United States
Machinists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$56,150
Machinists in the United States earn a median of $56,150 a year, about $27.00 an hour.
Median
$56,150
per year
Hourly
$27.00
as published
Mean
$57,390
pulled up by top earners
Workers
298,790
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | State | $49,930 | -11% |
| California | State | $56,220 | +0% |
| Texas | State | $56,040 | -0% |
| Indiana | State | $48,910 | -13% |
| Illinois | State | $56,700 | +1% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $52,560 | -6% |
| Minnesota | State | $59,860 | +7% |
| Ohio | State | $56,200 | +0% |
| Wisconsin | State | $52,030 | -7% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $60,470 | +8% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $57,470 | +2% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Metro | $57,240 | +2% |
| New York | State | $60,220 | +7% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $50,610 | -10% |
| North Carolina | State | $55,520 | -1% |
| Florida | State | $50,570 | -10% |
| Missouri | State | $57,920 | +3% |
| Massachusetts | State | $62,420 | +11% |
| Tennessee | State | $48,610 | -13% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $58,630 | +4% |
| Washington | State | $64,510 | +15% |
| Georgia | State | $49,420 | -12% |
| Virginia | State | $60,920 | +8% |
| Connecticut | State | $61,090 | +9% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Metro | $60,850 | +8% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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