE $99,504 Valparaiso, NE $98,769 Wahoo, NE $98,705 Walthill, NE $94,887 Washington, NE $100,496 Waterloo, NE $100,315 Weston, NE $98,502

Winnebago, NE $95,271 Winslow, NE $99,664 Yutan, NE $99,131 Omaha, NE $101,051 Brainard, NE $98,118 Cedar Rapids, NE $98,118 Clarks, NE $98,118 Clarkson, NE $97,553

Creston, NE $96,497 David City, NE $98,118 Dodge, NE $97,553 Duncan, NE $98,118 Dwight, NE $98,214 Elgin, NE $94,887 Ericson, NE $96,497 Fullerton, NE $98,118

Genoa, NE $98,118 Howells, NE $97,553 Humphrey, NE $96,497 Leigh, NE $96,497 Lindsay, NE $96,497 Monroe, NE $98,118 Morse Bluff, NE $98,779 North Bend, NE $98,737

Osceola, NE $98,118 Petersburg, NE $96,497 Platte Center, NE $98,118 Polk, NE $98,118 Primrose, NE $98,118 Rising City, NE $98,118 Rogers, NE $98,118 Saint Edward, NE $98,118

Schuyler, NE $98,118 Shelby, NE $98,118 Silver Creek, NE $98,118 Snyder, NE $97,276 Spalding, NE $98,118 Stromsburg, NE $98,118 Surprise, NE $98,118 Ulysses, NE $98,118

Norfolk, NE $94,887 Allen, NE $94,951 Amelia, NE $94,887 Atkinson, NE $95,036 Bassett, NE $88,243 Battle Creek, NE $94,887 Beemer, NE $94,887 Belden, NE $94,887

Gurley, NE $99,526 Columbus, NE $98,118 Albion, NE $98,118 Ames, NE $99,152 Bartlett, NE $96,497 Belgrade, NE $98,118 Bloomfield, NE $94,887 Halsey, NE $88,243

Hershey, NE $102,064 Keystone, NE $99,526 Kimball, NE $99,526 Lemoyne, NE $99,526 Lewellen, NE $99,526 Lisco, NE $99,526 Lodgepole, NE $99,526 Madrid, NE $102,064

Maxwell, NE $98,118 Mullen, NE $90,771 Ogallala, NE $99,526 Oshkosh, NE $99,526 Paxton, NE $102,064 Potter, NE $99,526 Purdum, NE $88,243 Sidney, NE $99,526

Seneca, NE $90,771 Stapleton, NE $93,746 Sutherland, NE $102,064 Thedford, NE $88,243 Tryon, NE $93,693 Venango, NE $102,064 Wallace, NE $102,064 Wellfleet, NE $100,752

Willow Island, NE $98,118 Valentine, NE $88,243 Ainsworth, NE $88,243 Cody, NE $90,771 Crookston, NE $88,243 Johnstown, NE $88,243 Kilgore, NE $88,243 Long Pine, NE $88,243

Merriman, NE $93,298 Nenzel, NE $88,243 Sparks, NE $88,243 Wood Lake, NE $88,243 Alliance, NE $99,526 Angora, NE $99,526 Ashby, NE $96,412 Bayard, NE $99,526

Bingham, NE $96,412 Bridgeport, NE $99,526 Chadron, NE $93,298 Crawford, NE $93,298 Ellsworth, NE $96,412 Gering, NE $99,526 Gordon, NE $93,298 Harrisburg, NE $99,526

Harrison, NE $93,298 Hay Springs, NE $93,298 Hemingford, NE $96,412 Hyannis, NE $96,412 Lakeside, NE $96,412 Lyman, NE $99,526 Mcgrew, NE $99,526 Marsland, NE $96,412

Melbeta, NE $99,526 Minatare, NE $99,526 Mitchell, NE $99,526 Morrill, NE $99,526 Rushville, NE $93,298 Scottsbluff, NE $99,526 Whiteclay, NE $93,298 Whitman, NE $90,771

Whitney, NE $93,298 Verdigre, NE $94,887 Wakefield, NE $94,887 Waterbury, NE $95,399 Wausa, NE $94,887 Wayne, NE $94,887 West Point, NE $94,887 Winnetoon, NE $94,887

