51 Series · SOC 51-1011
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $74,450
- Median / year
- +4.6%
- 2024→2025
- $108,750
- Top 10% earn
- +1.2%
- Growth '24–'34
- 673,430
- Estimated US jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers earn a median of $74,450 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $74,450, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $47,130 (10th percentile) to $108,750 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 673,430 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Wyoming ($90,390).
The pay verdict
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers earn a median of $74,450, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 66% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #8 of 105 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.2% by 2034.
- $74,450
- Median annual wage
- Top 34%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #8 of 105
- in Production
- 2.3×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Wyoming at $90,390. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers moved from $61,310 in May 2019 to $74,450 in May 2025 (+21.4%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers sits -3.0 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (SOC 51-1011) has a national median of $74,450 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $47,130 to $108,750, and the published mean is $76,600. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 673,430 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 527 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $71,190 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $74,450 in May 2025, a rise of $3,260 (+4.6%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 67,700 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Production Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Wyoming pays the highest state median at $90,390, which is +21% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA at $115,340. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$74,450
per year
Median Hourly
$35.79/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$76,600
average
Employment
673,430
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$74,450 Top 34% higher than 66% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$74,450 · 66th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Miscellaneous Assemb…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $44650
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.2%, Median annual wage $74450
- Welders, Cutters, So…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.2%, Median annual wage $53750
- Packaging and Fillin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $43220
- Production Workers, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.5%, Median annual wage $40110
- Electrical, Electron…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $45850
- Bakers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $37160
- Laundry and Dry-Clea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.4%, Median annual wage $34890
- Food Batchmakers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.9%, Median annual wage $42290
- Cutting, Punching, a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.1%, Median annual wage $46330
- Computer Numerically…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.7%, Median annual wage $50690
- Helpers--Production …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -8.9%, Median annual wage $39070
- Coating, Painting, a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.7%, Median annual wage $48250
- Molding, Coremaking,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.8%, Median annual wage $44350
- Meat, Poultry, and F…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.5%, Median annual wage $38300
- Printing Press Opera…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -8.1%, Median annual wage $45780
- Chemical Equipment O…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $58040
- Butchers and Meat Cu…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $40140
- Water and Wastewater…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.5%, Median annual wage $60020
- Multiple Machine Too…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $47180
- Sewing Machine Opera…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.8%, Median annual wage $36670
- Paper Goods Machine …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.3%, Median annual wage $50270
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.2%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
67,700
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+8,300
698,600 (2024) → 706,900 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Production Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
- ▸ Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
- ▸ Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
- ▸ Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
- ▸ Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
- ▸ Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
- ▸ Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
- ▸ Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
- ▸ Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
- ▸ Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $56,340 |
| 2016 | $57,780 |
| 2017 | $58,870 |
| 2018 | $60,420 |
| 2019 | $61,310 |
| 2020 | $62,850 |
| 2021 | $61,790 |
| 2022 | $63,510 |
| 2023 | $65,930 |
| 2024 | $71,190 |
| 2025 | $74,450 |
2015 median
$56,340
2025 median
$74,450
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$13,140 (+21.4%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.3%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $56,340 | First banked release | 603,080 |
| May 2016 | $57,780 | +2.6% | 610,480 |
| May 2017 | $58,870 | +1.9% | 611,800 |
| May 2018 | $60,420 | +2.6% | 622,790 |
| May 2019 | $61,310 | Classification break | 631,100 |
| May 2020 | $62,850 | +2.5% | 599,900 |
| May 2021 | $61,790 | -1.7% | 629,420 |
| May 2022 | $63,510 | +2.8% | 659,930 |
| May 2023 | $65,930 | +3.8% | 671,160 |
| May 2024 | $71,190 | +8.0% | 685,140 |
