Production Workers, All Other Salary — Redding, California

The average Production Workers, All Other in Redding, California earns $42,320 a year.

$42,320 / year, mean
↓ 4.5% below national average 17th percentile in California

Redding pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for production workers, all other — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.6%
Cost of living 101 #53 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $375,604 #64 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,931 #92 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Redding ranks #53 for cost of living and #64 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Hanford $69,700 Peoria $60,350 Santa Cruz $57,710 Seattle $56,010 Lynchburg $54,560 Merced $54,500 Lexington Park $54,360 Elmira $54,140 Modesto $53,860 Santa Maria $53,670 Chambersburg $53,310 San Jose $53,300 Vallejo $52,210 Kankakee $52,160 Weirton $52,010 Visalia $51,800 Spokane $51,750 Napa $51,170 San Francisco $50,750 Bend $50,700 San Diego $50,580 Medford $50,200 State College $49,870 Pensacola $49,760 Portland $49,700 Los Angeles $49,290 Corpus Christi $49,110 San Luis Obispo $49,110 South Bend $49,080 Gettysburg $49,070 Albany $48,750 Grants Pass $48,710 Eugene $48,570 Glens Falls $48,380 Champaign $47,970 Kiryas Joel $47,780 Longview $47,650 Hagerstown $47,620 Crestview $47,520 Baltimore $47,370 Tallahassee $47,300 Texarkana $47,210 Midland $46,950 New York $46,760 Atlantic City $46,730 Syracuse $46,350 Philadelphia $46,270 Naples $46,220 Roanoke $46,200 Vineland $46,170 San Angelo $46,140 Allentown $46,090 Bakersfield $46,060 Riverside $46,040 Albany $45,880 Lebanon $45,750 Indianapolis $45,460 Waco $45,450 Kingston $45,270 Sacramento $45,260 Chicago $45,140 Pittsburgh $45,130 Bloomington $44,850 Winchester $44,830 Lancaster $44,800 Battle Creek $44,750 Beaumont $44,650 Kennewick $44,620 Muskegon $44,610 Santa Rosa $44,490 Virginia Beach $44,340 Odessa $44,300 York $44,120 Panama City $44,100 Williamsport $44,030 Traverse City $44,010 Richmond $43,940 Buffalo $43,670 Fort Wayne $43,480 Blacksburg $43,360 Detroit $43,270 Sarasota $43,240 Dallas $43,170 Salem $43,090 Rochester $43,040 Fort Myers $42,970 Lansing $42,910 Utica $42,910 Salinas $42,730 Oxnard $42,570 Killeen $42,530 Houston $42,360 San Antonio $42,330 Redding $42,320 Jacksonville $42,270 Austin $42,230 Ann Arbor $42,210 Amarillo $42,190 Salisbury $42,100 Rockford $42,090 Tyler $41,860 Bloomington $41,720 Elkhart $41,650 Miami $41,620 Niles $41,600 Louisville $41,580 Fresno $41,540 Palm Bay $41,360 College Station $41,320 Binghamton $41,240 Harrisburg $41,210 Scranton $40,980 Stockton $40,860 Wichita Falls $40,850 Evansville $40,830 Beckley $40,720 Deltona $40,420 Sebastian $40,410 Chico $40,110 Huntington $40,030 Jackson $39,940 Port St. Lucie $39,660 Lakeland $39,610 Grand Rapids $39,570 Tampa $39,430 Saginaw $39,350 Kalamazoo $39,210 Abilene $39,200 Ocala $39,040 Trenton $38,990 Erie $38,600 Sherman $38,340 Orlando $38,300 Charlottesville $38,250 Gainesville $37,770 Lubbock $37,420 Flint $37,140 Charleston $37,050 Parkersburg $36,740 Harrisonburg $36,470 Brownsville $35,470 Monroe $35,350 Owensboro $34,560 El Paso $34,140 Morgantown $33,580 Johnstown $33,390 Laredo $33,330 McAllen $29,870
CityMean salaryvs. Redding
Abilene, Texas$39,200-7.4%
Albany, Oregon$48,750+15.2%
Albany, New York$45,880+8.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$46,090+8.9%
Amarillo, Texas$42,190-0.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$42,210-0.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$46,730+10.4%
Austin, Texas$42,230-0.2%
Bakersfield, California$46,060+8.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$47,370+11.9%
Battle Creek, Michigan$44,750+5.7%
Beaumont, Texas$44,650+5.5%
Beckley, West Virginia$40,720-3.8%
Bend, Oregon$50,700+19.8%
Binghamton, New York$41,240-2.6%
Blacksburg, Virginia$43,360+2.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$41,720-1.4%
Bloomington, Indiana$44,850+6.0%
Brownsville, Texas$35,470-16.2%
Buffalo, New York$43,670+3.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$42,970+1.5%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$53,310+26.0%
Champaign, Illinois$47,970+13.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$37,050-12.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$38,250-9.6%
Chicago, Illinois$45,140+6.7%
Chico, California$40,110-5.2%
College Station, Texas$41,320-2.4%
Corpus Christi, Texas$49,110+16.0%
Crestview, Florida$47,520+12.3%
Dallas, Texas$43,170+2.0%
Deltona, Florida$40,420-4.5%
Detroit, Michigan$43,270+2.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$41,650-1.6%
Elmira, New York$54,140+27.9%
