Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Supervisor pay in Auburn-Opelika, AL

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Auburn-Opelika, AL was $68,890 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $57,200 and $86,350.

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is $5,560 below the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

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

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What should you know about auburn-Opelika, AL?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Auburn-Opelika, AL: median $68,890; published 25th to 75th percentile $57,200 to $86,350.

Annual wage percentiles, Auburn-Opelika, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$43,550	$57,200	$68,890	$86,350	$103,040

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Auburn-Opelika, AL: median $33.12; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.50 to $41.51.

Hourly wage percentiles, Auburn-Opelika, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$20.94	$27.50	$33.12	$41.51	$49.54

BLS estimated 530 workers employed in this occupation in Auburn-Opelika, AL. Location quotient: 1.69.

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 Supervisor median is $68,890. The all-occupations median in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $39,070. Ratio: 1.76 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.69 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 Supervisor in Auburn-Opelika, AL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$49,270	$64,170	$82,040
May 2025	$57,200	$68,890	$86,350

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, Auburn-Opelika, AL. 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 Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Columbus, GA-AL	$72,580	$56,090 to $100,060
Montgomery, AL	$76,610	$57,690 to $99,620

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