51 Series · SOC 51-4041
Machinists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $58,750
- Median / year
- $80,010
- Top 10% earn
- 287,050
- US workers
Machinists earn a median of $58,750 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $58,750, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $39,200 (10th percentile) to $80,010 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 287,050 US workers. Hawaii pays the most ($84,410), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Machinists earn a median of $58,750, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 46% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #18 of 105 by median pay.
- $58,750
- Median annual wage
- Top 54%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #18 of 105
- in Production
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Hawaii at $84,410. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Machinists (SOC 51-4041) pays a national median of $58,750 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $39,200 at the 10th percentile to $80,010 at the 90th, with a mean of $59,320 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 287,050 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 488 metro areas.
Ten-year employment projections are not separately published for this occupation in the current BLS release. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and long-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 3.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Hawaii pays the highest state median at $84,410, which is +44% above the national figure. The top metro is Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area at $85,350 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 287,050 jobs Median $58,750/yr
Median Salary
$58,750
per year
Median Hourly
$28.24/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$59,320
average
Employment
287,050
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Machinists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$58,750 Bottom 46% higher than 46% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Machinists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 22 51-series occupations with growth data, Machinists sits on the slower-growing side at n/a growth and $58,750 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Annual Openings
29,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Long-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Machinists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Operation and Control 3.3
Critical Thinking 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Operations Monitoring 3.1
Active Listening 3.0
Speaking 3.0
Coordination 3.0
Complex Problem Solving 3.0
Troubleshooting 3.0
Quality Control Analysis 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Mathematics 3.5
Mechanical 3.3
Production and Processing 3.3
Design 3.0
Engineering and Technology 2.7
English Language 2.7
Customer and Personal Service 2.4
Computers and Electronics 2.4
Education and Training 2.2
Physics 2.2
Key Tasks
- ▸ Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
- ▸ Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- ▸ Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
- ▸ Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
- ▸ Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- ▸ Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
- ▸ Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- ▸ Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- ▸ Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
- ▸ Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties, and mathematics.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$39,200
25th Percentile
$47,570
Median
$58,750
75th Percentile
$67,700
90th Percentile
$80,010
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $84,410 | +44% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $77,670 | +32% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $72,900 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $67,270 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $66,160 | +13% above national |
| 6 | Oregon | $63,820 | +9% above national |
| 7 | New Jersey | $63,190 | +8% above national |
| 8 | Wyoming | $63,070 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Vermont | $62,680 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Delaware | $62,650 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $62,130 | +6% above national |
| 12 | North Dakota | $61,820 | +5% above national |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $61,500 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Virginia | $61,290 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Utah | $61,280 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Minnesota | $61,140 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Louisiana | $61,110 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Arizona | $61,080 | +4% above national |
| 19 | Montana | $60,920 | +4% above national |
| 20 | New York | $60,920 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Colorado | $60,200 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Maryland | $59,810 | +2% above national |
| 23 | New Mexico | $59,440 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Texas | $59,180 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Maine | $59,160 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $59,110 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Idaho | $58,810 | same as national |
| 28 | Missouri | $58,710 | same as national |
| 29 | Kentucky | $58,660 | same as national |
| 30 | Illinois | $58,520 | same as national |
| 31 | South Carolina | $57,970 | 1% below national |
| 32 | Ohio | $57,940 | 1% below national |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $57,810 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Indiana | $57,800 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Rhode Island | $57,760 | 2% below national |
| 36 | Iowa | $57,540 | 2% below national |
| 37 | California | $57,190 | 3% below national |
| 38 | Florida | $57,140 | 3% below national |
| 39 | Nebraska | $55,860 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Alabama | $55,560 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Mississippi | $55,550 | 5% below national |
| 42 | North Carolina | $55,230 | 6% below national |
| 43 | Nevada | $53,050 | 10% below national |
| 44 | Georgia | $52,610 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Michigan | $52,360 | 11% below national |
| 46 | Kansas | $51,220 | 13% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $51,140 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $51,120 | 13% below national |
| 49 | South Dakota | $50,890 | 13% below national |
| 50 | Tennessee | $49,600 | 16% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $47,350 | 19% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,280 | 50% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $85,350 | +45% above national |
| 2 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $84,410 | +44% above national |
| 3 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $82,690 | +41% above national |
