Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers salary
The median pay for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in the United States is $52,540 a year. About 22,440 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,580
- 25th percentile
- $39,520
- Median percentile
- $52,540
- 75th percentile
- $69,810
- 90th percentile
- $87,540
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Connecticut $69,800
- Virginia $61,940
- New York $61,720
- California $60,790
- South Carolina $60,380
- Washington $60,380
- New Jersey $59,480
- Vermont $58,570
- Kansas $57,730
- Colorado $57,120
- North Dakota $57,020
- Michigan $56,610
- Missouri $56,140
- Wisconsin $55,830
- North Carolina $55,420
- Mississippi $55,010
- Illinois $54,990
- Pennsylvania $54,880
- Minnesota $54,310
- Florida $51,470
- Louisiana $51,420
- Massachusetts $51,060
- Iowa $50,280
- Alabama $48,890
- Rhode Island $48,800
- Hawaii $48,450
- Tennessee $48,240
- Ohio $48,190
- Maine $48,080
- Georgia $47,810
- Indiana $47,620
- Texas $47,590
- Idaho $47,090
- Kentucky $47,090
- Nebraska $46,920
- West Virginia $46,370
- New Mexico $46,200
- Maryland $45,430
- South Dakota $45,110
- Oregon $44,510
- New Hampshire $43,520
- Arizona $42,240
- Oklahoma $41,720
- Nevada $40,510
- Utah $39,860
- Montana $37,580
- Arkansas $35,950
By metro area
- Bridgeport, CT $82,200
- San Francisco, CA $75,640
- Scranton, PA $73,800
- Kiryas Joel, NY $73,650
- Albany, NY $71,410
- Washington, DC $65,370
- San Jose, CA $64,740
- San Diego, CA $64,620
- Durham, NC $63,650
- Ann Arbor, MI $62,970
- Madison, WI $62,700
- Sacramento, CA $62,450
- Charlotte, NC $62,400
- New York, NY $61,360
- Los Angeles, CA $61,150
- Raleigh, NC $61,000
- Wilmington, NC $60,540
- Orlando, FL $60,440
- Seattle, WA $60,420
- Denver, CO $59,870
- Syracuse, NY $58,890
- Buffalo, NY $58,760
- Birmingham, AL $58,550
- Oxnard, CA $58,390
- Winston, NC $58,310
- Hartford, CT $58,030
- Detroit, MI $57,930
- Philadelphia, PA $57,290
- Tampa, FL $56,830
- New Orleans, LA $56,120
- Virginia Beach, VA $56,060
- Little Rock, AR $55,790
- Kansas City, MO $55,560
- Fayetteville, AR $55,340
- Omaha, NE $55,000
- Chicago, IL $54,990
- Houston, TX $54,960
- Richmond, VA $54,860
- Miami, FL $54,760
- Harrisburg, PA $54,750
- Spokane, WA $54,610
- Minneapolis, MN $54,310
- Santa Fe, NM $54,080
- Asheville, NC $53,450
- Boston, MA $52,570
- Grand Rapids, MI $52,520
- Barnstable Town, MA $52,000
- Baton Rouge, LA $51,420
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $50,690
- Rochester, NY $50,600
- Nashville, TN $50,570
- Milwaukee, WI $50,400
- Greensboro, NC $49,610
- Atlanta, GA $49,570
- Worcester, MA $49,490
- Austin, TX $49,400
- Indianapolis, IN $49,350
- Knoxville, TN $49,230
- Salem, OR $48,980
- Oklahoma City, OK $48,890
- Providence, RI $48,800
- Urban Honolulu, HI $48,450
- Springfield, MA $48,350
- Dallas, TX $48,250
- Pittsburgh, PA $48,240
- Memphis, TN $48,230
- Cincinnati, OH $48,190
- Albuquerque, NM $47,960
- Columbus, OH $47,890
- Akron, OH $47,460
- Cape Coral, FL $46,760
- Portland, OR $46,350
- Lexington, KY $46,080
- Rapid City, SD $45,110
- San Antonio, TX $44,950
- Bend, OR $44,570
- Phoenix, AZ $44,450
- Palm Bay, FL $42,950
- Reno, NV $41,600
- Las Vegas, NV $40,510
- Tulsa, OK $40,420
- Salt Lake City, UT $40,260
- Provo, UT $39,860
- Riverside, CA $38,880
- Ogden, UT $38,410
- Tucson, AZ $38,390