Highest-paying jobs in Grants Pass
Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Grants Pass, OR, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.
In Grants Pass, the annual mean wage is $47,800 or 18.0% lower than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $132,270. Read on to see which jobs make the list.
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#50. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
- Annual mean salary: $50,710
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $53,020
- Employment: 261,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)

#49. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Annual mean salary: $51,670
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,690
- Employment: 356,960
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,020)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($76,750)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,710)

#48. Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $51,820
- #360 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,370
- Employment: 335,540
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Modesto, CA ($57,160)
--- Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)

#47. Computer user support specialists
- Annual mean salary: $52,340
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)
#46. Paralegals and legal assistants
- Annual mean salary: $52,360
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,330
- Employment: 336,250
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($90,640)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($76,960)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,640)
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#45. Industrial machinery mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $52,950
- #301 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,780
- Employment: 373,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)

#44. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
- Annual mean salary: $53,100
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $53,490
- Employment: 310,880
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($74,560)
--- Carson City, NV ($73,200)
--- Reno, NV ($71,690)
#43. Medical records specialists
- Annual mean salary: $53,270
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $48,310
- Employment: 180,570
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,900)
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($65,990)

#42. Clergy
- Annual mean salary: $54,150
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,230
- Employment: 50,790
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,770)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($78,560)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($75,530)

#41. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
- Annual mean salary: $54,340
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,280
- Employment: 404,820
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,910)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($91,860)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,120)
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#40. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $54,350
- #290 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,380
- Employment: 1,443,630
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)

#39. Carpenters
- Annual mean salary: $55,150
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 668,060
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,730)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,280)
#38. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
- Annual mean salary: $55,640
- #230 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,090
- Employment: 296,370
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,540)
--- Napa, CA ($90,530)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($87,860)

#37. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $56,700
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,970
- Employment: 210,680
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)
#36. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
- Annual mean salary: $56,840
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,850
- Employment: 641,240
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Napa, CA ($76,890)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,410)
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#35. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $57,120
- #365 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,330
- Employment: 629,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)

#34. Human resources specialists
- Annual mean salary: $57,290
- #308 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#33. Cost estimators
- Annual mean salary: $59,640
- #342 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#32. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
- Annual mean salary: $61,050
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#31. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $63,270
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 422,600
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)
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#30. Training and development specialists
- Annual mean salary: $63,780
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#28 (tie). Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $65,170
- #247 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 1,242,490
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
--- Napa, CA ($92,620)
#28 (tie). Social and community service managers
- Annual mean salary: $65,170
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $76,790
- Employment: 156,400
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,530)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,240)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($98,200)

#27. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $66,170
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,026,390
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
--- Boulder, CO ($101,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)

#26. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $68,450
- #210 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $75,060
- Employment: 665,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)
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#25. Accountants and auditors
- Annual mean salary: $69,900
- #294 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#24. Police and sheriff's patrol officers
- Annual mean salary: $70,870
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,750
- Employment: 665,380
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($125,960)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,450)
--- Napa, CA ($116,010)

#23. Elementary school teachers, except special education
- Annual mean salary: $71,200
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,080
- Employment: 1,329,280
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,860)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,430)
--- Salinas, CA ($91,280)
#22. Project management specialists
- Annual mean salary: $72,800
- #355 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#21. Electricians
- Annual mean salary: $74,030
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,310
- Employment: 650,580
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)
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#20. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $76,070
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 526,240
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)
#19. Network and computer systems administrators
- Annual mean salary: $78,590
- #214 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $91,250
- Employment: 316,760
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,440)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,370)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($110,930)

#18. Industrial production managers
- Annual mean salary: $80,490
- #358 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

#17. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $82,170
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,030
- Employment: 234,680
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)
#16. Construction managers
- Annual mean salary: $83,550
- #331 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)
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#15. Physical therapists
- Annual mean salary: $85,750
- #285 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $92,920
- Employment: 225,350
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($123,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,370)
--- Midland, TX ($116,880)
#14. Dental hygienists
- Annual mean salary: $89,790
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,360
- Employment: 207,190
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($125,750)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($122,660)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($119,320)
#13. General and operations managers
- Annual mean salary: $90,380
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700
National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)
#12. Registered nurses
- Annual mean salary: $92,400
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,750
- Employment: 3,047,530
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($155,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($151,640)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($146,360)

#11. Software developers
- Annual mean salary: $95,720
- #230 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)
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#10. Management analysts
- Annual mean salary: $98,000
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#9. Loan officers
- Annual mean salary: $99,130
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)
#8. Administrative services managers
- Annual mean salary: $99,590
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

#7. Sales managers
- Annual mean salary: $102,940
- #342 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#6. Medical and health services managers
- Annual mean salary: $105,090
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)
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#5. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
- Annual mean salary: $108,140
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)
#4. Marketing managers
- Annual mean salary: $109,210
- #257 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

#3. Financial managers
- Annual mean salary: $110,490
- #340 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#2. Nurse practitioners
- Annual mean salary: $127,200
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $118,040
- Employment: 234,690
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
--- Napa, CA ($184,700)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)
#1. Pharmacists
- Annual mean salary: $132,270
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $125,690
- Employment: 312,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)
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