| 4 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $81,030 | +38% above national |
| 5 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $80,620 | +37% above national |
| 6 | Barnstable Town, MA | $77,650 | +32% above national |
| 7 | Lake Charles, LA | $75,580 | +29% above national |
| 8 | Anchorage, AK | $75,040 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $74,560 | +27% above national |
| 10 | Bismarck, ND | $74,090 | +26% above national |
| 11 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $72,060 | +23% above national |
| 12 | Flagstaff, AZ | $71,620 | +22% above national |
| 13 | Corpus Christi, TX | $71,590 | +22% above national |
| 14 | Albany, OR | $71,300 | +21% above national |
| 15 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $71,290 | +21% above national |
| 16 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $69,680 | +19% above national |
| 17 | Duluth, MN-WI | $69,440 | +18% above national |
| 18 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $68,850 | +17% above national |
| 19 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $68,060 | +16% above national |
| 20 | Warner Robins, GA | $68,060 | +16% above national |
| 21 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $67,750 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Baton Rouge, LA | $67,700 | +15% above national |
| 23 | Grand Island, NE | $67,430 | +15% above national |
| 24 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $67,140 | +14% above national |
| 25 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $66,990 | +14% above national |
| 26 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $66,670 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Bozeman, MT | $66,500 | +13% above national |
| 28 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $66,390 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $66,280 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $66,090 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Ogden, UT | $65,270 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $65,200 | +11% above national |
| 33 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $64,890 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $64,810 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Worcester, MA | $64,480 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $64,480 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Billings, MT | $64,420 | +10% above national |
| 38 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $64,400 | +10% above national |
| 39 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $64,320 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $64,170 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Boulder, CO | $63,990 | +9% above national |
| 42 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $63,970 | +9% above national |
| 43 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $63,540 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Monroe, LA | $63,350 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $63,330 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $63,270 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $63,270 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $63,190 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $63,190 | +8% above national |
| 50 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,100 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Springfield, MA | $63,090 | +7% above national |
| 52 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $62,960 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $62,900 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Bend, OR | $62,890 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Flint, MI | $62,850 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Lexington Park, MD | $62,820 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Ithaca, NY | $62,810 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Wilmington, NC | $62,810 | +7% above national |
| 59 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $62,750 | +7% above national |
| 60 | Richmond, VA | $62,650 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $62,610 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $62,530 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Huntsville, AL | $62,490 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Vineland, NJ | $62,330 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $62,280 | +6% above national |
| 66 | St. Cloud, MN | $62,230 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $62,220 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Rome, GA | $62,220 | +6% above national |
| 69 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,210 | +6% above national |
| 70 | Toledo, OH | $62,190 | +6% above national |
| 71 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,070 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Mobile, AL | $62,020 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $62,000 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $61,890 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Fargo, ND-MN | $61,820 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $61,710 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $61,700 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $61,640 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,500 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Pittsfield, MA | $61,500 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $61,480 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $61,430 | +5% above national |
| 83 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $61,420 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,370 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $61,280 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,280 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,270 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Columbus, IN | $61,230 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Lynchburg, VA | $61,140 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Mankato, MN | $61,120 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $61,090 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $60,920 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Albany, GA | $60,840 | +4% above national |
| 94 | Madison, WI | $60,830 | +4% above national |
| 95 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,830 | +4% above national |
| 96 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $60,750 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $60,700 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Savannah, GA | $60,680 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,650 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $60,620 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $60,600 | +3% above national |
| 102 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $60,600 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $60,590 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Eau Claire, WI | $60,580 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $60,500 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $60,480 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $60,440 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Boise City, ID | $60,430 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $60,410 | +3% above national |