El Paso, Texas$34,140-19.3%
Erie, Pennsylvania$38,600-8.8%
Eugene, Oregon$48,570+14.8%
Evansville, Indiana$40,830-3.5%
Flint, Michigan$37,140-12.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$43,480+2.7%
Fresno, California$41,540-1.8%
Gainesville, Florida$37,770-10.8%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$49,070+15.9%
Glens Falls, New York$48,380+14.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$39,570-6.5%
Grants Pass, Oregon$48,710+15.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$47,620+12.5%
Hanford, California$69,700+64.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$41,210-2.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$36,470-13.8%
Houston, Texas$42,360+0.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$40,030-5.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$45,460+7.4%
Jackson, Michigan$39,940-5.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$42,270-0.1%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$33,390-21.1%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$39,210-7.3%
Kankakee, Illinois$52,160+23.3%
Kennewick, Washington$44,620+5.4%
Killeen, Texas$42,530+0.5%
Kingston, New York$45,270+7.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$47,780+12.9%
Lakeland, Florida$39,610-6.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$44,800+5.9%
Lansing, Michigan$42,910+1.4%
Laredo, Texas$33,330-21.2%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$45,750+8.1%
Lexington Park, Maryland$54,360+28.4%
Longview, Texas$47,650+12.6%
Los Angeles, California$49,290+16.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$41,580-1.7%
Lubbock, Texas$37,420-11.6%
Lynchburg, Virginia$54,560+28.9%
McAllen, Texas$29,870-29.4%
Medford, Oregon$50,200+18.6%
Merced, California$54,500+28.8%
Miami, Florida$41,620-1.7%
Midland, Texas$46,950+10.9%
Modesto, California$53,860+27.3%
Monroe, Michigan$35,350-16.5%
Morgantown, West Virginia$33,580-20.7%
Muskegon, Michigan$44,610+5.4%
Napa, California$51,170+20.9%
Naples, Florida$46,220+9.2%
New York, New York$46,760+10.5%
Niles, Michigan$41,600-1.7%
Sarasota, Florida$43,240+2.2%
Ocala, Florida$39,040-7.8%
Odessa, Texas$44,300+4.7%
Orlando, Florida$38,300-9.5%
Owensboro, Kentucky$34,560-18.3%
Oxnard, California$42,570+0.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$41,360-2.3%
Panama City, Florida$44,100+4.2%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$36,740-13.2%
Pensacola, Florida$49,760+17.6%
Peoria, Illinois$60,350+42.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$46,270+9.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$45,130+6.6%
Portland, Oregon$49,700+17.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$39,660-6.3%
Richmond, Virginia$43,940+3.8%
Riverside, California$46,040+8.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$46,200+9.2%
Rochester, New York$43,040+1.7%
Rockford, Illinois$42,090-0.5%
Sacramento, California$45,260+6.9%
Saginaw, Michigan$39,350-7.0%
Salem, Oregon$43,090+1.8%
Salinas, California$42,730+1.0%
Salisbury, Maryland$42,100-0.5%
San Angelo, Texas$46,140+9.0%
San Antonio, Texas$42,330+0.0%
San Diego, California$50,580+19.5%
San Francisco, California$50,750+19.9%
San Jose, California$53,300+25.9%
San Luis Obispo, California$49,110+16.0%
Santa Cruz, California$57,710+36.4%
Santa Maria, California$53,670+26.8%
Santa Rosa, California$44,490+5.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$40,980-3.2%
Seattle, Washington$56,010+32.3%
Sebastian, Florida$40,410-4.5%
Sherman, Texas$38,340-9.4%
South Bend, Indiana$49,080+16.0%
Spokane, Washington$51,750+22.3%
State College, Pennsylvania$49,870+17.8%
Stockton, California$40,860-3.4%
Syracuse, New York$46,350+9.5%
Tallahassee, Florida$47,300+11.8%
Tampa, Florida$39,430-6.8%
Texarkana, Texas$47,210+11.6%
Traverse City, Michigan$44,010+4.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$38,990-7.9%
Tyler, Texas$41,860-1.1%
Utica, New York$42,910+1.4%
Vallejo, California$52,210+23.4%
Vineland, New Jersey$46,170+9.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$44,340+4.8%
Visalia, California$51,800+22.4%
Waco, Texas$45,450+7.4%
Weirton, West Virginia$52,010+22.9%
Wichita Falls, Texas$40,850-3.5%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$44,030+4.0%
Winchester, Virginia$44,830+5.9%
York, Pennsylvania$44,120+4.3%
Gross salary
42,320/yr
Estimated take-home
35,356/yr
Est. total withheld
16.5%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Redding

These notes add local color around Redding, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-9199 SOC code
Official area Redding, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39820 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
181,554