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SOC 13-1199 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Business Operations Specialists, All Other — Grants Pass

Grants Pass, OR · 7 metro areas compared

$72,000 /year
$34.61per hour
110jobs in area
−13.3%vs US median

In Grants Pass, OR the median wage is $72,000.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $83,05010TH$50,39025TH$60,370MEDIAN$72,00075TH$91,08090TH$107,880

How pay has moved

$78,173$41,13820212022202320242025$72,000
$47,310 in 2021 to $72,000 in 2025, +52.2% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.0%
Openings per year
108,200
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Grants Pass, OR.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

In Grants Pass, OR the median wage is $72,000. That is 13.3% lower than the national median of $83,050. Pay ranges from under $50,390 at the tenth percentile to more than $107,880 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $60,370 to $91,080.

Employment stands at 110, or 3.6 jobs per thousand held locally. Within the state, Portland records the highest median at $79,660. Of the 159 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 40th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Grants Pass, OR · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$50,390−39.3%
25th$60,370−27.3%
Median (50th)$72,000−13.3%
75th$91,080+9.7%
90th$107,880+29.9%
Mean$78,330−5.7%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Oregon

Median annual wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Portland$79,66010,900
2Bend$76,600580
3Salem$75,670880
4Albany$73,320210
5Medford$67,200520
6Eugene$66,5101,020
7Corvallis$62,920520

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Grants Pass run 2.2% below the national average, so the median of $72,000 goes as far as $73,620 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 11.4% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$72,000as reported by BLS

Local price level

97.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$73,620US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $72,000 a year, 13.3% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $50,390 to $107,880 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 110 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Portland, at $79,660.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Grants Pass, OR?

The median annual wage is $72,000, or $34.61 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $83,050, so pay in Grants Pass, OR is 13.3% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Grants Pass, OR earns more than $107,880 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $50,390 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Portland, at $79,660 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 110 jobs in this occupation in Grants Pass, OR. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.