Quality Search began keeping computerized records of Salary Ranges in 1988 and below is the progression
in salary ranges from that time on Job Openings that we posted. Unlike Salary Surveys that can be easily inflated by
the anonymous, wishful thinker, theses salaries are an accurate representation that is based on "Real Jobs"
that actually existed and were filled at the levels and ranges shown. This list represents a wide range of Packaging
Specialties, geographic locations and experience ranges. However, it can provide a realistic and fairly accurate guideline
to benchmark from. We have just updated this to show jobs actually posted thru the Present (02-14-2017)
below:
Job
Orders - From 02-15-2017 to 06-04-2019
Job Orders - From 05-23-2015 to 02-14-2017
Job Orders of 2012
Job Orders of 2011
Job Orders of 2010



Salaries for 2009 – Jobs Posted for Packaging Professionals – Quality Search
Date | Title of Position | State | Years | Salary Range |
01/14/09 | Senior Principal Engineer | IL | 6 Plus | $90-110K |
01/16/09 | Associate Packaging Engineer Contract | WI | 0-1 | $24/HR |
02/06/09 | Principal Sterilization Engineer | MN | 8 Plus | $90-100K |
02/08/09 | Senior Packaging Engineer/Project Mgr. | WI | 5 Plus | $75-100K |
02/18/09 | Senior Packaging Engineer | FL | 7 Plus | $70-95K |
02/20/09 | Senior Packaging Systems Engineer | PA | 7 Plus | $90-105K |
03/30/09 | Senior Packaging Development Engineer | TN | 3 Plus | $67-84K |
03/07/09 | Packaging Graphics/Development Eng. | PA | 3-5 | $70-90K |
03/02/09 | Sr. Packaging Engineer | IL | 6 Plus | $68-100K |
03/07/09 | Packaging Innovation Engineer | PA | 4 Plus | $68-90K |
02/20/09 | Package Development Engineer | PA | 4 Plus | $90-105K |
03/10/09 | Senior Packaging Engineer | OH | 5-8 | $75-85K |
04/20/09 | Packaging Dev. Engineer-Merchandising | PA | 4 Plus | $60-70K |
04/21/09 | Senior Packaging Systems Engineer | PA | 7 Plus | $90-105K |
05/06/09 | Packaging Engineer | NY | 5-6 | $70-80 |
05/13/09 | Principal Packaging Engineer | MA | 10 Plus | $85-114K |
05/19/09 | Senior Engineer | OH | 5 Plus | $75-85 |
06/01/09 | Packaging Engineer, Mechanical | MD | 5 Plus | $80-95K |
06/04/09 | Packaging Engineer | CT | 7 Plus | $90-110K |
06/04/09 | Packaging Engineer | UT | 3-5 | $75-90K |
06/16/09 | Senior Research Engineer, Packaging | WI | 7 Plus | $80-90K |
06/26/09 | Packaging Engineer-II | TN | 2 Plus | $60-71K |