| May 2025 | $74,450 | +4.6% | 673,430 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $56,340 in May 2015 to $74,450 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 631,100 in May 2019 to 673,430 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | $90,390 | +21% above national |
| 2 | Connecticut | $83,150 | +12% above national |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $81,650 | +10% above national |
| 4 | New Jersey | $81,110 | +9% above national |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $80,030 | +7% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $79,920 | +7% above national |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $79,310 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $79,310 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $79,100 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Maine | $78,970 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Colorado | $78,890 | +6% above national |
| 12 | New York | $78,580 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $78,550 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Maryland | $78,520 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Alaska | $77,960 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Louisiana | $77,520 | +4% above national |
| 17 | South Carolina | $77,500 | +4% above national |
| 18 | California | $76,840 | +3% above national |
| 19 | North Dakota | $76,350 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Vermont | $75,540 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Arizona | $75,330 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $75,200 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $74,990 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $74,840 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Iowa | $74,750 | same as national |
| 26 | Kansas | $74,480 | same as national |
| 27 | Virginia | $74,150 | same as national |
| 28 | Indiana | $73,950 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Oregon | $73,580 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $73,210 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Alabama | $73,060 | 2% below national |
| 32 | South Dakota | $73,040 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Kentucky | $72,490 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Nebraska | $72,200 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Michigan | $72,170 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Ohio | $72,160 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Hawaii | $71,990 | 3% below national |
| 38 | Utah | $71,220 | 4% below national |
| 39 | Idaho | $70,890 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $70,140 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $70,000 | 6% below national |
| 42 | North Carolina | $69,640 | 6% below national |
| 43 | Georgia | $69,170 | 7% below national |
| 44 | West Virginia | $68,990 | 7% below national |
| 45 | Montana | $68,760 | 8% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $68,720 | 8% below national |
| 47 | Nevada | $68,270 | 8% below national |
| 48 | Tennessee | $65,310 | 12% below national |
| 49 | New Mexico | $64,640 | 13% below national |
| 50 | Florida | $63,950 | 14% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $63,090 | 15% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $57,440 | 23% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $57,190 | 23% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $45,100 | 39% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $115,340 | +55% above national |
| 2 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $105,690 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Lexington Park, MD | $99,980 | +34% above national |
| 4 | Baton Rouge, LA | $95,810 | +29% above national |
| 5 | Lake Charles, LA | $92,560 | +24% above national |
| 6 | Spartanburg, SC | $92,070 | +24% above national |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $91,500 | +23% above national |
| 8 | Decatur, IL | $91,450 | +23% above national |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $89,970 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Paducah, KY-IL | $87,030 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $87,000 | +17% above national |
| 12 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $85,650 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Boulder, CO | $84,880 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Decatur, AL | $84,270 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Greenville, NC | $84,260 | +13% above national |
| 16 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $84,160 | +13% above national |
| 17 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $84,010 | +13% above national |
| 18 | Kokomo, IN | $83,500 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $82,990 | +11% above national |
| 20 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $82,740 | +11% above national |
| 21 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $82,660 | +11% above national |
| 22 | Billings, MT | $82,280 | +11% above national |
| 23 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $82,170 | +10% above national |
| 24 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $82,060 | +10% above national |
| 25 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $81,790 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Savannah, GA | $81,370 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $81,260 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Barnstable Town, MA | $80,960 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $80,860 | +9% above national |
| 30 | Yuba City, CA | $80,860 | +9% above national |
| 31 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $80,700 | +8% above national |
| 32 | Vallejo, CA | $80,600 | +8% above national |
| 33 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $80,460 | +8% above national |
| 34 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $80,290 | +8% above national |
| 35 | Vineland, NJ | $80,260 | +8% above national |