Winside, NE $94,887 Wisner, NE $94,887 Wynot, NE $94,887 Grand Island, NE $98,118 Alda, NE $98,118 Amherst, NE $98,118 Anselmo, NE $96,497 Ansley, NE $98,118

Arcadia, NE $98,118 Archer, NE $98,118 Ashton, NE $98,118 Aurora, NE $98,118 Boelus, NE $98,118 Brewster, NE $93,746 Broken Bow, NE $98,118 Burwell, NE $96,497

Cairo, NE $98,118 Bristow, NE $95,036 Brunswick, NE $94,887 Butte, NE $92,775 Carroll, NE $94,887 Center, NE $94,887 Chambers, NE $94,887 Clearwater, NE $94,887

Coleridge, NE $94,887 Concord, NE $94,887 Creighton, NE $94,887 Crofton, NE $94,887 Dakota City, NE $95,847 Dixon, NE $94,887 Emerson, NE $95,015 Emmet, NE $95,036

Ewing, NE $94,887 Fordyce, NE $94,887 Hadar, NE $94,887 Hartington, NE $94,887 Hoskins, NE $94,887 Hubbard, NE $95,655 Inman, NE $94,887 Jackson, NE $95,847

Laurel, NE $94,887 Lynch, NE $95,036 Mclean, NE $94,887 Madison, NE $94,887 Magnet, NE $94,887 Maskell, NE $94,887 Meadow Grove, NE $94,887 Mills, NE $88,243

Naper, NE $88,243 Neligh, NE $94,887 Newcastle, NE $94,887 Newman Grove, NE $96,497 Newport, NE $88,243 Niobrara, NE $95,036 Oakdale, NE $94,887 Oneill, NE $95,036

Orchard, NE $94,887 Osmond, NE $94,887 Page, NE $94,887 Pierce, NE $94,887 Pilger, NE $94,887 Plainview, NE $94,887 Ponca, NE $95,463 Randolph, NE $94,887

Royal, NE $94,887 Saint Helena, NE $94,887 South Sioux City, NE $95,847 Spencer, NE $95,036 Springview, NE $88,243 Stanton, NE $94,887 Stuart, NE $92,775 Tilden, NE $94,887

Callaway, NE $98,118 Central City, NE $98,118 Chapman, NE $98,118 Comstock, NE $98,118 Dannebrog, NE $98,118 Doniphan, NE $98,118 Dunning, NE $93,746 Eddyville, NE $98,118

Elba, NE $98,118 Elm Creek, NE $98,118 Elyria, NE $96,497 Farwell, NE $98,118 Gibbon, NE $98,118 Giltner, NE $98,118 Greeley, NE $98,118 Hampton, NE $98,118

Hazard, NE $98,118 Kearney, NE $98,118 Hordville, NE $98,118 Lexington, NE $98,118 Litchfield, NE $98,118 Loup City, NE $98,118 Marquette, NE $98,118 Mason City, NE $98,118

Merna, NE $98,118 Miller, NE $98,118 North Loup, NE $98,118 Oconto, NE $98,118 Odessa, NE $98,118 Ord, NE $98,118 Overton, NE $98,118 Palmer, NE $98,118

Phillips, NE $98,118 Pleasanton, NE $98,118 Ravenna, NE $98,118 Riverdale, NE $98,118 Rockville, NE $98,118 Saint Libory, NE $98,118 Saint Paul, NE $98,118 Sargent, NE $98,118

Scotia, NE $98,118 Shelton, NE $98,118 Sumner, NE $98,118 Taylor, NE $96,497 Westerville, NE $98,118 Wolbach, NE $98,118 Wood River, NE $98,118 Hastings, NE $98,118

Packaging Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Packaging Engineer'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$91,576

Average $100,453/year

$110,356

$7,631

Average $8,371/month

$9,196

$1,761

Average $1,932/week

$2,122

$44

Average $48/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,356	$9,196	$2,122	$53
Average	$100,453	$8,371	$1,932	$48
25th Percentile	$91,576	$7,631	$1,761	$44

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