07/08/09 | Packaging Engineer | GA | 5 Plus | $75-80K |
07/16/09 | Packaging Engineer | IL | 2-5 | $60-90K |
07/16/09 | Senior Packaging Engineer, R&D | MN | 5 Plus | $75-95K |
05/20/09 | Senior Packaging Engineer | OH | 8-10 | $90-105K |
08/06/09 | Sr. Packaging Engineer | NE | 6 Plus | $78-95K |
08/06/09 | Packaging Engineer | NE | 3-5 | $65-78K |
08/10/09 | Program Manager - Packaging Eng. | CT | 7 Plus | $90-110K |
08/14/09 | Packaging Product Development Eng. | IL | 3-5 | $69-90K |
09/02/09 | Senior Packaging Engineer | MA | 8-5 | $88-94K |
05/20/09 | Principal Packaging Engineer | OH | 8-10 | $90-105K |
09/24/09 | Associate Packaging Engineer | WI | 1-5 | $48-60K |
10/06/09 | Senior Research Packaging Engineer | WI | 7 Plus | $80-90K |
10/07/09 | Senior Packaging Development Engineer | PA | 6-10 | $80-95K |
09/28/09 | Packaging Engineer-Designer | CA | 5 Plus | $75-95K |
10/21/09 | Packaging Engineer (2) | NJ | 5 Plus | $70-90K |
10/28/09 | Senior Packaging Engineer | MD | 5 Plus | $75-95K |
11/05/09 | Packaging Engineer | WI | 2-7 | $60-80K |
11/10/09 | Sr. R&D Engineer, Packaging | CA | 6-10 | $90-95K |
11/20/09 | R&E Technical Leader, Packaging | WI | 8-12 | $96-120K |
11/23/09 | Packaging Engineer | MI | 2-7 | $65-90K |
Salaries for years 2008 & Prior – Jobs
Posted for Packaging Professionals – Quality Search
Sample is based on the full spectrum of Packaging categories and openings that Quality Search
had:
Title of Position State
Date Salary Range
Packaging Engineer/designer
IL 4/25/1988
$25-35,000
SR PKG ENGR NY
11/1/1988 $37-40-49-5
Sr. Packaging Engineer
CT 11/9/1988 $45-50,000
Packaging Engineer
CT 11/29/1988 $35-45,000
Packaging
Dev. Engineer IL
1/27/1989 $29-34,000
Pkg Engr IL
2/27/1989 $40-45,000
Pkg Engr
TX 3/7/1989
$34,000 TOP
Sr Pkg Proj Ldr
CA 3/15/1989 $55-70,000
Pkg Engr
MD 3/31/1989 $30-36,000
SR PKG ENGR
NJ 04/18/1989 $40-50,000
Pkg Engr
IL 4/24/1989 $28-34,000
Pkg Engr
IL 4/24/1989 $34-39,000
PKG ENGR
TX 6/08/1989 Mid/Upper
$
Sr Pkg Engr/mgr Pkg Dev NC
7/13/1989 $40-45,000
Pkg Engr
IL 7/19/1989 $28-33,000
Sr Pkg Engr/mgr Pkg Dev NC
10/16/1989 $40-45,000
SR PKG ENGR
WI 10/25/1989 $42-56,000
Pkg
Engr
IL 11/3/1989 $28-36,000
Packaging Engineer
IL 2/15/1990 $30-34,000
PKG ENGR Jacksonville FL
3/01/1990 $34-40,000
SR PKG ENGR
WI 5/10/1990 $54-60,000
Sr. Pkg. Engr.
IL 5/22/1990 $38-42,000
Packaging Engineer