| 36 | Albany, OR | $80,230 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Midland, TX | $80,170 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $79,990 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $79,910 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,860 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $79,820 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Lawrence, KS | $79,800 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Flagstaff, AZ | $79,780 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Bloomington, IL | $79,650 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $79,630 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $79,620 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $79,520 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $79,460 | +7% above national |
| 49 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $79,350 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Syracuse, NY | $79,280 | +6% above national |
| 51 | El Centro, CA | $79,060 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $79,050 | +6% above national |
| 53 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $78,970 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Glens Falls, NY | $78,930 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $78,900 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Greeley, CO | $78,820 | +6% above national |
| 57 | New Haven, CT | $78,770 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Mobile, AL | $78,760 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $78,680 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $78,680 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Napa, CA | $78,550 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Merced, CA | $78,490 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $78,470 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Pueblo, CO | $78,380 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Elmira, NY | $78,350 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Mankato, MN | $78,270 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Ithaca, NY | $78,260 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Reno, NV | $78,240 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $78,240 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Springfield, MA | $78,210 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Reading, PA | $78,200 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Worcester, MA | $78,150 | +5% above national |
| 73 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $77,990 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $77,990 | +5% above national |
| 75 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $77,980 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $77,970 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,930 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $77,930 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $77,800 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Evansville, IN | $77,720 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Modesto, CA | $77,690 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Carson City, NV | $77,650 | +4% above national |
| 83 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $77,370 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Topeka, KS | $77,360 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Appleton, WI | $77,240 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Walla Walla, WA | $77,220 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Bloomington, IN | $77,200 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Dubuque, IA | $77,130 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $77,120 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $77,080 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $77,060 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $76,950 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $76,940 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $76,820 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $76,780 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $76,770 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Kingston, NY | $76,740 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Sheboygan, WI | $76,710 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Amarillo, TX | $76,700 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Madison, WI | $76,700 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Pittsburgh, PA | $76,690 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Ogden, UT | $76,680 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $76,650 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Montgomery, AL | $76,610 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $76,600 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $76,580 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Corpus Christi, TX | $76,560 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $76,510 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $76,500 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Midland, MI | $76,470 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Rocky Mount, NC | $76,430 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Columbia, SC | $76,420 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Rochester, MN | $76,420 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Fargo, ND-MN | $76,410 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $76,410 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Green Bay, WI | $76,350 | +3% above national |
| 117 | Lima, OH | $76,350 | +3% above national |
| 118 | Duluth, MN-WI | $76,340 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $76,160 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Sandusky, OH | $76,120 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $76,110 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $76,080 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Wichita, KS | $76,030 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Casper, WY | $75,980 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,880 | +2% above national |
| 126 | Cheyenne, WY | $75,860 | +2% above national |
| 127 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $75,810 | +2% above national |
