Helpers--Production Workers salary
The median pay for helpers--production workers in the United States is $39,070 a year. About 165,700 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $31,140
- 25th percentile
- $35,220
- Median percentile
- $39,070
- 75th percentile
- $45,990
- 90th percentile
- $53,410
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- North Dakota $46,170
- Montana $46,110
- Iowa $45,560
- Colorado $45,550
- Washington $45,450
- Oregon $45,390
- Connecticut $45,260
- Wisconsin $45,100
- Nebraska $45,020
- Minnesota $44,720
- Rhode Island $44,720
- Maryland $44,680
- Hawaii $44,380
- Maine $44,120
- California $43,970
- New York $43,540
- New Hampshire $42,740
- Alaska $42,530
- Massachusetts $42,280
- Indiana $42,210
- Kentucky $42,130
- Michigan $41,660
- Illinois $41,480
- Pennsylvania $41,060
- Missouri $40,580
- Wyoming $40,200
- Nevada $39,730
- Arizona $39,680
- Ohio $39,600
- Vermont $39,540
- North Carolina $39,410
- New Jersey $39,290
- West Virginia $39,190
- Delaware $38,380
- Tennessee $38,330
- Idaho $38,240
- Florida $37,950
- Virginia $37,740
- Kansas $37,320
- Utah $37,110
- South Carolina $36,610
- Texas $36,610
- Louisiana $36,400
- Georgia $36,280
- Oklahoma $36,240
- Alabama $35,910
- New Mexico $35,650
- Arkansas $35,540
- Mississippi $33,880
By metro area
- Reading, PA $54,550
- Albany, OR $52,290
- Des Moines, IA $52,050
- Oshkosh, WI $50,480
- Fargo, ND $50,190
- Fond du Lac, WI $50,110
- Santa Rosa, CA $49,920
- New Haven, CT $49,900
- Lewiston, ID $49,680
- Racine, WI $49,020
- Pueblo, CO $48,970
- Wausau, WI $48,790
- Hartford, CT $48,690
- Green Bay, WI $48,670
- Waterloo, IA $48,520
- Hagerstown, MD $48,470
- Napa, CA $48,420
- Amarillo, TX $48,370
- Joplin, MO $47,850
- Burlington, VT $47,830
- Duluth, MN $47,760
- Sheboygan, WI $47,720
- Ogden, UT $47,440
- Stockton, CA $47,320
- Peoria, IL $47,250
- Albany, NY $47,210
- San Diego, CA $47,120
- Seattle, WA $46,980
- Davenport, IA $46,710
- Olympia, WA $46,630
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $46,610
- Bremerton, WA $46,460
- Lincoln, NE $46,430
- Cincinnati, OH $46,410
- Redding, CA $46,340
- San Francisco, CA $46,290
- Billings, MT $46,260
- Rome, GA $46,240
- Denver, CO $46,220
- Johnstown, PA $46,180
- San Jose, CA $46,170
- Salinas, CA $46,030
- Kahului, HI $45,970
- York, PA $45,870
- Pittsfield, MA $45,820
- Portland, OR $45,620
- Madison, WI $45,410
- Salem, OR $45,310
- Asheville, NC $45,280
- Kiryas Joel, NY $45,200
- South Bend, IN $45,170
- Greeley, CO $45,140
- Bellingham, WA $45,080
- Lewiston, ME $45,070
- Decatur, IL $44,960
- Vallejo, CA $44,940
- Sacramento, CA $44,910
- Eugene, OR $44,870
- Minneapolis, MN $44,770
- Spokane, WA $44,350
- Valdosta, GA $44,350
- Walla Walla, WA $44,200
- Sioux City, IA $44,170
- Urban Honolulu, HI $44,020
- Champaign, IL $43,980
- Springfield, MA $43,940
- Portland, ME $43,870
- Rochester, NY $43,820
- Michigan City, IN $43,720
- Worcester, MA $43,680
- Terre Haute, IN $43,430
- Lawrence, KS $43,420
- Syracuse, NY $43,370
- Mount Vernon, WA $43,340
- Fort Wayne, IN $43,300
- Boston, MA $43,240
- Riverside, CA $43,210
- Staunton, VA $43,210
- Longview, WA $43,120
- Winston, NC $43,000
- Detroit, MI $42,980
- Huntington, WV $42,980
- Washington, DC $42,950
- Fort Collins, CO $42,850
- Norwich, CT $42,800
- Medford, OR $42,770
- Fairbanks, AK $42,620
- St. Cloud, MN $42,620
- Anchorage, AK $42,530
- Boulder, CO $42,520
- Los Angeles, CA $42,490
- Weirton, WV $42,490
- Winchester, VA $42,420
- Grand Rapids, MI $42,390
- San Luis Obispo, CA $42,360
- Santa Maria, CA $42,320
- Greensboro, NC $42,240
- Eau Claire, WI $42,220
- Traverse City, MI $42,220
- Columbus, IN $42,210
- Kansas City, MO $42,210
- Janesville, WI $42,090
- Wichita, KS $41,840
- Milwaukee, WI $41,820
- Appleton, WI $41,740
- Cedar Rapids, IA $41,740
- Cleveland, OH $41,730
- Bangor, ME $41,720
- Buffalo, NY $41,720
- Visalia, CA $41,540
- Mankato, MN $41,530
- Flint, MI $41,500
- Chicago, IL $41,480
- Allentown, PA $41,450
- Jackson, TN $41,340
- Knoxville, TN $41,330
- Bend, OR $41,300
- Lexington, KY $41,250
- Pittsburgh, PA $41,240
- Rockford, IL $41,240