IL 7/18/1990 $33-40,000
Sr. Packaging Engineer
IL 8/23/1990 $38-42,000
Packaging Engineer
AZ 10/8/1990 $32-39,000
Packaging Engineer
IL 11/30/1990 $33-36,000
Sr. Packaging Engineer
IL 11/30/1990 $40,000 Mid
SR PKG ENGR
TX 12/11/1990 $37-54.900
Packaging
Dev. Engineer IL
1/07/1991 $29-34,000
Packaging Engineer
AZ 1/09/1991 $32-39,000
SR Packaging Engineer
AZ 1/21/1991 $40-50,000
Packaging Engineer
MD 1/28/1991 $30-36,000
PKG ENGR Jacksonville FL
3/06/1991 $37-44,000
Packaging Engineer
CA 3/07/1991 $45-55,000
Packaging Engineer
IL 3/12/1991 $33-36,000
PKG ENGR Jacksonville FL
6/11/1991 $37-44,000
Packaging Engineer Iii
GA 6/14/1991 $50-53,000
Packaging Engineer
IL 6/17/1991 $33-36,000
Package Engineer
TX 7/23/1991 $33-39,000
Packaging Engineer (2)
NC 1/02/1992 32-44K
Packaging Engineer (3)
MD 2/04/1992 30-40K
Packaging
Engineer
TN 2/04/1992 35-40K
Packaging Engineer
IL 2/13/1992 32.5-36.5K
Packaging Engineer
AZ 2/18/1992 35.6-40K
SR PKG ENGR
IL 2/19/1992 40-46K
Packaging Engineer (2)
IL 3/23/1992 33.8-42.2K
Sr. Packaging Engineer
IL 3/23/1992 39.1-48.9K
PKG ENGR
IL 3/31/1992 38-42K
Packaging Engineer
NC 4/02/1992 32-44K
Packaging Engineer
SC 4/29/1992 33,500
Pkg. Engineer I Or Ii
WI 5/14/1992 48,600K
SR PKG I OR IV
WI 5/14/1992 64.6K
Packaging Engineer
MD 6/18/1992 30-36K
Packaging
Engineer
IL 10/08/1992 35-42.5K
Packaging Engineer I
IL 2/02/1993 43-55K
SR PKG ENGR
IL 5/18/1993 44-54
Pkg Engr
MA 8/16/1993 62-77
Senior
Pkg Engr
TN 11/22/1993 41-46.5
Sr Pkg
Engr
TN 3/01/1994 41-46.5K
Pkg Engr
DE 6/06/1994 45-50K
PKG ENGR
MD 8/29/1994 42-44K
Contract
Pkg. Engr.
MA 1/11/1995 $30-40/HR
CONTRACT PKG ENGR MA
4/05/1995 $30-40/HR
PKG ENGR
IN 5/31/1995 40.0-48.0
CONTRACT PKG ENGINEER MA 7/10/1995
$30-40/HR
PKG ENGR
MN 7/24/1995 40.0-60.0
PKG ENGR
MI 7/26/1995 55.0-62.0
PKG ENGR
MA 9/11/1995 50.0-55.0
PKG ENGR
FL 11/06/1995 44.0-50.0
CONTRACT
PKG ENGR MA
12/01/1995 $30-40/HR
PKG ENGR
MA 12/12/1995 50.0-55.0
PKG ENGR
MO 1/12/1996 38.0-48.0
PKG ENGR
NY 1/17/1996 40.0-45.MID
PKG ENGR
NY 1/17/1996 40.0-45.0
PKG ENGR (2?)
MN 1/29/1996 40.0-46.0
PKG ENGR
IL 2/19/1996 38.0-46.0
CONTRACT PKG ENGR MA
2/27/1996 $30-40/HR
PKG ENGR
FL 3/04/1996 40.0-45.0
PKG ENGR
MO 3/12/1996 38.0-48.0
PKG ENGR SCIENTIST MI
3/14/1996 45.0-65.0
PKG ENGR/SCIENTIST
MI 3/14/1996 45.0-65.0
SR PKG ENGR
MA 4/11/1996 58.0-63.0
PKG ENGR
CT 4/23/1996 34.0-38.0
PKG ENGR
NY 4/26/1996 40.0-45.0
CONTRACT PKG ENGR MA
