The median worker in the Grants Pass, OR metro area earned $49,010 a year in 2024, about $23.56 an hour. That ranks #102 of the 391 metro areas published here, 1% below the national median.
Grants Pass pays 8.2% less than Oregon as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
The median across all occupations is $49,010, or $23.56 an hour, covering 31,030 wage and salary workers. The mean is $57,990, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Grants Pass pay more than the rest of Oregon?
No. The metro median of $49,010 is 8.2% below the Oregon median of $53,390. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Grants Pass?
Registered Nurses ($103,180), General and Operations Managers ($80,010), Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education ($64,850). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Grants Pass unusually full of?
Fast Food and Counter Workers, at 1.55× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.