Average Helpers--Production Workers Salary in Grants Pass, OR

Helpers--Production Workers in Grants Pass, OR earn a median annual salary of $37,790, which is -1.1% compared to the national median. There are 60 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Grants Pass, OR (metro area).

$37,790

Grants Pass, OR median annual wage

$18/hour median

-1.1%

Difference vs national median

National median is $38,220

Local employment

2.1 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.89

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $32,170
25th: $37,790
Median: $37,790
75th: $52,560
90th: $52,560

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Grants Pass, OR, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

97.8%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$38,656

Goods: 105.3%
Services: 103.6%
Rents: 79.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Pittsfield, MA	$53,250	Compare	80
Lewiston, ID-WA	$53,010	Compare	100
Reading, PA	$52,780	Compare	330
Napa, CA	$52,460	Compare	210
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,660	Compare	160
Traverse City, MI	$49,480	Compare	50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Grants Pass, OR

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$160,560	0.33
Pharmacists	$150,090	0.79
Marketing Managers	$140,030	0.47
Nurse Practitioners	$135,860	0.73
Software Developers	$128,440	0.19
Physician Assistants	$126,810	1.04
Education Administrators, Kindergarten Through Secondary	$126,210	1.17
Lawyers	$124,290	0.34

Grants Pass, OR has salary data for 168 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Computer And Information Systems Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Helpers--Production Workers in Grants Pass, OR

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Helpers--Production Workers are projected to change by -8.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 23,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.