Production Worker Salary


How Much Does a Production Worker Make?

On average, a Production Worker make $41,400 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $29,220, while the top-paid 10 percent made $59,090.

Annually National Average Salary: $41,400

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* Based on information from the May 2023 salary report from the BLS.




Salary by State

  • Annually
  • Monthly
  • Hourly

Annual Salary by State

State 10% Annual 25% Annual Avg. Annual 75% Annual 90% Annual
Alabama$24,430$28,720$36,500$43,140$55,930
Alaska$34,700$46,110$54,300$65,870$76,240
Arizona$33,580$36,240$41,250$45,200$53,700
Arkansas$29,350$30,820$37,360$41,070$48,510
California$34,250$35,850$44,970$47,890$63,930
Colorado$34,850$37,960$48,420$58,150$64,880
Connecticut$29,120$31,550$42,170$46,250$59,590
Delaware$30,720$30,730$37,960$43,040$43,450
District of Columbia$33,490$36,400$73,820$101,690$122,370
Florida$27,040$29,600$37,260$39,110$50,430
Georgia$29,190$33,140$41,620$47,820$58,990
Hawaii$27,110$33,180$51,480$69,960$86,660
Idaho$29,320$33,230$37,680$43,240$46,510
Illinois$31,550$35,810$45,990$52,040$66,880
Indiana$31,200$35,770$42,210$47,120$60,470
Iowa$30,530$33,450$41,650$46,330$53,640
Kansas$15,080$21,680$31,070$36,210$44,750
Kentucky$27,730$30,310$37,960$40,860$52,000
Louisiana$24,420$28,080$41,060$50,110$59,720
Maine$32,430$35,770$45,830$56,120$63,380
Maryland$30,170$34,660$42,740$47,260$57,940
Massachusetts$37,950$45,930$62,960$75,790$96,420
Michigan$30,650$33,240$38,650$41,540$51,220
Minnesota$30,840$36,160$44,820$51,120$60,440
Mississippi$26,890$29,070$36,130$37,270$46,940
Missouri$30,220$33,030$42,120$47,570$56,680
Montana$28,450$34,320$45,590$60,220$63,820
Nebraska$25,720$29,680$41,290$52,460$59,190
Nevada$29,790$32,780$39,740$43,210$55,050
New Hampshire$36,880$40,740$46,060$49,530$57,400
New Jersey$30,590$32,120$39,420$39,500$51,380
New Mexico$29,790$36,290$55,090$76,810$76,810
New York$29,670$33,140$41,720$46,700$62,230
North Carolina$28,240$31,050$41,680$48,940$61,190
North Dakota$36,430$38,150$47,040$53,740$61,030
Ohio$28,940$34,440$40,870$45,720$56,760
Oklahoma$16,980$18,790$33,030$37,700$50,400
Oregon$35,000$38,340$44,670$48,740$57,420
Pennsylvania$30,330$35,490$44,050$49,290$61,390
Rhode Island$32,370$36,200$44,980$52,940$62,730
South Carolina$29,170$32,090$39,770$45,260$52,730
Tennessee$28,460$31,180$38,370$43,730$48,980
Texas$27,520$29,970$38,350$44,500$52,430
Utah$28,970$31,950$38,640$41,590$47,390
Vermont$34,900$36,730$45,460$48,890$62,360
Virginia$27,900$32,570$34,280$35,550$38,760
Washington$34,020$37,320$53,060$63,600$83,860
West Virginia$25,030$30,140$42,370$50,240$60,330
Wisconsin$28,740$31,830$37,640$40,250$51,590
Wyoming$20,800$20,800$42,910$61,950$70,920
Puerto Rico$18,720$18,880$23,150$26,460$27,080

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is District of Columbia, where the average salary is $73,820.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

District of Columbia - $73,820
Massachusetts - $62,960
New Mexico - $55,090
Alaska - $54,300
Washington - $53,060

Production Workers: Salary Overview

Production workers are employees who are involved in making and assembling products.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for all production workers in the United States was $36,000 as of May 2019 which is inferior to the $39,810 median wage for all occupations in the U.S.

The median annual wage shows us that half of all workers in this occupation earned less than this amount while half earned more.

BLS projects that employment for production workers will decline by 5 percent from 2018 to 2028 which means that almost 430,000 jobs will be lost in this sector.

Depending on the industry of employment, the term “production worker” may refer to a variety of professions, including assemblers or fabricators, bakers, butchers, machinists, or woodworkers.

Job descriptions, responsibilities, and salaries in this field vary depending on the industry of employment and the job title.

Production Worker Salary by Occupation

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual pay in 2019 for assemblers and fabricators was $33,710, lower than the median wage for all production workers.

The median annual wage for bakers was $27,700 while butchers reportedly earned $32,500 on average per year.

Lower-than average salaries were also reported by food and tobacco processing workers and woodworkers, professions with median annual wages of $30,200, and $32,690 respectively.

Slightly better-remunerated were professionals such as dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians, jewelers, and precious stone and metal workers, machinists and tool and die makers, metal and plastic machine workers, painting and coating workers, water and wastewater treatment plants workers and system operators, welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers.

For the above professions, median wages were generally between $36,990 and $47,760.

The best-paid production work professions were power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers and stationary engineers and boiler operators.

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatches reported an average annual wage of $85,950 while stationary engineers and boiler operators reportedly earned $62,150 per year as of 2019.

The average annual wage for other production workers (who were not included in the above list) was $29,880.

In conclusion, because the term “production worker” refers to a variety of occupations with different job descriptions and educational requirements, salaries for workers in this field vary widely.

Moreover, for each of the above occupations salaries vary depending on the worker’s level of experience, skills, additional certifications, and industry of employment.

For example, the lowest 10 percent of all bakers made less than $20,310 which is about half the median for all occupations in the United States, while the top 10 percent made more than $41,640 per year.

Food and tobacco processing worker’s salaries vary between less than $21,660 and more than $47,500 per year while salaries for quality control inspectors range between less than $24,660 and more than $66,260.

Salaries for power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers typically range between $50,000 and $120,000.

Salaries for production workers (all other) usually range between $20,000 and $53,000 but entry-level employees can earn less than the minimum for this range while the top employees can make more than the upper limit.

Wages for these professionals also vary depending on the region of employment.

For example, the District of Columbia, which is the top-paying state for production workers (all other) offered a mean annual wage for this occupation equal to $83,320 while the second-highest average wage was reported in Alaska where production workers (all other) reportedly earned $58,350 per year, on average.

Production workers (all other) in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, on the other hand, earned on average less than $30,000 per year.

* Based on information from the May 2023 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Production Workers. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.


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