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Average Production Workers, All Other Salary in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Production Workers, All Other in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earn a median annual salary of $40,050, which is +3.2% compared to the national median. There are 140 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Trenton-Princeton, NJ (metro area).

$40,050
Trenton-Princeton, NJ median annual wage
$19/hour median
+3.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $38,820
140
Local employment
0.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.32
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$31,470
25th
$34,780
Median
$40,050
75th
$43,420
90th
$49,920

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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ, 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
103.2%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$38,816
Goods: 99.8%
Services: 112.3%
Rents: 135.1%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Decatur, IL$72,610Compare1,090
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$68,640Compare120
Paducah, KY-IL$61,110Compare40
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$61,090Compare480
Merced, CA$60,550Compare200
Winchester, VA-WV$58,550Compare160

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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Trenton-Princeton, NJ has salary data for 450 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Production Workers, All Other in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Production Workers, All Other are projected to change by +0.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 31,600 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.