Helpers--Production Workers Salary

Median Salary
$39,070
per year
Hourly Rate
$18.78
per hour
Employment
165,700
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$31,140
25th percentile
$35,220
Median
$39,070
75th percentile
$45,990
90th percentile
$53,410

💰 Helpers--Production Workers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
North Dakota$46,170+18.2%
Montana$46,110+18.0%
Iowa$45,560+16.6%
Colorado$45,550+16.6%
Washington$45,450+16.3%
Oregon$45,390+16.2%
Connecticut$45,260+15.8%
Wisconsin$45,100+15.4%
Nebraska$45,020+15.2%
Minnesota$44,720+14.5%
Rhode Island$44,720+14.5%
Maryland$44,680+14.4%
Hawaii$44,380+13.6%
Maine$44,120+12.9%
California$43,970+12.5%
New York$43,540+11.4%
New Hampshire$42,740+9.4%
Alaska$42,530+8.9%
Massachusetts$42,280+8.2%
Indiana$42,210+8.0%
Kentucky$42,130+7.8%
Michigan$41,660+6.6%
Illinois$41,480+6.2%
Pennsylvania$41,060+5.1%
Missouri$40,580+3.9%
Wyoming$40,200+2.9%
Nevada$39,730+1.7%
Arizona$39,680+1.6%
Ohio$39,600+1.4%
Vermont$39,540+1.2%
North Carolina$39,410+0.9%
New Jersey$39,290+0.6%
West Virginia$39,190+0.3%
Delaware$38,380-1.8%
Tennessee$38,330-1.9%
Idaho$38,240-2.1%
Florida$37,950-2.9%
Virginia$37,740-3.4%
Kansas$37,320-4.5%
Utah$37,110-5.0%
South Carolina$36,610-6.3%
Texas$36,610-6.3%
Louisiana$36,400-6.8%
Georgia$36,280-7.1%
Oklahoma$36,240-7.2%
Alabama$35,910-8.1%
New Mexico$35,650-8.8%
Arkansas$35,540-9.0%
Mississippi$33,880-13.3%

🏙️ Helpers--Production Workers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Reading, PA$54,550+39.6%
Albany, OR$52,290+33.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$52,050+33.2%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$50,480+29.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$50,190+28.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$50,110+28.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$49,920+27.8%
New Haven, CT$49,900+27.7%
Lewiston, ID-WA$49,680+27.2%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$49,020+25.5%
Pueblo, CO$48,970+25.3%
Wausau, WI$48,790+24.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,690+24.6%
Green Bay, WI$48,670+24.6%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$48,520+24.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$48,470+24.1%
Napa, CA$48,420+23.9%
Amarillo, TX$48,370+23.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$47,850+22.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$47,830+22.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$47,760+22.2%
Sheboygan, WI$47,720+22.1%
Ogden, UT$47,440+21.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,320+21.1%
Peoria, IL$47,250+20.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$47,210+20.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$47,120+20.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,980+20.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$46,710+19.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$46,630+19.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$46,610+19.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$46,460+18.9%
Lincoln, NE$46,430+18.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,410+18.8%
Redding, CA$46,340+18.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,290+18.5%
Billings, MT$46,260+18.4%
Rome, GA$46,240+18.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,220+18.3%
Johnstown, PA$46,180+18.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,170+18.2%
Salinas, CA$46,030+17.8%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$45,970+17.7%
York-Hanover, PA$45,870+17.4%
Pittsfield, MA$45,820+17.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,620+16.8%
Madison, WI$45,410+16.2%
Salem, OR$45,310+16.0%
Asheville, NC$45,280+15.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$45,200+15.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$45,170+15.6%
Greeley, CO$45,140+15.5%
Bellingham, WA$45,080+15.4%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$45,070+15.4%
Decatur, IL$44,960+15.1%
Vallejo, CA$44,940+15.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$44,910+14.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$44,870+14.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$44,770+14.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$44,350+13.5%
Valdosta, GA$44,350+13.5%
Walla Walla, WA$44,200+13.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$44,170+13.1%
Urban Honolulu, HI$44,020+12.7%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$43,980+12.6%
Springfield, MA$43,940+12.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$43,870+12.3%
Rochester, NY$43,820+12.2%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$43,720+11.9%
Worcester, MA$43,680+11.8%
Terre Haute, IN$43,430+11.2%
Lawrence, KS$43,420+11.1%
Syracuse, NY$43,370+11.0%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$43,340+10.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$43,300+10.8%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$43,240+10.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$43,210+10.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$43,210+10.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$43,120+10.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$43,000+10.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$42,980+10.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$42,980+10.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$42,950+9.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$42,850+9.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$42,800+9.5%