| 110 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $60,410 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Medford, OR | $60,370 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Appleton, WI | $60,350 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,320 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,320 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Paducah, KY-IL | $60,300 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $60,300 | +3% above national |
| 117 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $60,280 | +3% above national |
| 118 | Green Bay, WI | $60,270 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $60,210 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Monroe, MI | $60,210 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Ames, IA | $60,200 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $60,120 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $60,070 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Missoula, MT | $60,060 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Spartanburg, SC | $60,060 | +2% above national |
| 126 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $60,000 | +2% above national |
| 127 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $59,920 | +2% above national |
| 128 | Bellingham, WA | $59,910 | +2% above national |
| 129 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $59,850 | +2% above national |
| 130 | Vallejo, CA | $59,850 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $59,830 | +2% above national |
| 132 | Lafayette, LA | $59,830 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $59,800 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Kenosha, WI | $59,800 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Goldsboro, NC | $59,790 | +2% above national |
| 136 | New Haven, CT | $59,780 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Odessa, TX | $59,770 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $59,740 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Jacksonville, FL | $59,700 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,670 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,630 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Columbia, SC | $59,570 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Glens Falls, NY | $59,570 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Yakima, WA | $59,560 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Reading, PA | $59,550 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $59,520 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $59,470 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $59,400 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $59,390 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Great Falls, MT | $59,340 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Springfield, IL | $59,340 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,330 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Elmira, NY | $59,330 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $59,310 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $59,290 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $59,280 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $59,250 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,220 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $59,190 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $59,140 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $59,140 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $59,110 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $59,050 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $59,030 | same as national |
| 165 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $59,020 | same as national |
| 166 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $58,950 | same as national |
| 167 | Salem, OR | $58,930 | same as national |
| 168 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $58,910 | same as national |
| 169 | Dubuque, IA | $58,890 | same as national |
| 170 | Midland, TX | $58,800 | same as national |
| 171 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $58,780 | same as national |
| 172 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $58,690 | same as national |
| 173 | Syracuse, NY | $58,650 | same as national |
| 174 | Logan, UT-ID | $58,620 | same as national |
| 175 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $58,560 | same as national |
| 176 | Omaha, NE-IA | $58,540 | same as national |
| 177 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $58,540 | same as national |
| 178 | Farmington, NM | $58,460 | same as national |
| 179 | Evansville, IN | $58,410 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,360 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $58,340 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Greeley, CO | $58,340 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Williamsport, PA | $58,250 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Cleveland, OH | $58,240 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Decatur, AL | $58,240 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,240 | 1% below national |
| 187 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $58,240 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $58,220 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Reno, NV | $58,170 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Tyler, TX | $58,170 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Fayetteville, NC | $58,150 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Albuquerque, NM | $58,120 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $58,100 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Greenville, NC | $58,010 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $58,010 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $57,980 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,980 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $57,970 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Columbus, OH | $57,940 | 1% below national |
| 200 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,940 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,930 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $57,900 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $57,890 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $57,890 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,870 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $57,820 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Lincoln, NE | $57,820 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Yuma, AZ | $57,820 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Oklahoma City, OK | $57,780 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Rochester, MN | $57,770 | 2% below national |
| 211 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $57,770 | 2% below national |
| 212 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $57,720 | 2% below national |
