How much do Production Workers, All Other make in Rocky Mount, NC?

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $29,020 and the 90th percentile is $54,650. The difference is $25,630, which is 55.3% 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 $35,510 to the 75th at $47,720, covers $12,210.

The mean annual wage is $43,830, which sits below the median of $46,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rocky Mount, NC median is 15.6% higher than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,675, which is 31.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.5% higher than the North Carolina median of $38,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rocky Mount, NC is 88.012, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $52,675 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production Workers, All Other. Rocky Mount, NC ranks 3rd of 22 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).).

• Greenville, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $37,360 and employment of 210. That median is 19.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,261, against $52,675 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $39,510 and employment of 2,400. That median is 14.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,252, against $52,675 here.
• Goldsboro, NC is 42 miles away, with a median of $38,510 and employment of 220. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,533, against $52,675 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.53% of wage-and-salary employment in Rocky Mount, NC (290 of 54,630). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.28 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.