| 128 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $75,790 | +2% above national |
| 129 | Birmingham, AL | $75,760 | +2% above national |
| 130 | Dover, DE | $75,720 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Saginaw, MI | $75,710 | +2% above national |
| 132 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $75,660 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Columbus, IN | $75,640 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $75,570 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $75,490 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Rochester, NY | $75,460 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $75,370 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $75,370 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $75,360 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $75,330 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Utica-Rome, NY | $75,330 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Lincoln, NE | $75,310 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75,310 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Charlottesville, VA | $75,270 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Monroe, MI | $75,230 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $75,230 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Warner Robins, GA | $75,230 | +1% above national |
| 148 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $75,210 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Bellingham, WA | $75,200 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $75,160 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Victoria, TX | $75,060 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $75,010 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $75,000 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Alexandria, LA | $74,980 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $74,940 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Yakima, WA | $74,930 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $74,850 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $74,770 | same as national |
| 159 | St. Cloud, MN | $74,760 | same as national |
| 160 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $74,740 | same as national |
| 161 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $74,690 | same as national |
| 162 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $74,670 | same as national |
| 163 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $74,650 | same as national |
| 164 | Bay City, MI | $74,610 | same as national |
| 165 | Binghamton, NY | $74,540 | same as national |
| 166 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $74,310 | same as national |
| 167 | Rockford, IL | $74,280 | same as national |
| 168 | Kankakee, IL | $74,240 | same as national |
| 169 | Pittsfield, MA | $74,220 | same as national |
| 170 | Anchorage, AK | $74,210 | same as national |
| 171 | Peoria, IL | $74,200 | same as national |
| 172 | Ames, IA | $74,160 | same as national |
| 173 | Cleveland, OH | $74,110 | same as national |
| 174 | Columbus, OH | $74,090 | same as national |
| 175 | Jackson, MI | $74,090 | same as national |
| 176 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $74,080 | same as national |
| 177 | York-Hanover, PA | $74,050 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $73,990 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $73,990 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Odessa, TX | $73,990 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Gettysburg, PA | $73,920 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Lynchburg, VA | $73,860 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Lancaster, PA | $73,850 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Wausau, WI | $73,790 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Columbia, MO | $73,670 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Richmond, VA | $73,630 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $73,560 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Bowling Green, KY | $73,540 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $73,530 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Harrisonburg, VA | $73,460 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $73,440 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $73,330 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $73,300 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Manhattan, KS | $73,300 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Rome, GA | $73,260 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $73,250 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Visalia, CA | $73,210 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $73,160 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $73,150 | 2% below national |
| 200 | Yuma, AZ | $73,150 | 2% below national |
| 201 | Colorado Springs, CO | $73,110 | 2% below national |
| 202 | Boise City, ID | $73,100 | 2% below national |
| 203 | Roanoke, VA | $73,080 | 2% below national |
| 204 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $72,920 | 2% below national |
| 205 | Chambersburg, PA | $72,750 | 2% below national |
| 206 | Springfield, IL | $72,730 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Niles, MI | $72,720 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Sumter, SC | $72,690 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $72,640 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Columbus, GA-AL | $72,580 | 3% below national |
| 211 | Florence, SC | $72,560 | 3% below national |
| 212 | Fresno, CA | $72,550 | 3% below national |
| 213 | Chico, CA | $72,480 | 3% below national |
| 214 | Terre Haute, IN | $72,350 | 3% below national |