| 213 | Fond du Lac, WI | $57,700 | 2% below national |
| 214 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $57,610 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Colorado Springs, CO | $57,510 | 2% below national |
| 216 | Elizabethtown, KY | $57,480 | 2% below national |
| 217 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $57,480 | 2% below national |
| 218 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $57,440 | 2% below national |
| 219 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,430 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,420 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $57,410 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $57,390 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,300 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Pueblo, CO | $57,230 | 3% below national |
| 225 | Sandusky, OH | $57,170 | 3% below national |
| 226 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $57,160 | 3% below national |
| 227 | Twin Falls, ID | $57,050 | 3% below national |
| 228 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $57,040 | 3% below national |
| 229 | Decatur, IL | $56,980 | 3% below national |
| 230 | Rocky Mount, NC | $56,920 | 3% below national |
| 231 | Florence, SC | $56,900 | 3% below national |
| 232 | Yuba City, CA | $56,820 | 3% below national |
| 233 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $56,740 | 3% below national |
| 234 | Lancaster, PA | $56,700 | 3% below national |
| 235 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $56,530 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Salinas, CA | $56,490 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Burlington, NC | $56,460 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $56,460 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Topeka, KS | $56,400 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Akron, OH | $56,380 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $56,350 | 4% below national |
| 242 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $56,270 | 4% below national |
| 243 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $56,200 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Abilene, TX | $56,160 | 4% below national |
| 245 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $56,070 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $56,010 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $56,000 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Beckley, WV | $55,950 | 5% below national |
| 249 | Modesto, CA | $55,950 | 5% below national |
| 250 | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,880 | 5% below national |
| 251 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $55,830 | 5% below national |
| 252 | Tucson, AZ | $55,700 | 5% below national |
| 253 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $55,660 | 5% below national |
| 254 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $55,660 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Gainesville, GA | $55,620 | 5% below national |
| 256 | Charlottesville, VA | $55,600 | 5% below national |
| 257 | Binghamton, NY | $55,580 | 5% below national |
| 258 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $55,560 | 5% below national |
| 259 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $55,560 | 5% below national |
| 260 | Rochester, NY | $55,560 | 5% below national |
| 261 | Ann Arbor, MI | $55,500 | 6% below national |
| 262 | Jacksonville, NC | $55,500 | 6% below national |
| 263 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $55,440 | 6% below national |
| 264 | Midland, MI | $55,380 | 6% below national |
| 265 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $55,280 | 6% below national |
| 266 | Redding, CA | $55,260 | 6% below national |
| 267 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $55,260 | 6% below national |
| 268 | Casper, WY | $55,250 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Sheboygan, WI | $55,130 | 6% below national |
| 270 | Erie, PA | $55,120 | 6% below national |
| 271 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $54,960 | 6% below national |
| 272 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $54,930 | 7% below national |
| 273 | Johnstown, PA | $54,910 | 7% below national |
| 274 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $54,910 | 7% below national |
| 275 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $54,840 | 7% below national |
| 276 | Fresno, CA | $54,580 | 7% below national |
| 277 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $54,580 | 7% below national |
| 278 | Mansfield, OH | $54,540 | 7% below national |
| 279 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $54,510 | 7% below national |
| 280 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $54,380 | 7% below national |
| 281 | Terre Haute, IN | $54,160 | 8% below national |
| 282 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,130 | 8% below national |
| 283 | Bangor, ME | $54,080 | 8% below national |
| 284 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $54,080 | 8% below national |
| 285 | Lima, OH | $53,950 | 8% below national |
| 286 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $53,840 | 8% below national |
| 287 | Fort Wayne, IN | $53,770 | 8% below national |
| 288 | Wausau, WI | $53,680 | 9% below national |
| 289 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $53,510 | 9% below national |
| 290 | Idaho Falls, ID | $53,500 | 9% below national |
| 291 | Montgomery, AL | $53,460 | 9% below national |
| 292 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $53,410 | 9% below national |
| 293 | York-Hanover, PA | $53,290 | 9% below national |
| 294 | Tulsa, OK | $53,260 | 9% below national |
| 295 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $53,190 | 9% below national |
| 296 | Asheville, NC | $53,110 | 10% below national |
| 297 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $52,870 | 10% below national |
| 298 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $52,800 | 10% below national |
| 299 | Wichita Falls, TX | $52,790 | 10% below national |
| 300 | Bay City, MI | $52,780 | 10% below national |
| 301 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $52,760 | 10% below national |
| 302 | St. George, UT | $52,740 | 10% below national |
| 303 | Altoona, PA | $52,660 | 10% below national |
| 304 | Lebanon, PA | $52,620 | 10% below national |
| 305 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,610 | 10% below national |
| 306 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $52,610 | 10% below national |
| 307 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $52,470 | 11% below national |
| 308 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $52,450 | 11% below national |
| 309 | Saginaw, MI | $52,360 | 11% below national |
| 310 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $52,270 | 11% below national |
| 311 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $52,200 | 11% below national |
| 312 | Hattiesburg, MS | $52,170 | 11% below national |
| 313 | Roanoke, VA | $52,000 | 11% below national |
| 314 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $52,000 | 11% below national |
