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How Much Does a Weigher, Measurer, Checker, and Sampler, Recordkeeping Make?

A weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping in the US earns a median salary of $46,380 a year, or $22.30 an hour (BLS, May 2025). The average is $47,630, and the middle half earn between $39,180 and $54,850.

Median a year $46,380
Median an hour $22.30
Median a month $3,865
Average a year $47,630

Weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping pay range

What weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn at each point of the pay scale. The 10th percentile is a rough guide to starting pay.

Percentile A year An hour
10th (lowest 10%) $35,290 $16.97
25th $39,180 $18.84
Median (50th) $46,380 $22.30
75th $54,850 $26.37
90th (top 10%) $60,910 $29.28

The median is 9% less than the $50,980 median for all US jobs. About 53,300 people work as weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in the US.

After tax and by period

A week
$892
Every two weeks
$1,784
Twice a month
$1,933
A month
$3,865

At the median salary, before tax.

Weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping salary by state

Sorted by average pay. Wyoming pays weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping the most, at $55,950 a year on average.

State Average Median Jobs After tax
Wyoming $55,950 $62,840 60 After tax
Minnesota $53,730 $49,830 250 After tax
Maine $53,310 $51,120 240 After tax
Indiana $53,250 $57,210 2,590 After tax
New Jersey $51,930 $47,640 1,380 After tax
Pennsylvania $51,470 $49,480 2,100 After tax
Oregon $51,320 $54,500 800 After tax
Connecticut $50,810 $46,540 370 After tax
Wisconsin $50,020 $48,030 680 After tax
Washington $49,990 $48,920 790 After tax
Nebraska $49,510 $49,090 630 After tax
Delaware $49,290 $46,120 280 After tax
New Mexico $49,270 $53,960 250 After tax
New York $49,220 $46,970 2,240 After tax
Utah $49,130 $49,830 270 After tax
Massachusetts $49,120 $46,880 850 After tax
Kentucky $49,090 $49,140 1,300 After tax
Vermont $48,620 $46,440 120 After tax
Nevada $48,510 $46,430 510 After tax
Maryland $48,500 $46,170 450 After tax
California $48,330 $45,730 7,510 After tax
Illinois $48,330 $48,680 1,790 After tax
Alaska $48,120 $45,760 30 After tax
Ohio $47,950 $45,230 2,660 After tax
Iowa $47,870 $47,180 410 After tax
Texas $47,710 $47,710 4,460 After tax
Colorado $47,660 $46,160 770 After tax
Hawaii $47,360 $46,050 100 After tax
New Hampshire $47,270 $44,830 380 After tax
Louisiana $46,990 $48,890 380 After tax
Arizona $46,690 $45,790 650 After tax
Missouri $46,390 $46,220 970 After tax
South Carolina $46,320 $45,760 940 After tax
Alabama $46,030 $46,010 780 After tax
Michigan $46,030 $43,950 700 After tax
Tennessee $45,940 $47,330 1,040 After tax
Virginia $45,770 $45,360 1,570 After tax
Kansas $45,230 $45,760 670 After tax
Georgia $44,810 $45,180 2,370 After tax
North Carolina $44,330 $43,680 1,560 After tax
Florida $44,120 $44,260 3,330 After tax
Arkansas $43,950 $45,490 1,100 After tax
South Dakota $43,590 $44,430 330 After tax
Idaho $42,960 $43,720 140 After tax
Rhode Island $42,780 $40,300 – After tax
Montana $41,870 $40,460 230 After tax
Mississippi $41,680 $38,900 780 After tax
Oklahoma $41,620 $37,350 710 After tax
West Virginia $34,140 $31,210 330 After tax
Puerto Rico $31,710 $26,820 160

A dash means BLS did not publish that figure for the state.

Other office and administrative support jobs

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published 2026), for “Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping” (SOC 43-5111). Wages are before tax and leave out self-employed workers. All job salaries

About the Job Salaries

Job Salaries shows what more than 500 US jobs pay, from nurses and electricians to software developers and truck drivers. Each job has its median and average salary, hourly and monthly pay, the pay range from the lowest-paid 10% to the top 10%, and a table of pay in every state. The figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, the largest survey of US pay, in its latest release.

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  1. 1 Search for a job or pick one from the list.
  2. 2 Read the median salary, hourly pay and the pay range.
  3. 3 Check the salary by state to see where the job pays most.
  4. 4 Open the take-home pay calculator to see the salary after tax.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping make an hour?

The median hourly wage for a weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping is $22.30, and the average is $22.90. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $16.97 an hour and the top 10% over $29.28.

How much does a weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping make a month?

At the median salary of $46,380, a weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping earns about $3,865 a month before tax, or $1,784 every two weeks.

Which state pays weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping the most?

Wyoming has the highest average pay for a weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping, at $55,950 a year. Next are Minnesota and Maine. Pay is usually higher where living costs are higher, so compare take-home pay too.

What is the starting salary for a weigher, measurer, checker, and sampler, recordkeeping?

The lowest-paid 10% of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn less than $35,290 a year, and the lowest 25% less than $39,180. That is a fair guide to starting pay, which depends on the state, the employer and your experience.

How much do the highest-paid weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make?

The top 10% earn more than $60,910 a year, and the top 25% more than $54,850.