Medford, OR$42,770+9.5%
Fairbanks-College, AK$42,620+9.1%
St. Cloud, MN$42,620+9.1%
Anchorage, AK$42,530+8.9%
Boulder, CO$42,520+8.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$42,490+8.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$42,490+8.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$42,420+8.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$42,390+8.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$42,360+8.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$42,320+8.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$42,240+8.1%
Eau Claire, WI$42,220+8.1%
Traverse City, MI$42,220+8.1%
Columbus, IN$42,210+8.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$42,210+8.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$42,090+7.7%
Wichita, KS$41,840+7.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$41,820+7.0%
Appleton, WI$41,740+6.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$41,740+6.8%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$41,740+6.8%
Cleveland, OH$41,730+6.8%
Bangor, ME$41,720+6.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$41,720+6.8%
Visalia, CA$41,540+6.3%
Mankato, MN$41,530+6.3%
Flint, MI$41,500+6.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$41,480+6.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$41,450+6.1%
Jackson, TN$41,340+5.8%
Knoxville, TN$41,330+5.8%
Bend, OR$41,300+5.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$41,250+5.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$41,240+5.6%
Rockford, IL$41,240+5.6%
Grand Junction, CO$41,210+5.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$41,160+5.3%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$41,090+5.2%
Savannah, GA$41,080+5.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$41,060+5.1%
Springfield, MO$41,040+5.0%
Jacksonville, FL$40,980+4.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$40,970+4.9%
Erie, PA$40,920+4.7%
Hattiesburg, MS$40,850+4.6%
Yakima, WA$40,830+4.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$40,800+4.4%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$40,800+4.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$40,800+4.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$40,780+4.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$40,600+3.9%
Twin Falls, ID$40,590+3.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$40,580+3.9%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$40,560+3.8%
Columbia, MO$40,550+3.8%
Chico, CA$40,540+3.8%
Fresno, CA$40,540+3.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$40,480+3.6%
Richmond, VA$40,450+3.5%
Lancaster, PA$40,400+3.4%
Bowling Green, KY$40,350+3.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$40,350+3.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$40,290+3.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,240+3.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$40,190+2.9%
Akron, OH$40,000+2.4%
Idaho Falls, ID$39,910+2.1%
Modesto, CA$39,900+2.1%
Binghamton, NY$39,770+1.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,760+1.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$39,730+1.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,720+1.7%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,700+1.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$39,630+1.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$39,520+1.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$39,510+1.1%
Glens Falls, NY$39,480+1.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$39,410+0.9%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$39,300+0.6%
Elmira, NY$39,270+0.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$39,250+0.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,240+0.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$39,230+0.4%
Casper, WY$39,170+0.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$39,140+0.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$39,120+0.1%
Ames, IA$39,070+0.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$39,070+0.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$39,020-0.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,990-0.2%
Merced, CA$38,880-0.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,870-0.5%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$38,850-0.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,760-0.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$38,680-1.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$38,670-1.0%
Lynchburg, VA$38,670-1.0%
Montgomery, AL$38,630-1.1%
El Centro, CA$38,610-1.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$38,540-1.4%
Williamsport, PA$38,530-1.4%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$38,500-1.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$38,490-1.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$38,490-1.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$38,470-1.5%
Roanoke, VA$38,460-1.6%
