SOC 45-2041 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · May 2025
How much do Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products make in Gainesville, GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products in Gainesville, GA is $35,080. The 10th percentile is $31,090 and the 90th percentile is $42,290. Employment is 370.
Median annual wage
$35,080
- 10th percentile
- $31,090
- 25th percentile
- $34,970
- Median
- $35,080
- 75th percentile
- $38,210
- 90th percentile
- $42,290
- Mean
- $35,990
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, the published 10th percentile is $31,090 and the 90th percentile is $42,290. The difference is $11,200, which is 31.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $34,970 to the 75th at $38,210, covers $3,240.
The mean annual wage is $35,990, which sits above the median of $35,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Gainesville, GA median is 1.8% lower than the national median of $35,730 for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,252, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1% lower than the Georgia median of $35,450.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, GA is 96.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products at $36,252 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products. Gainesville, GA ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $36,450 and employment of 360. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,429, against $36,252 here.
- Columbia, SC is 160 miles away, with a median of $34,510 and employment of 40. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,845, against $36,252 here.
Employment share
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products accounts for 0.36% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, GA (370 of 103,870). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 22.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Gainesville, GA · Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products make in Gainesville, GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products in Gainesville, GA is $35,080. The 10th percentile is $31,090 and the 90th percentile is $42,290. Employment is 370.
How does that compare with the national median for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products?
The local median is 1.8% lower than the national median of $35,730.
What is Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products pay in Gainesville, GA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, GA is 96.766, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,080 is $36,252. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Gainesville, GA compare with nearby metros for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products?
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $36,450. Gainesville, GA ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.