BLS metro-level wage data places Helpers--Production Workers pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL at a median of $39,120 per year ($18.81/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $39,070, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville pays same as, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 110 helpers--production workerss are employed across the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA in SOC 51-9198.

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville pay distribution spans from $31,070 at the 10th percentile to $49,600 at the 90th — a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $35,380 and the 75th at $43,830, so half of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-based helpers--production workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide FL data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.