What are the main factors that influence a Wrapper's salary?

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

How does experience change A Wrapper's salary?

A Wrapper's salary grows with experience: a Crater/Packer I (0-1 years)earns $35,951, a Wrapper (1-3 years)earns $39,995, a Crater/Packer III (3-5 years)earns $46,946,

What are the highest paying states for a Wrapper?

Wrapper salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wrapper roles are District of Columbia $44,289, California $44,121, Massachusetts $43,533. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wrapper roles make?

Salaries for Wrapper level roles vary by specialization: Vehicle Wrapper: $50,682; Wrapper Operator: $49,824; Pallet Wrapper: $44,490; Palletizer: $44,473; Assistant Butcher and Meat Wrapper: $44,018.

How do different companies affect a Wrapper's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Wrapper roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Wrapper Salary in the United States

How much does a Wrapper make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Wrapper in the United States is $40,001 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,391
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,884 to $48,580
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,226

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Wrapper Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,580	$4,048	$934	$23
Average	$40,001	$3,333	$769	$19
25th Percentile	$34,884	$2,907	$671	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Wrapper Salaries

A Wrapper'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Wrapper 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 Wrappers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $44,289.
California: $44,121.
Massachusetts: $43,533.

District of Columbia $44,289

California $44,121

Massachusetts $43,533

Washington $43,373

New Jersey $43,357

Alaska $43,301

Connecticut $42,749

New York $42,525

Hawaii $41,809

Rhode Island $41,473

Maryland $41,245

Minnesota $40,933

Colorado $40,813

Illinois $40,773

Oregon $40,621

Delaware $40,509

New Hampshire $40,438

Virginia $40,281

Pennsylvania $39,821

Nevada $39,589

North Dakota $39,513

Michigan $39,393

Wisconsin $39,349

Vermont $39,261

Texas $39,017

Maine $39,001

Arizona $38,977

Ohio $38,949

Georgia $38,581

Indiana $38,397

Wyoming $38,361

Utah $38,305

Iowa $38,281

Kansas $38,089

Louisiana $38,033

North Carolina $38,013

Missouri $38,005

Florida $37,849

Montana $37,765

Nebraska $37,685

Kentucky $37,641

South Carolina $37,481

Tennessee $37,381

Idaho $37,341

New Mexico $37,049

Oklahoma $36,985

Alabama $36,749

South Dakota $36,353

Arkansas $36,137

West Virginia $36,021

Mississippi $35,673

Top Paying Cities for Wrappers

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:

San Jose: $50,453
San Francisco: $49,957
Oakland: $48,849

San Jose, CA $50,453

San Francisco, CA $49,957

Oakland, CA $48,849

New York, NY $46,357

Queens Village, NY $46,057

Paramus, NJ $45,737

Passaic, NJ $45,697

Bergenfield, NJ $45,657

Stamford, CT $45,597

Huntington, NY $45,557

Newark, NJ $45,297

Bridgeport, CT $45,217

New Brunswick, NJ $45,085

Vallejo, CA $45,001

Middlesex, NJ $44,977

Somerset, NJ $44,941

Petaluma, CA $44,849

Santa Cruz, CA $44,693

Boston, MA $44,613

Monterey, CA $44,413

Fairbanks, AK $44,385

Los Angeles, CA $44,309

Washington, DC $44,289

Seattle, WA $44,217

Santa Rosa, CA $44,209

Juneau, AK $44,093

Orange, CA $43,961

Anchorage, AK $43,889

Anaheim, CA $43,861

Santa Ana, CA $43,801

Nassau, NY $43,777

Long Beach, CA $43,761

Danbury, CT $43,749

Santa Maria, CA $43,613

Everett, WA $43,605

Bremerton, WA $43,409

Trenton, NJ $43,333

Sacramento, CA $43,317

San Diego, CA $43,297

Brockton, MA $43,281

Tacoma, WA $43,265

Santa Barbara, CA $43,209

Lowell, MA $43,049

New Suffolk, NY $43,033

Nashua, NH $42,985

Lompoc, CA $42,921

Ventura, CA $42,881

Stockton, CA $42,869

New Haven, CT $42,789

Atlantic City, NJ $42,685

Hartford, CT $42,597

Modesto, CA $42,577

Poughkeepsie, NY $42,489

New Britain, CT $42,469

Kennewick, WA $42,413

Olympia, WA $42,413

New London, CT $42,405

Norwich, CT $42,393

Lawrence, MA $42,373

Bakersfield, CA $42,261

New Bedford, MA $42,205

Riverside, CA $42,205

Richland, WA $42,165

Portsmouth, NH $42,133

Vineland, NJ $42,125

San Bernardino, CA $42,093

Boulder, CO $41,981

Worcester, MA $41,949

Portland, OR $41,913

Saint Paul, MN $41,865

Minneapolis, MN $41,865

Philadelphia, PA $41,809

Honolulu, HI $41,597

Springfield, MA $41,457

Providence, RI $41,453

Chicago, IL $41,337

Bellingham, WA $41,289

Baltimore, MD $41,245

Chico, CA $41,145

Wilmington, DE $41,077

Pittsfield, MA $41,037

Manchester, NH $40,961

Spokane, WA $40,785

Denver, CO $40,781

Albany, NY $40,593

Troy, NY $40,577

Schenectady, NY $40,493

Burlington, VT $40,405

Portland, ME $40,265

Salem, OR $40,233

Yakima, WA $40,225

Ann Arbor, MI $40,213

Rochester, MN $40,101

Reno, NV $40,081

Fresno, CA $40,081

Milwaukee, WI $40,045

Detroit, MI $40,005

Allentown, PA $39,993

Carson City, NV $39,989

Houston, TX $39,929

Colorado Springs, CO $39,925

Syracuse, NY $39,905

Eugene, OR $39,829

Gary, IN $39,781

Bismarck, ND $39,781

Galveston, TX $39,781

Springfield, OR $39,749

Medford, OR $39,653

Fort Collins, CO $39,637

Austin, TX $39,605

Mesa, AZ $39,521

Phoenix, AZ $39,513

Dallas, TX $39,501

Reading, PA $39,477

Saint Cloud, MN $39,461

Concord, NH $39,425

Madison, WI $39,409

Utica, NY $39,301

Raleigh, NC $39,269

Las Vegas, NV $39,265

Rochester, NY $39,237

Des Moines, IA $39,233

Atlanta, GA $39,169

Battle Creek, MI $39,157

Salt Lake City, UT $39,145

Lancaster, PA $39,085

Champaign, IL $39,077

Harrisburg, PA $39,029

Durham, NC $38,993

Kansas City, MO $38,989

Kansas City, KS $38,981

Fort Worth, TX $38,977

Boca Raton, FL $38,961

Cleveland, OH $38,957

Columbus, OH $38,949

Pittsburgh, PA $38,945

Richmond, VA $38,929

Indianapolis, IN $38,921

Cincinnati, OH $38,869

Petersburg, VA $38,809

Lansing, MI $38,721

Billings, MT $38,721

Huntsville, AL $38,721

Lebanon, PA $38,717

Pueblo, CO $38,713

Dayton, OH $38,713

Appleton, WI $38,701

Buffalo, NY $38,685

Racine, WI $38,665

Charlotte, NC $38,661

Saint Louis, MO $38,649

Springfield, IL $38,633

York, PA $38,625

Elkhart, IN $38,625

Gastonia, NC $38,621

Benton Harbor, MI $38,621

Beaumont, TX $38,597

Lorain, OH $38,589

Toledo, OH $38,573

Binghamton, NY $38,553

Rock Hill, SC $38,549

Rockford, IL $38,529

Elyria, OH $38,509

Fargo, ND $38,509

Flagstaff, AZ $38,481

Fort Lauderdale, FL $38,457

Miami, FL $38,433

Duluth, MN $38,369

Bangor, ME $38,317

Cedar Rapids, IA $38,273

Louisville, KY $38,253

Grand Rapids, MI $38,245

Hialeah, FL $38,241

Casper, WY $38,185

Scranton, PA $38,137

New Orleans, LA $38,125

Virginia Beach, VA $38,121

Akron, OH $38,101

Peoria, IL $38,049

Sarasota, FL $38,041

Green Bay, WI $38,013

Baton Rouge, LA $37,993

Charleston, SC $37,985

Nashville, TN $37,973

Jamestown, NY $37,965

Davenport, IA $37,965

Tucson, AZ $37,945

Cheyenne, WY $37,933

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,921

Tampa, FL $37,913

Omaha, NE $37,905

Evansville, IN $37,889

Port Arthur, TX $37,889

Bradenton, FL $37,873

Santa Fe, NM $37,801

Orlando, FL $37,761

Clearwater, FL $37,717

La Crosse, WI $37,633

Canton, OH $37,633

Grand Forks, ND $37,621

Tulsa, OK $37,609

Albuquerque, NM $37,609

Newport News, VA $37,605

High Point, NC $37,593

Ogden, UT $37,577

Corpus Christi, TX $37,545