| 215 | Santa Fe, NM | $72,310 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Wilmington, NC | $72,310 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Enid, OK | $72,270 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Pocatello, ID | $72,260 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Bismarck, ND | $72,210 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Muncie, IN | $72,210 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Toledo, OH | $71,920 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Farmington, NM | $71,840 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Longview, TX | $71,810 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Elizabethtown, KY | $71,620 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Monroe, LA | $71,620 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Redding, CA | $71,610 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Salisbury, MD | $71,560 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $71,470 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $71,320 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $71,310 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $71,310 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Tulsa, OK | $71,260 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $71,180 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $71,150 | 4% below national |
| 235 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $71,110 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Lawton, OK | $71,090 | 5% below national |
| 237 | Twin Falls, ID | $70,890 | 5% below national |
| 238 | Akron, OH | $70,830 | 5% below national |
| 239 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $70,660 | 5% below national |
| 240 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $70,600 | 5% below national |
| 241 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $70,500 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Asheville, NC | $70,470 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Kenosha, WI | $70,470 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $70,470 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $70,360 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Rapid City, SD | $70,290 | 6% below national |
| 247 | Fond du Lac, WI | $70,260 | 6% below national |
| 248 | Tucson, AZ | $70,260 | 6% below national |
| 249 | Bend, OR | $70,160 | 6% below national |
| 250 | Williamsport, PA | $70,120 | 6% below national |
| 251 | Omaha, NE-IA | $70,110 | 6% below national |
| 252 | Lebanon, PA | $70,000 | 6% below national |
| 253 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $69,940 | 6% below national |
| 254 | Salinas, CA | $69,920 | 6% below national |
| 255 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $69,780 | 6% below national |
| 256 | Springfield, OH | $69,760 | 6% below national |
| 257 | Lafayette, LA | $69,720 | 6% below national |
| 258 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $69,720 | 6% below national |
| 259 | Eau Claire, WI | $69,680 | 6% below national |
| 260 | Gainesville, GA | $69,640 | 6% below national |
| 261 | Morristown, TN | $69,450 | 7% below national |
| 262 | Tyler, TX | $69,450 | 7% below national |
| 263 | Owensboro, KY | $69,320 | 7% below national |
| 264 | Jackson, MS | $69,250 | 7% below national |
| 265 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $69,250 | 7% below national |
| 266 | Waco, TX | $69,230 | 7% below national |
| 267 | Great Falls, MT | $69,120 | 7% below national |
| 268 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $69,110 | 7% below national |
| 269 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $69,110 | 7% below national |
| 270 | Grants Pass, OR | $69,020 | 7% below national |
| 271 | Iowa City, IA | $68,960 | 7% below national |
| 272 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $68,890 | 7% below national |
| 273 | Grand Junction, CO | $68,730 | 8% below national |
| 274 | Winston-Salem, NC | $68,670 | 8% below national |
| 275 | Albany, GA | $68,520 | 8% below national |
| 276 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $68,320 | 8% below national |
| 277 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $68,270 | 8% below national |
| 278 | Oklahoma City, OK | $68,180 | 8% below national |
| 279 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $68,080 | 9% below national |
| 280 | Huntsville, AL | $68,010 | 9% below national |
| 281 | Battle Creek, MI | $67,690 | 9% below national |
| 282 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $67,610 | 9% below national |
| 283 | Corvallis, OR | $67,600 | 9% below national |
| 284 | Ann Arbor, MI | $67,470 | 9% below national |
| 285 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $67,400 | 9% below national |
| 286 | Winchester, VA-WV | $67,360 | 10% below national |
| 287 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $67,340 | 10% below national |
| 288 | Fayetteville, NC | $67,040 | 10% below national |
| 289 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,910 | 10% below national |
| 290 | Grand Island, NE | $66,820 | 10% below national |
| 291 | Flint, MI | $66,810 | 10% below national |
| 292 | State College, PA | $66,730 | 10% below national |
| 293 | Bozeman, MT | $66,710 | 10% below national |
| 294 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $66,670 | 10% below national |
| 295 | Bangor, ME | $66,570 | 11% below national |
| 296 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $66,560 | 11% below national |
| 297 | Hattiesburg, MS | $66,520 | 11% below national |
| 298 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $66,330 | 11% below national |
| 299 | Tallahassee, FL | $66,070 | 11% below national |
| 300 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $66,050 | 11% below national |
| 301 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $65,990 | 11% below national |
| 302 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $65,990 | 11% below national |
| 303 | Helena, MT | $65,730 | 12% below national |
| 304 | Albuquerque, NM | $65,510 | 12% below national |
| 305 | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,470 | 12% below national |
| 306 | Traverse City, MI | $65,460 | 12% below national |
| 307 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $65,410 | 12% below national |
| 308 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $65,290 | 12% below national |
| 309 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,150 | 12% below national |
| 310 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $65,150 | 12% below national |
