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Filler Operator pay in Rome, GA

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The median annual wage for Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Rome, GA was $70,430 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $53,510 and $82,700.

The Rome, GA median is $5,910 above the national median of $64,520, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Filler Operator is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about rome, GA?

$70,430
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Rome, GA: median $70,430; published 25th to 75th percentile $53,510 to $82,700.
Annual wage percentiles, Rome, GA
10th25thMedian75th90th
$44,980$53,510$70,430$82,700$82,700
$33.86
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Rome, GA: median $33.86; published 25th to 75th percentile $25.73 to $39.76.
Hourly wage percentiles, Rome, GA
10th25thMedian75th90th
$21.62$25.73$33.86$39.76$39.76

BLS estimated 250 workers employed in this occupation in Rome, GA. Location quotient: 1.97.

What should you know about united States?

$64,520
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in U.S.: median $64,520; published 25th to 75th percentile $55,010 to $78,780.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$46,120$55,010$64,520$78,780$95,170
$31.02
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in U.S.: median $31.02; published 25th to 75th percentile $26.45 to $37.88.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$22.17$26.45$31.02$37.88$45.76

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Filler Operator median is $70,430. The all-occupations median in Rome, GA is $42,670. Ratio: 1.65 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.97 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Filler Operator in Rome, GA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$58,440$68,230$80,530
May 2025$53,510$70,430$82,700

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Rome, GA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Filler Operator
AreaMedian25th to 75th
Dalton, GA$55,050$47,010 to $60,140
Anniston-Oxford, AL$60,640$57,480 to $66,690

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