Logging Workers

SOC 45-4020

The median annual wage for Logging Workers is $48,910, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $51,320, and an estimated 34,710 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose +15.5% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -1.9% (pay did not keep up with inflation).

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for Logging Workers has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for Logging Workers, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year Median (nominal) In 2023 $ (real) Employment
2023 $48,910 $48,910 34,710
2022 $46,580 $48,497 36,750
2021 $46,330 $52,097 36,030
2020 $42,350 $49,859 37,630

Nominal change

+15.5%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-1.9%

Wage Distribution (National, 2023)

10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentile annual wages from BLS OEWS — the full spread, not just an average.

10th Pct

$31,130

25th Pct

$38,630

Median

$48,910

75th Pct

$60,100

90th Pct

$70,890

Related Occupations in Farming, Fishing & Forestry

Other occupations in the same SOC major group, ranked by national median wage.

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $57,320 Fallers $53,170 Logging Workers, All Other $52,480 Logging Equipment Operators $48,240 Agricultural Inspectors $48,010 Animal Breeders $47,540 Log Graders and Scalers $45,600 Agricultural Workers, All Other $40,620
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