| 315 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 11% below national |
| 316 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $51,990 | 12% below national |
| 317 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $51,930 | 12% below national |
| 318 | Jefferson City, MO | $51,850 | 12% below national |
| 319 | Bowling Green, KY | $51,730 | 12% below national |
| 320 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $51,700 | 12% below national |
| 321 | Peoria, IL | $51,680 | 12% below national |
| 322 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $51,670 | 12% below national |
| 323 | Carson City, NV | $51,670 | 12% below national |
| 324 | Manhattan, KS | $51,630 | 12% below national |
| 325 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $51,630 | 12% below national |
| 326 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,540 | 12% below national |
| 327 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $51,430 | 12% below national |
| 328 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $51,420 | 12% below national |
| 329 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $51,320 | 13% below national |
| 330 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $51,300 | 13% below national |
| 331 | Lawton, OK | $51,290 | 13% below national |
| 332 | Dover, DE | $51,230 | 13% below national |
| 333 | Jonesboro, AR | $51,220 | 13% below national |
| 334 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $51,220 | 13% below national |
| 335 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $51,210 | 13% below national |
| 336 | Corvallis, OR | $51,110 | 13% below national |
| 337 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $51,110 | 13% below national |
| 338 | Springfield, MO | $51,100 | 13% below national |
| 339 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $51,020 | 13% below national |
| 340 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $50,930 | 13% below national |
| 341 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $50,920 | 13% below national |
| 342 | State College, PA | $50,900 | 13% below national |
| 343 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $50,850 | 13% below national |
| 344 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,840 | 13% below national |
| 345 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $50,820 | 13% below national |
| 346 | Birmingham, AL | $50,780 | 14% below national |
| 347 | Dothan, AL | $50,740 | 14% below national |
| 348 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $50,740 | 14% below national |
| 349 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $50,680 | 14% below national |
| 350 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,660 | 14% below national |
| 351 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $50,610 | 14% below national |
| 352 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $50,610 | 14% below national |
| 353 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $50,600 | 14% below national |
| 354 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $50,560 | 14% below national |
| 355 | Hot Springs, AR | $50,560 | 14% below national |
| 356 | Wichita, KS | $50,540 | 14% below national |
| 357 | Morgantown, WV | $50,510 | 14% below national |
| 358 | Lawrence, KS | $50,460 | 14% below national |
| 359 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $50,450 | 14% below national |
| 360 | Niles, MI | $50,430 | 14% below national |
| 361 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $50,420 | 14% below national |
| 362 | Kingston, NY | $50,400 | 14% below national |
| 363 | Waco, TX | $50,380 | 14% below national |
| 364 | Winston-Salem, NC | $50,350 | 14% below national |
| 365 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,290 | 14% below national |
| 366 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $50,250 | 14% below national |
| 367 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,200 | 15% below national |
| 368 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $50,180 | 15% below national |
| 369 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $50,160 | 15% below national |
| 370 | Columbia, MO | $50,120 | 15% below national |
| 371 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $50,110 | 15% below national |
| 372 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,050 | 15% below national |
| 373 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $49,980 | 15% below national |
| 374 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $49,930 | 15% below national |
| 375 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $49,930 | 15% below national |
| 376 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,910 | 15% below national |
| 377 | Harrisonburg, VA | $49,900 | 15% below national |
| 378 | Knoxville, TN | $49,900 | 15% below national |
| 379 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,900 | 15% below national |
| 380 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $49,860 | 15% below national |
| 381 | Jackson, MS | $49,850 | 15% below national |
| 382 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,850 | 15% below national |
| 383 | Jackson, MI | $49,840 | 15% below national |
| 384 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,840 | 15% below national |
| 385 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,810 | 15% below national |
| 386 | Visalia, CA | $49,750 | 15% below national |
| 387 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $49,710 | 15% below national |
| 388 | Rockford, IL | $49,700 | 15% below national |
| 389 | San Angelo, TX | $49,610 | 16% below national |
| 390 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $49,610 | 16% below national |
| 391 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $49,600 | 16% below national |
| 392 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,510 | 16% below national |
| 393 | Sumter, SC | $49,480 | 16% below national |
| 394 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $49,460 | 16% below national |
| 395 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $49,440 | 16% below national |
| 396 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $49,440 | 16% below national |
| 397 | Traverse City, MI | $49,420 | 16% below national |
| 398 | Gainesville, FL | $49,390 | 16% below national |
| 399 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $49,380 | 16% below national |
| 400 | Tallahassee, FL | $49,370 | 16% below national |
| 401 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $49,310 | 16% below national |
| 402 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $49,210 | 16% below national |
| 403 | Grand Junction, CO | $49,180 | 16% below national |
| 404 | Winchester, VA-WV | $49,130 | 16% below national |
| 405 | Utica-Rome, NY | $49,090 | 16% below national |
| 406 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $48,990 | 17% below national |
| 407 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $48,970 | 17% below national |
| 408 | Salisbury, MD | $48,890 | 17% below national |
| 409 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,850 | 17% below national |
| 410 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,820 | 17% below national |
