Packers and Packagers, Hand Salary — Battle Creek, Michigan

The average Packers and Packagers, Hand in Battle Creek, Michigan earns $33,680 a year.

$33,680 / year, mean
↓ 10.5% below national average 27th percentile in Michigan

Battle Creek pays below most of Michigan for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for packers and packagers, hand, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
110
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.8%
Cost of living 91 #158 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1688 #77 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $189,677 #169 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $60,385 #165 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Battle Creek ranks #158 for cost of living and #169 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $45,000 Bremerton $44,740 Modesto $43,890 San Jose $43,370 Olympia $43,160 Winchester $42,820 San Francisco $42,710 Napa $42,340 Mount Vernon $42,170 Decatur $42,000 New York $41,610 Riverside $41,490 Philadelphia $41,280 Allentown $41,100 Yuba City $41,080 Bellingham $40,980 Vallejo $40,930 Reading $40,900 Santa Rosa $40,790 Utica $40,650 Longview $40,540 Indianapolis $40,520 Kennewick $40,470 Dover $40,230 York $40,220 Sacramento $40,100 Spokane $40,080 Los Angeles $39,760 Hanford $39,700 Louisville $39,610 Scranton $39,610 Harrisburg $39,530 San Diego $39,470 Portland $39,380 Stockton $39,360 Medford $39,320 Wheeling $39,260 El Centro $39,230 Chico $39,200 Evansville $39,070 Redding $39,050 Santa Maria $38,980 Kiryas Joel $38,830 Syracuse $38,740 Walla Walla $38,660 Elmira $38,630 Bend $38,600 Chicago $38,570 Santa Cruz $38,570 Elkhart $38,540 Atlantic City $38,470 Bloomington $38,380 Oxnard $38,340 Albany $38,320 Bakersfield $38,310 Lancaster $38,200 San Luis Obispo $38,190 Lexington $38,150 Glens Falls $38,100 Staunton $38,100 Yakima $38,040 Monroe $37,980 Wenatchee $37,980 Peoria $37,700 Fort Wayne $37,560 South Bend $37,490 Baltimore $37,460 Fresno $37,450 Chambersburg $37,440 Columbus $37,420 Detroit $37,370 Buffalo $37,350 Pittsburgh $37,300 Albany $37,180 Rochester $37,180 Visalia $37,160 Kalamazoo $37,120 Kingston $37,110 Salinas $37,090 Lebanon $37,010 Ann Arbor $36,940 Williamsport $36,830 Champaign $36,790 Lafayette $36,720 Owensboro $36,700 Lynchburg $36,620 Salem $36,310 Binghamton $36,210 Elizabethtown $36,120 Merced $36,070 Harrisonburg $36,030 Salisbury $36,020 Rockford $35,820 Eugene $35,730 Lakeland $35,690 Lansing $35,650 Richmond $35,630 Bowling Green $35,610 Midland $35,510 Traverse City $35,440 Lexington Park $35,370 Amarillo $35,320 Niles $35,300 Grand Rapids $35,290 Muskegon $35,180 Springfield $35,050 State College $35,000 Killeen $34,950 Vineland $34,940 Wichita Falls $34,920 Virginia Beach $34,900 Kankakee $34,850 Dallas $34,840 Bloomington $34,830 Blacksburg $34,740 Erie $34,600 Austin $34,560 Kokomo $34,460 Charlottesville $34,430 Altoona $34,300 Michigan City $34,230 Midland $34,080 Gettysburg $34,060 Corpus Christi $34,040 Flint $33,780 San Antonio $33,740 Battle Creek $33,680 Jackson $33,660 Corvallis $33,640 Huntington $33,510 College Station $33,310 Jacksonville $33,270 Houston $33,160 Gainesville $33,130 Grants Pass $33,040 Saginaw $32,970 Orlando $32,780 Bay City $32,770 Texarkana $32,710 Tampa $32,500 Sherman $32,450 Hagerstown $32,410 Naples $32,200 Roanoke $32,120 Paducah $32,090 Charleston $32,060 Miami $31,850 Lubbock $31,660 Sarasota $31,580 Johnstown $31,400 Fort Myers $31,350 Sebastian $31,290 Terre Haute $31,290 Odessa $31,170 Waco $31,150 Tyler $31,050 San Angelo $30,910 Tallahassee $30,560 Crestview $30,410 Deltona $30,350 Beaumont $30,100 Ocala $30,030 Longview $30,020 Palm Bay $30,020 Pensacola $29,480 Abilene $29,280 Panama City $29,270 Port St. Lucie $29,040 Laredo $28,940 Sebring $28,550 Wildwood $28,360 Punta Gorda $28,280 Homosassa Springs $27,710 El Paso $27,620 Brownsville $27,240 Parkersburg $26,920 McAllen $25,500
