SOC 51-9071 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers make in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $39,860. The 10th percentile is $27,760 and the 90th percentile is $60,530. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$39,860

10th percentile
$27,760
25th percentile
$32,470
Median
$39,860
75th percentile
$50,150
90th percentile
$60,530
Mean
$42,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,760 and the 90th percentile is $60,530. The difference is $32,770, which is 82.2% 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 $32,470 to the 75th at $50,150, covers $17,680.

The mean annual wage is $42,780, which sits above the median of $39,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT median is 24.1% lower than the national median of $52,540 for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,577, which is 22.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Utah median of $39,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers at $40,577 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 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 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).).

  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is 58 miles away, with a median of $40,260 and employment of 230. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,914, against $40,577 here.
  • Ogden, UT is 90 miles away, with a median of $38,410 and employment of 60. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,276, against $40,577 here.

Employment share

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (80 of 304,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.82 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers make in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $39,860. The 10th percentile is $27,760 and the 90th percentile is $60,530. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers?

The local median is 24.1% lower than the national median of $52,540.

What is Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers pay in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,860 is $40,577. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT compare with nearby metros for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers?

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $40,260. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.