Laramie, WY $37,521

Norfolk, VA $37,521

Rock Island, IL $37,497

Saginaw, MI $37,489

Jacksonville, FL $37,485

Salisbury, NC $37,477

Memphis, TN $37,469

Moline, IL $37,449

Fort Myers, FL $37,437

Waterloo, IA $37,385

Spartanburg, SC $37,345

Lincoln, NE $37,325

Fort Wayne, IN $37,317

Birmingham, AL $37,273

Cedar Falls, IA $37,265

Provo, UT $37,261

Springfield, OH $37,257

San Antonio, TX $37,249

Greensboro, NC $37,233

South Bend, IN $37,229

Winston Salem, NC $37,225

Boise, ID $37,213

Savannah, GA $37,185

Muskegon, MI $37,113

Lima, OH $37,065

Lake Charles, LA $37,049

Anderson, IN $37,041

Lexington, KY $37,029

Augusta, GA $37,017

Greenville, SC $37,017

Wichita, KS $36,981

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,981

Columbia, SC $36,945

Bloomington, IN $36,845

Roanoke, VA $36,821

Asheville, NC $36,769

Knoxville, TN $36,701

Shreveport, LA $36,697

Wilmington, NC $36,645

Frankfort, KY $36,569

Oklahoma City, OK $36,541

Chillicothe, OH $36,525

Longview, TX $36,521

Topeka, KS $36,509

Mobile, AL $36,449

Terre Haute, IN $36,433

Erie, PA $36,429

Altoona, PA $36,409

Melbourne, FL $36,397

Amarillo, TX $36,381

Killeen, TX $36,369

Fayetteville, AR $36,337

Sioux Falls, SD $36,309

Chattanooga, TN $36,285

Idaho Falls, ID $36,281

Gainesville, FL $36,197

Portsmouth, OH $36,177

Little Rock, AR $36,169

Lynchburg, VA $36,169

Youngstown, OH $36,153

Lafayette, LA $36,153

Temple, TX $36,137

Daytona Beach, FL $36,129

Clarksville, TN $36,125

Pensacola, FL $36,121

Hopkinsville, KY $36,001

Charleston, WV $35,997

Florence, SC $35,977

Sioux City, IA $35,953

Macon, GA $35,837

Tallahassee, FL $35,833

Fayetteville, NC $35,825

Wichita Falls, TX $35,817

Waco, TX $35,817

Pine Bluff, AR $35,801

Vincennes, IN $35,725

Lubbock, TX $35,709

Great Falls, MT $35,685

Alamogordo, NM $35,681

Abilene, TX $35,649

Rapid City, SD $35,597

Monroe, LA $35,597

Albany, GA $35,573

Huntington, WV $35,569

Jackson, MS $35,565

Greenville, MS $35,561

Parkersburg, WV $35,521

Montgomery, AL $35,513

Johnstown, PA $35,505

Springfield, MO $35,473

Biloxi, MS $35,453

Sumter, SC $35,369

Columbus, GA $35,365

Twin Falls, ID $35,341

Pascagoula, MS $35,289

Kingsport, TN $35,185

Gulfport, MS $35,173

Alexandria, LA $35,041

Fort Smith, AR $34,941

El Paso, TX $34,833

Helena, MT $34,781

Las Cruces, NM $34,653

Harlingen, TX $34,541

Pocatello, ID $34,505

Florence, AL $34,493

Brownsville, TX $34,485

Dothan, AL $34,421

Mcallen, TX $34,401

Columbus, MS $34,105

Altus, OK $33,921

Lawton, OK $33,845

Pierre, SD $33,701

What Skills Can Increase a Wrapper's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 15.25% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Supply Chain (Mentioned in 3.09% Job Postings): A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.
Material Handling (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	15.25%
Supply Chain	3.09%
Material Handling	2.02%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Wrapper's salary.

Logistics: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Packaging: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Logistics	$42,401	6%
Problem Solving	$42,001	5%
Packaging	$41,601	4%
Material Handling	$41,201	3%
Communication Skills	$41,201	3%
Container	$41,201	3%

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How Education impacts a Wrapper's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Wrappers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Wrapper with a No Diploma is between $35,718 and $38,534).

Wrapper Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Wrapper

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 100.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	100.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Wrapper Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Wrapper'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

$34,884

Average $40,001/year

$48,580

$2,907

Average $3,333/month

$4,048

$671

Average $769/week

$934

$17

Average $19/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,580	$4,048	$934	$23
Average	$40,001	$3,333	$769	$19
25th Percentile	$34,884	$2,907	$671	$17

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Salary Trends for Wrapper

Salaries for a Wrapper can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,126 in 2023 to around $44,784 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wrapper salary trends, .

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2023

$45,126

2024

$45,087

2025

$44,784

2026

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2023	$45,126
2024	$45,087
2025	$44,784
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