CityMean salaryvs. Battle Creek
Abilene, Texas$29,280-13.1%
Albany, Oregon$37,180+10.4%
Albany, New York$38,320+13.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$41,100+22.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$34,300+1.8%
Amarillo, Texas$35,320+4.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$36,940+9.7%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$38,470+14.2%
Austin, Texas$34,560+2.6%
Bakersfield, California$38,310+13.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$37,460+11.2%
Bay City, Michigan$32,770-2.7%
Beaumont, Texas$30,100-10.6%
Bellingham, Washington$40,980+21.7%
Bend, Oregon$38,600+14.6%
Binghamton, New York$36,210+7.5%
Blacksburg, Virginia$34,740+3.1%
Bloomington, Illinois$34,830+3.4%
Bloomington, Indiana$38,380+14.0%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$35,610+5.7%
Bremerton, Washington$44,740+32.8%
Brownsville, Texas$27,240-19.1%
Buffalo, New York$37,350+10.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$31,350-6.9%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$37,440+11.2%
Champaign, Illinois$36,790+9.2%
Charleston, West Virginia$32,060-4.8%
Charlottesville, Virginia$34,430+2.2%
Chicago, Illinois$38,570+14.5%
Chico, California$39,200+16.4%
College Station, Texas$33,310-1.1%
Columbus, Indiana$37,420+11.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$34,040+1.1%
Corvallis, Oregon$33,640-0.1%
Crestview, Florida$30,410-9.7%
Dallas, Texas$34,840+3.4%
Decatur, Illinois$42,000+24.7%
Deltona, Florida$30,350-9.9%
Detroit, Michigan$37,370+11.0%
Dover, Delaware$40,230+19.4%
El Centro, California$39,230+16.5%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$36,120+7.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$38,540+14.4%
Elmira, New York$38,630+14.7%
El Paso, Texas$27,620-18.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$34,600+2.7%
Eugene, Oregon$35,730+6.1%
Evansville, Indiana$39,070+16.0%
Flint, Michigan$33,780+0.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$37,560+11.5%
Fresno, California$37,450+11.2%
Gainesville, Florida$33,130-1.6%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$34,060+1.1%
Glens Falls, New York$38,100+13.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$35,290+4.8%
Grants Pass, Oregon$33,040-1.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$32,410-3.8%
Hanford, California$39,700+17.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$39,530+17.4%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$36,030+7.0%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$27,710-17.7%
Houston, Texas$33,160-1.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$33,510-0.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$40,520+20.3%
Jackson, Michigan$33,660-0.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$33,270-1.2%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$31,400-6.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$37,120+10.2%
Kankakee, Illinois$34,850+3.5%
Kennewick, Washington$40,470+20.2%
Killeen, Texas$34,950+3.8%
Kingston, New York$37,110+10.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$38,830+15.3%
Kokomo, Indiana$34,460+2.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$36,720+9.0%
Lakeland, Florida$35,690+6.0%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$38,200+13.4%
Lansing, Michigan$35,650+5.8%
Laredo, Texas$28,940-14.1%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$37,010+9.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$38,150+13.3%
