United States
Tool and Die Makers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$63,180
Tool and Die Makers in the United States earn a median of $63,180 a year, about $30.38 an hour.
Median
$63,180
per year
Hourly
$30.38
as published
Mean
$65,100
pulled up by top earners
Workers
55,130
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 | $64,030 | +1% |
| Ohio | State | $62,540 | -1% |
| Illinois | State | $60,610 | -4% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Metro | $72,300 | +14% |
| Indiana | State | $63,590 | +1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $61,580 | -3% |
| Wisconsin | State | $65,850 | +4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $59,540 | -6% |
| Tennessee | State | $60,690 | -4% |
| Kentucky | State | $64,620 | +2% |
| Connecticut | State | $76,310 | +21% |
| Missouri | State | $60,940 | -4% |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | Metro | $62,850 | -1% |
| Texas | State | $54,550 | -14% |
| North Carolina | State | $61,130 | -3% |
| New York | State | $67,790 | +7% |
| California | State | $77,800 | +23% |
| Cleveland, OH | Metro | $63,480 | +0% |
| Washington | State | $78,310 | +24% |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Metro | $67,500 | +7% |
| Minnesota | State | $65,400 | +4% |
| Massachusetts | State | $65,840 | +4% |
| Alabama | State | $63,500 | +1% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $103,200 | +63% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $68,340 | +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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