Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in the Eugene-Springfield Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other pay in Eugene-Springfield, OR at a median of $41,600 per year ($20.00/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $41,600, the metro estimate is same as. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 2,350 personal care and service workers, all other are employed across the Eugene-Springfield MSA in SOC 39-9099.

The Eugene-Springfield pay distribution spans from $41,600 at the 10th percentile to $43,170 at the 90th, a 1.0× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $41,600 and the 75th at $41,600, so half of Eugene-Springfield-based personal care and service workers, all other earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Eugene-Springfield, OR covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide OR estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.