Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Supervisor pay in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA was $73,150 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $62,960 and $88,380.

The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA median is $1,300 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

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA: median $73,150; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,960 to $88,380.

Annual wage percentiles, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$52,010	$62,960	$73,150	$88,380	$107,480

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA: median $35.17; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.27 to $42.49.

Hourly wage percentiles, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$25.00	$30.27	$35.17	$42.49	$51.67

BLS estimated 260 workers employed in this occupation in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. Location quotient: 0.47.

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 $73,150. The all-occupations median in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is $61,960. Ratio: 1.18 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.47 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 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$59,680	$70,190	$79,940
May 2025	$62,960	$73,150	$88,380

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, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. 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
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$115,340	$90,760 to $124,820
Longview-Kelso, WA	$82,060	$72,520 to $106,920

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