Hot Springs, AR$38,440-1.6%
Wilmington, NC$38,440-1.6%
Jackson, MI$38,350-1.8%
Springfield, IL$38,340-1.9%
Spartanburg, SC$38,320-1.9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$38,270-2.0%
Cleveland, TN$38,170-2.3%
Midland, TX$38,170-2.3%
Abilene, TX$38,160-2.3%
Owensboro, KY$38,150-2.4%
Lebanon, PA$38,100-2.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,020-2.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$38,010-2.7%
Columbus, OH$37,990-2.8%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$37,940-2.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$37,890-3.0%
Niles, MI$37,870-3.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$37,790-3.3%
Utica-Rome, NY$37,780-3.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$37,750-3.4%
Morristown, TN$37,700-3.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$37,680-3.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,590-3.8%
Gettysburg, PA$37,540-3.9%
Reno, NV$37,540-3.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$37,530-3.9%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$37,490-4.0%
Lake Charles, LA$37,440-4.2%
Gainesville, FL$37,430-4.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$37,420-4.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,360-4.4%
Victoria, TX$37,350-4.4%
Columbia, SC$37,320-4.5%
Elizabethtown, KY$37,320-4.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,310-4.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,290-4.6%
Chambersburg, PA$37,280-4.6%
Jefferson City, MO$37,260-4.6%
Boise City, ID$37,220-4.7%
Toledo, OH$37,220-4.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$37,190-4.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$37,140-4.9%
Odessa, TX$37,130-5.0%
Johnson City, TN$37,120-5.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$37,090-5.1%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$37,070-5.1%
Greenville, NC$37,010-5.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,000-5.3%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$36,970-5.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$36,940-5.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,900-5.6%
Tucson, AZ$36,890-5.6%
Kenosha, WI$36,860-5.7%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,830-5.7%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,830-5.7%
Tulsa, OK$36,810-5.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$36,770-5.9%
Birmingham, AL$36,710-6.0%
Evansville, IN$36,630-6.2%
Huntsville, AL$36,620-6.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$36,610-6.3%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$36,440-6.7%
Dover, DE$36,340-7.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$36,330-7.0%
Longview, TX$36,310-7.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,300-7.1%
Lafayette, LA$36,280-7.1%
Decatur, AL$36,170-7.4%
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,110-7.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$36,080-7.7%
Gainesville, GA$36,080-7.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$35,900-8.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$35,820-8.3%
Springfield, OH$35,630-8.8%
Altoona, PA$35,540-9.0%
Battle Creek, MI$35,520-9.1%
Sherman-Denison, TX$35,480-9.2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$35,460-9.2%
Albany, GA$35,380-9.4%
Albuquerque, NM$35,380-9.4%
Farmington, NM$35,360-9.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,350-9.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$35,330-9.6%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$35,270-9.7%
Harrisonburg, VA$35,240-9.8%
Killeen-Temple, TX$35,100-10.2%
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,080-10.2%
Vineland, NJ$35,080-10.2%
Waco, TX$35,040-10.3%
St. George, UT$35,000-10.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$34,900-10.7%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,860-10.8%
Gadsden, AL$34,720-11.1%
Hammond, LA$34,720-11.1%
Mobile, AL$34,670-11.3%
Wichita Falls, TX$34,630-11.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$34,620-11.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$34,510-11.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,380-12.0%
Tallahassee, FL$34,350-12.1%
Dothan, AL$34,320-12.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,230-12.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$34,000-13.0%
San Angelo, TX$34,000-13.0%
Jonesboro, AR$33,990-13.0%
Monroe, LA$33,980-13.0%
Dalton, GA$33,850-13.4%
Florence, SC$33,850-13.4%
Ocala, FL$33,790-13.5%
Tyler, TX$33,420-14.5%
Jackson, MS$33,030-15.5%
Lubbock, TX$32,830-16.0%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$32,220-17.5%
Las Cruces, NM$31,920-18.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$31,010-20.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$30,960-20.8%
El Paso, TX$30,460-22.0%
Muncie, IN$29,540-24.4%
Guam$29,520-24.4%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$29,340-24.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,370-29.9%
Arecibo, PR$24,430-37.5%
Ponce, PR$23,180-40.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,870-41.5%
Puerto Rico$22,780-41.7%
Aguadilla, PR$22,180-43.2%
Mayaguez, PR$21,970-43.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.