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Average Logging Equipment Operators Salary in Medford, OR

Logging Equipment Operators in Medford, OR earn a median annual salary of $58,270, which is +17.1% compared to the national median. There are 130 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Medford, OR (metro area).

$58,270
Medford, OR median annual wage
$28/hour median
+17.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,740
130
Local employment
1.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
10.68
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,500
25th
$54,960
Median
$58,270
75th
$60,560
90th
$66,120

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 Medford, 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
101.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$57,447
Goods: 105.3%
Services: 102.3%
Rents: 97.7%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Bellingham, WA $77,310 Compare 50
Longview-Kelso, WA $76,980 Compare 180
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $75,140 Compare 110
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $74,790 Compare 110
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $71,620 Compare 30
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $64,520 Compare 290

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 Medford, OR

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Chief Executives $615,500 0.30
Family Medicine Physicians $285,470 1.20
Dentists, General $206,260 1.18
Pharmacists $163,540 0.89
Architectural And Engineering Managers $157,540 0.44
Nurse Practitioners $155,580 1.07
Physician Assistants $155,110 2.30
Medical And Health Services Managers $151,250 0.86

Medford, OR has salary data for 340 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Logging Equipment Operators in Medford, OR

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Logging Equipment Operators are projected to change by -1.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,200 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.