6/10/1996 $30-40/HOUR
PKG ENGR
NY 9/12/1996 40.0-45.0
SR PKG ENGR
OR 9/17/1996 50.0-55.0
PKG ENGR
NC 11/12/1996 56.0-70.0
SR
PKG ENGR
IL 12/12/1996 50.0-62.0
SR PKG ENGR (CONTRACT) MA 12/12/1996
$32-44/HR
PKG ENGR
IL 1/30/1997 36.0-40.0
SR PKG ENGR
TX 2/27/1997 50.0-55.0
PKG ENGR #14
NY 3/05/1997 70.0-74.0
PKG ENGR
IL 3/07/1997 36.0-40.0
SR PKG ENGR
IL 3/13/1997 50.0-62.0
CONTRACT PKG ENGR MA
3/27/1997 $30-40/HR
PKG ENGR
WI 3/28/1997 38.0-46.0
SR PKG ENGR
IL 4/30/1997 40.0-50.0
SR PKG ENGR
TX 5/27/1997 50.0-55.0
PKG ENGR
OH 5/30/1997 40.0-55.0
CONTRACT PKG ENGR MA
6/25/1997 $30-40/HR
PKG ENGR
TX 8/14/1997 42.0-55.0
PKG ENGR
AZ 9/07/1997 55.0-72.0
SR PKG ENGR II
AZ 9/07/1997 55.0-72.0
PKG ENGR
IN 9/24/1997 40.0-45.0
PKG ENGR
AZ 10/15/1997 40.0-52.0
CONTRACT
PKG ENGR MA
1/05/1998 $30-40/HR
PKG ENGR III OR IV
GA 1/16/1998 48.0-51.0
PKG ENGR
MA 2/09/1998 55.0-58.0
PKG ENGR
AZ 3/03/1998 35.0-40.0
PKG ENGR
IL 3/10/1998 45.0-56.0
PKG ENGR
IL 3/10/1998 46.0-56.0
PKG ENGR
CT 3/30/1998 41.0-54.0
PKG ENGR (LEVEL 14) MA
4/16/1998 70.0-83.0
PKG ENGR
IL 5/06/1998 46.0-56.0
PKG ENGR
AZ 5/26/1998 35.0-39.0
PKG ENGR
WI 6/18/1998 40.0-55.00
SR PKG ENGR
FL 6/30/1998 50.0-62.0
PKG ENGR
MI 7/13/1998 45.0-55.0
SR PKG ENGR
CA 9/03/1998 52.0-80.0
PKG ENGR
TX 11/19/1998 45.0-65.0
PKG
ENGR
GA 12/11/1998 45.0-60.0
PKG ENGR
CT 1/29/1999 48.0-60.0
PKG ENGR/SR PKG ENGR CT
2/24/1999 50.0-70.0
PACKAGING ENGINEER
AZ 3/01/1999 43.0-50.0
CONTRACT PKG ENG MA
3/11/1999 $32-$44
PACKAGING ENGINEER
CA 3/19/1999 42.0-77.0
PACKAGING ENGINEER IL
3/22/1999 45.0-59.0
PACKAGING ENG III/IV(2)
GA 4/06/1999 45.0-60.0
PKG ENGR 2 OR 3
TX 4/09/1999 49.8-78.2
PKG ENGR
IL 4/27/1999 50.0-60.0
PKG ENGR
TX 5/24/1999 48.0-75.0
PKG ENGR
MD 9/08/1999 45.0-55.0
PKG ENGR
AZ 9/24/1999 42.0-48.0
PKG ENGR
AZ 9/30/1999 55.0-62.0
CONTRACT PKG ENGR MA
10/4/1999 $25.-40./HR
SR PKG ENGR
TX 10/07/1999 50.0-60.0
PKG
ENGR
MA 11/01/1999 45.7-65.0
SR PKG ENGR
OH 12/08/1999 54.0-58.0
PKG ENGR
AZ 1/06/2000 44.0-47.0
PKG ENGR
IN 1/06/2000 44.0-47.0
SR PKG ENGR
WI 1/12/2000 55.0-65.0
PKG ENGR IV
GA 2/17/2000 73.5 MIDPOI
PKG ENGR
FL 2/23/2000 45.0-52.0
PKG ENGR
MA 4/07/2000 58.0-71.0
PKG ENGR
MA 6/27/2000 58.0-79.0
SR PKG ENGR (2)
AZ 7/24/2000 70.0-92.0
PKG ENGR
GA 9/11/2000 62.0-67.0
SR PKG ENGR
AZ 9/27/2000 70.0-92.0
PKG ENGR
IN 12/13/2000 45.0-50.0
PKG ENGR
IL 4/19/2001 50.0-75.0
SR PKG ENGR
IL 6/13/2001 60.0-70.0
