47-2082 - BLS OEWS 2025
Tapers wages in Oregon
The BLS reported a $34.35 median hourly wage for tapers in Oregon in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$34.35
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$23.38-$48.50
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
500
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#10
of 27 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Oregon's median is +$3.77 per hour above the median state record for tapers ($30.58).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #6 by BLS employment among generated tapers records, with 500 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $34.14 in 2019 to $34.35 in 2025, a +1% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $34.14 |
| 2020 | $34.17 |
| 2021 | $36.01 |
| 2022 | $40.34 |
| 2023 | $42.43 |
| 2024 | $43.36 |
| 2025 | $34.35 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Tapers in Oregon. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.