| 411 | Valdosta, GA | $48,710 | 17% below national |
| 412 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $48,580 | 17% below national |
| 413 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $48,560 | 17% below national |
| 414 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $48,550 | 17% below national |
| 415 | Battle Creek, MI | $48,530 | 17% below national |
| 416 | Victoria, TX | $48,420 | 18% below national |
| 417 | Chambersburg, PA | $48,400 | 18% below national |
| 418 | Gadsden, AL | $48,370 | 18% below national |
| 419 | Muncie, IN | $48,360 | 18% below national |
| 420 | Longview, TX | $48,350 | 18% below national |
| 421 | Jackson, TN | $48,340 | 18% below national |
| 422 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $48,320 | 18% below national |
| 423 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $48,280 | 18% below national |
| 424 | Dalton, GA | $48,240 | 18% below national |
| 425 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $48,230 | 18% below national |
| 426 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $48,160 | 18% below national |
| 427 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | 18% below national |
| 428 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,120 | 18% below national |
| 429 | Charleston, WV | $48,110 | 18% below national |
| 430 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $48,100 | 18% below national |
| 431 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,070 | 18% below national |
| 432 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,000 | 18% below national |
| 433 | Kankakee, IL | $47,930 | 18% below national |
| 434 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $47,880 | 19% below national |
| 435 | Grants Pass, OR | $47,870 | 19% below national |
| 436 | Bloomington, IN | $47,850 | 19% below national |
| 437 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $47,840 | 19% below national |
| 438 | Rapid City, SD | $47,840 | 19% below national |
| 439 | Lubbock, TX | $47,790 | 19% below national |
| 440 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,770 | 19% below national |
| 441 | Ocala, FL | $47,750 | 19% below national |
| 442 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,560 | 19% below national |
| 443 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | 19% below national |
| 444 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,410 | 19% below national |
| 445 | Morristown, TN | $47,370 | 19% below national |
| 446 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,370 | 19% below national |
| 447 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $47,360 | 19% below national |
| 448 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $47,360 | 19% below national |
| 449 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,340 | 19% below national |
| 450 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,300 | 19% below national |
| 451 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $47,200 | 20% below national |
| 452 | Owensboro, KY | $47,170 | 20% below national |
| 453 | Merced, CA | $47,130 | 20% below national |
| 454 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,120 | 20% below national |
| 455 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,070 | 20% below national |
| 456 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,070 | 20% below national |
| 457 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,040 | 20% below national |
| 458 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,010 | 20% below national |
| 459 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,990 | 20% below national |
| 460 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,970 | 20% below national |
| 461 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,890 | 20% below national |
| 462 | El Paso, TX | $46,880 | 20% below national |
| 463 | Joplin, MO-KS | $46,820 | 20% below national |
| 464 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $46,810 | 20% below national |
| 465 | Chico, CA | $46,580 | 21% below national |
| 466 | Gettysburg, PA | $46,570 | 21% below national |
| 467 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $46,530 | 21% below national |
| 468 | Enid, OK | $46,460 | 21% below national |
| 469 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $46,460 | 21% below national |
| 470 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,340 | 21% below national |
| 471 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $46,290 | 21% below national |
| 472 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,200 | 21% below national |
| 473 | Cleveland, TN | $46,120 | 21% below national |
| 474 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,850 | 22% below national |
| 475 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,710 | 22% below national |
| 476 | Johnson City, TN | $45,550 | 22% below national |
| 477 | Las Cruces, NM | $45,370 | 23% below national |
| 478 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,260 | 23% below national |
| 479 | Kokomo, IN | $45,200 | 23% below national |
| 480 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,580 | 24% below national |
| 481 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $44,530 | 24% below national |
| 482 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $44,460 | 24% below national |
| 483 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $43,430 | 26% below national |
| 484 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $43,190 | 26% below national |
| 485 | Amarillo, TX | $41,900 | 29% below national |
| 486 | Springfield, OH | $37,380 | 36% below national |
| 487 | Aguadilla, PR | $32,490 | 45% below national |
| 488 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,310 | 50% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Machinists make? ▼
The median annual salary for Machinists is $58,750 ($28.24/hour). The salary range spans from $39,200 at the 10th percentile to $80,010 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Machinists the most? ▼
Hawaii pays the highest median salary for Machinists at $84,410/year, which is +44% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Machinists? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Machinists is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Machinists? ▼
Machinists has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 3.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3.2 per 100 workers.
How does Machinists pay vary by state? ▼
Machinists salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Hawaii at $84,410/year, while Oklahoma pays the least at $51,120/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Machinists? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Machinists is Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area at $85,350/year. BLS reports wage data for 488 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Machinists pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $67,700/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Hawaii leads at $84,410/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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