Helpers--Production Workers salary by location
National median: $39,070 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $54,550 | +39.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $52,290 | +33.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $52,050 | +33.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $50,480 | +29.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $50,190 | +28.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $50,110 | +28.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $49,920 | +27.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $49,900 | +27.7% | 320 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $49,680 | +27.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $49,020 | +25.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $48,970 | +25.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $48,790 | +24.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $48,690 | +24.6% | 500 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $48,670 | +24.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $48,520 | +24.2% | 420 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $48,470 | +24.1% | 420 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $48,420 | +23.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | metropolitan | $48,370 | +23.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | metropolitan | $47,850 | +22.5% | 350 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $47,830 | +22.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $47,760 | +22.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $47,720 | +22.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $47,440 | +21.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $47,320 | +21.1% | 380 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $47,250 | +20.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $47,210 | +20.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $47,120 | +20.6% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $46,980 | +20.2% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $46,710 | +19.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $46,630 | +19.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $46,610 | +19.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $46,460 | +18.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $46,430 | +18.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $46,410 | +18.8% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $46,340 | +18.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $46,290 | +18.5% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $46,260 | +18.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Rome, GA | metropolitan | $46,240 | +18.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $46,220 | +18.3% | 640 | 2025 |
| Johnstown, PA | metropolitan | $46,180 | +18.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $46,170 | +18.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $46,170 | +18.2% | 670 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $46,110 | +18.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $46,030 | +17.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $45,970 | +17.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $45,870 | +17.4% | 420 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $45,820 | +17.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $45,620 | +16.8% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $45,560 | +16.6% | 2,070 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $45,550 | +16.6% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $45,450 | +16.3% | 3,620 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $45,410 | +16.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $45,390 | +16.2% | 2,420 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $45,310 | +16.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $45,280 | +15.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $45,260 | +15.8% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $45,200 | +15.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $45,170 | +15.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $45,140 | +15.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $45,100 | +15.4% | 2,900 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $45,080 | +15.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $45,070 | +15.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $45,020 | +15.2% | 700 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $44,960 | +15.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $44,940 | +15.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $44,910 | +14.9% | 710 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $44,870 | +14.8% | 400 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $44,770 | +14.6% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $44,720 | +14.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $44,720 | +14.5% | 2,570 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $44,680 | +14.4% | 1,650 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $44,380 | +13.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $44,350 | +13.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| Valdosta, GA | metropolitan | $44,350 | +13.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $44,200 | +13.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $44,170 | +13.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $44,120 | +12.9% | 470 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $44,020 | +12.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $43,980 | +12.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $43,970 | +12.5% | 16,730 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $43,940 | +12.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $43,870 | +12.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $43,820 | +12.2% | 500 | 2025 |
| Michigan City, IN | metropolitan | $43,720 | +11.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $43,680 | +11.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $43,540 | +11.4% | 3,810 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $43,430 | +11.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lawrence, KS | metropolitan | $43,420 | +11.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $43,370 | +11.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $43,340 | +10.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $43,300 | +10.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $43,240 | +10.7% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $43,210 | +10.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $43,210 | +10.6% | 1,990 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $43,120 | +10.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $43,000 | +10.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $42,980 | +10.0% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $42,980 | +10.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $42,950 | +9.9% | 950 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $42,850 | +9.7% | 140 | 2025 |