Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Maintenance Supervisor pay in Reading, PA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Reading, PA was $78,200 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $67,680 and $79,270.

The Reading, PA median is $3,750 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Packaging Maintenance Supervisor 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 reading, PA?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Reading, PA: median $78,200; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,680 to $79,270.

Annual wage percentiles, Reading, PA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,700	$67,680	$78,200	$79,270	$97,000

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Reading, PA: median $37.60; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.54 to $38.11.

Hourly wage percentiles, Reading, PA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$27.26	$32.54	$37.60	$38.11	$46.63

BLS estimated 1,890 workers employed in this occupation in Reading, PA. Location quotient: 2.5.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

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

The published Packaging Maintenance Supervisor median is $78,200. The all-occupations median in Reading, PA is $49,440. Ratio: 1.58 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 2.5 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?

Packaging Maintenance Supervisor in Reading, PA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$65,470	$75,670	$82,690
May 2025	$67,680	$78,200	$79,270

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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Reading, PA. 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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Maintenance Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Lebanon, PA	$70,000	$58,570 to $76,970
Lancaster, PA	$73,850	$60,090 to $83,420

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