Lexington Park, Maryland$35,370+5.0%
Longview, Texas$30,020-10.9%
Longview, Washington$40,540+20.4%
Los Angeles, California$39,760+18.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$39,610+17.6%
Lubbock, Texas$31,660-6.0%
Lynchburg, Virginia$36,620+8.7%
McAllen, Texas$25,500-24.3%
Medford, Oregon$39,320+16.7%
Merced, California$36,070+7.1%
Miami, Florida$31,850-5.4%
Michigan City, Indiana$34,230+1.6%
Midland, Michigan$35,510+5.4%
Midland, Texas$34,080+1.2%
Modesto, California$43,890+30.3%
Monroe, Michigan$37,980+12.8%
Mount Vernon, Washington$42,170+25.2%
Muskegon, Michigan$35,180+4.5%
Napa, California$42,340+25.7%
Naples, Florida$32,200-4.4%
New York, New York$41,610+23.5%
Niles, Michigan$35,300+4.8%
Sarasota, Florida$31,580-6.2%
Ocala, Florida$30,030-10.8%
Odessa, Texas$31,170-7.5%
Olympia, Washington$43,160+28.1%
Orlando, Florida$32,780-2.7%
Owensboro, Kentucky$36,700+9.0%
Oxnard, California$38,340+13.8%
Paducah, Kentucky$32,090-4.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$30,020-10.9%
Panama City, Florida$29,270-13.1%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$26,920-20.1%
Pensacola, Florida$29,480-12.5%
Peoria, Illinois$37,700+11.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$41,280+22.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$37,300+10.7%
Portland, Oregon$39,380+16.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$29,040-13.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$28,280-16.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$40,900+21.4%
Redding, California$39,050+15.9%
Richmond, Virginia$35,630+5.8%
Riverside, California$41,490+23.2%
Roanoke, Virginia$32,120-4.6%
Rochester, New York$37,180+10.4%
Rockford, Illinois$35,820+6.4%
Sacramento, California$40,100+19.1%
Saginaw, Michigan$32,970-2.1%
Salem, Oregon$36,310+7.8%
Salinas, California$37,090+10.1%
Salisbury, Maryland$36,020+6.9%
San Angelo, Texas$30,910-8.2%
San Antonio, Texas$33,740+0.2%
San Diego, California$39,470+17.2%
San Francisco, California$42,710+26.8%
San Jose, California$43,370+28.8%
San Luis Obispo, California$38,190+13.4%
Santa Cruz, California$38,570+14.5%
Santa Maria, California$38,980+15.7%
Santa Rosa, California$40,790+21.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$39,610+17.6%
Seattle, Washington$45,000+33.6%
Sebastian, Florida$31,290-7.1%
Sebring, Florida$28,550-15.2%
Sherman, Texas$32,450-3.7%
South Bend, Indiana$37,490+11.3%
Spokane, Washington$40,080+19.0%
Springfield, Illinois$35,050+4.1%
State College, Pennsylvania$35,000+3.9%
Staunton, Virginia$38,100+13.1%
Stockton, California$39,360+16.9%
Syracuse, New York$38,740+15.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$30,560-9.3%
Tampa, Florida$32,500-3.5%
Terre Haute, Indiana$31,290-7.1%
Texarkana, Texas$32,710-2.9%
Traverse City, Michigan$35,440+5.2%
Tyler, Texas$31,050-7.8%
Utica, New York$40,650+20.7%
Vallejo, California$40,930+21.5%
Vineland, New Jersey$34,940+3.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$34,900+3.6%
Visalia, California$37,160+10.3%
Waco, Texas$31,150-7.5%
Walla Walla, Washington$38,660+14.8%
Wenatchee, Washington$37,980+12.8%
Wheeling, West Virginia$39,260+16.6%
Wichita Falls, Texas$34,920+3.7%
Wildwood, Florida$28,360-15.8%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$36,830+9.4%
Winchester, Virginia$42,820+27.1%
Yakima, Washington$38,040+12.9%
York, Pennsylvania$40,220+19.4%
Yuba City, California$41,080+22.0%
Gross salary
33,680/yr
Estimated take-home
27,778/yr
Est. total withheld
17.5%

Single filer, federal + Michigan state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 53-7064 SOC code
Official area Battle Creek, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 12980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
133,846