| 311 | Goldsboro, NC | $65,090 | 13% below national |
| 312 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $65,030 | 13% below national |
| 313 | Springfield, MO | $64,990 | 13% below national |
| 314 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $64,930 | 13% below national |
| 315 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $64,910 | 13% below national |
| 316 | Minot, ND | $64,900 | 13% below national |
| 317 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $64,810 | 13% below national |
| 318 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $64,510 | 13% below national |
| 319 | Hammond, LA | $64,490 | 13% below national |
| 320 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $64,440 | 13% below national |
| 321 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $64,420 | 13% below national |
| 322 | Knoxville, TN | $64,300 | 14% below national |
| 323 | Johnstown, PA | $64,100 | 14% below national |
| 324 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $64,070 | 14% below national |
| 325 | Logan, UT-ID | $64,040 | 14% below national |
| 326 | Jacksonville, FL | $64,010 | 14% below national |
| 327 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $63,990 | 14% below national |
| 328 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $63,910 | 14% below national |
| 329 | Joplin, MO-KS | $63,830 | 14% below national |
| 330 | St. George, UT | $63,830 | 14% below national |
| 331 | Medford, OR | $63,820 | 14% below national |
| 332 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $63,720 | 14% below national |
| 333 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $63,710 | 14% below national |
| 334 | Burlington, NC | $63,690 | 14% below national |
| 335 | Jackson, TN | $63,550 | 15% below national |
| 336 | Valdosta, GA | $63,510 | 15% below national |
| 337 | Morgantown, WV | $63,440 | 15% below national |
| 338 | Idaho Falls, ID | $63,250 | 15% below national |
| 339 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $63,240 | 15% below national |
| 340 | Jefferson City, MO | $63,060 | 15% below national |
| 341 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $63,060 | 15% below national |
| 342 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $62,990 | 15% below national |
| 343 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $62,970 | 15% below national |
| 344 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $62,970 | 15% below national |
| 345 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $62,800 | 16% below national |
| 346 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $62,760 | 16% below national |
| 347 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $62,740 | 16% below national |
| 348 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $62,710 | 16% below national |
| 349 | Altoona, PA | $62,660 | 16% below national |
| 350 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $62,400 | 16% below national |
| 351 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $62,260 | 16% below national |
| 352 | Eagle Pass, TX | $62,230 | 16% below national |
| 353 | Salem, OR | $62,220 | 16% below national |
| 354 | San Angelo, TX | $62,210 | 16% below national |
| 355 | Erie, PA | $62,130 | 17% below national |
| 356 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $62,100 | 17% below national |
| 357 | Mansfield, OH | $61,990 | 17% below national |
| 358 | Charleston, WV | $61,530 | 17% below national |
| 359 | Gadsden, AL | $61,460 | 17% below national |
| 360 | Missoula, MT | $61,460 | 17% below national |
| 361 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $61,460 | 17% below national |
| 362 | Dothan, AL | $61,350 | 18% below national |
| 363 | Gainesville, FL | $61,290 | 18% below national |
| 364 | El Paso, TX | $61,270 | 18% below national |
| 365 | Beckley, WV | $61,200 | 18% below national |
| 366 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $61,200 | 18% below national |
| 367 | Abilene, TX | $61,190 | 18% below national |
| 368 | Wichita Falls, TX | $60,990 | 18% below national |
| 369 | Johnson City, TN | $60,880 | 18% below national |
| 370 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $60,740 | 18% below national |
| 371 | Punta Gorda, FL | $60,460 | 19% below national |
| 372 | Jonesboro, AR | $60,450 | 19% below national |
| 373 | Lubbock, TX | $60,280 | 19% below national |
| 374 | Ocala, FL | $59,910 | 20% below national |
| 375 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $59,910 | 20% below national |
| 376 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $59,830 | 20% below national |
| 377 | Jacksonville, NC | $59,820 | 20% below national |
| 378 | Dalton, GA | $59,370 | 20% below national |
| 379 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,270 | 20% below national |
| 380 | Las Cruces, NM | $59,140 | 21% below national |
| 381 | Hinesville, GA | $58,610 | 21% below national |
| 382 | Cleveland, TN | $58,120 | 22% below national |
| 383 | Sebring, FL | $58,060 | 22% below national |
| 384 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $56,580 | 24% below national |
| 385 | Laredo, TX | $53,030 | 29% below national |
| 386 | Hot Springs, AR | $52,450 | 30% below national |
| 387 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $52,110 | 30% below national |
| 388 | Ponce, PR | $47,840 | 36% below national |
| 389 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $46,010 | 38% below national |
| 390 | Arecibo, PR | $41,880 | 44% below national |
| 391 | Aguadilla, PR | $41,260 | 45% below national |
| 392 | Mayaguez, PR | $35,560 | 52% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 51 (Production Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
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SOC 51-9191
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SOC 51-2011
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SOC 51-3011
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Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Production Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($74,450 here) and reported employment (673,430 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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