SR PKG ENGR
CA 7/31/2001 61.0-70.0
PKG ENGR
IL 4/02/2002 52.0-57.0
PKG ENGR
FL 4/29/2002 48.0-55.0
PKG ENGR
NC 5/13/2002 55.0-68.0
PKG ENGR
CT 9/16/2002 50.0-60.0
SR PKG ENGR
AZ 10/31/2002 70.0-80.0
PKG
ENGR
AZ 12/04/2002 44.5-55.0
SR
PKG ENG
AZ 12/04/2002 54.5-68.0
PKG
ENGR
WI 12/30/2002 70.0-74.0
PKG
ENGR
IL 1/03/2003 55.0-70.0
SR PKG ENGR
IL 7/15/2003 55.0-75.0
SR PKG ENGR (1)
IL 8/27/2003 55.0-68.0
PKG ENGR
IL 10/24/2003 70.0-80.0
SR PKG ENGR
GA 10/26/2004 70.0-90.0
PKG ENGR
IL 10/26/2004 70.0-80.0
PRINCIPAL PKG ENGR AZ
11/15/2004 63.0-82.0
SR PKG ENGR
AZ 11/15/2004 57.0-75.0
SR
PKG ENGR
OH 1/13/2005 70.0-75.0
SR PKG ENGR
FL 2/11/2005 75-85
PACKAGING ENGINEER CA
2/18/2005 60
PKG ENGR
OH 2/18/2005 65-73
Packaging Engineer
IL 5/13/2005
60
PKG ENGR
MD 6/06/2005 55
PKG ENGR
TN 10/27/2005 46
Packaging
Engineer (2) IL
12/6/2005 55-68
Packaging EngIneer
IN 2/06/2006 55
Packaging Engineer
TN 5/24/2006 46
Packaging
Engineer(2)
OH 6/09/2006 50
Sr. Packaging
Engineer IL
7/07/2006 70-80
Sr Pkg Engr
AZ 8/22/2006 72-88
SenIor Packging Engineer NC
12/14/2006 70-80K
Package Development Manager NY
12/14/2006 up to $80
Packaging Engineer - 7391BR
VA 12/20/2006 80-92
Senior
Packaging Engineer IL
1/17/2007 75-95k
Senior Packaging Engineer
MA 1/30/2007 80-110
Packaging
Engineer
FL 2/07/2007 55-70
Packaging Engineer(2)
OH 2/09/2007 50
Packaging
Engineer
CT 3/20/2007 60-70
Primary Packaging Engineer NJ
3/23/2007 60-70
SenIor Packging Engineer
NC 4/26/2007 70-80K
Packaging Engineer
CT 5/04/2007 50-75
Packaging Engineer
VA 6/07/2007 $80-92k
Packaging Engineer
TN 8/07/2007 50-55k
Senior Packaging Engineer (2) TX
9/04/2007 $75-85k
Senior Packaging Engineer NJ
9/12/2007 $55-65k
Packaging Engineer
IL 10/22/2007
65-69K
PACKAGING ENG III/IV(2)
GA 11/06/2007
55-65K
PKG ENGR 2 OR 3
TX 12/09/2007
59-78K
Packaging Engineer
IL
01/27/2008 60-70K
PKG ENGR
TX
02/24/2008 58-69K
Sr. Packaging Engineer NY
03/14/2008 75-95K
PKG ENGR
AZ 04/15/2008
55-62K
CONTRACT PKG ENGR
MA 05/05/2008
$40-55/HR
Packaging Engineer IV
GA 05/16/2008
78-91K
Packaging Engineer
MA 06/09/2008
65-78.K
Princpal Packaging Engineer
AZ
07/03/2008 82-99K
Packaging Engineer
IL 08/10/2008
65-76K
Packaging Engineer
IN 09/24/2008
63-67K
Packaging Debvelopment Engineer
AZ 10/15/2008
59-67K
Packaging Engineer Level 10
MA 11/16/2008
70-83K
Packaging Engineer
IL 12/06/2008
56-66K
Senior Packaging Enginerer MO
12/14/2008 68-82K