Machinists salary

The median pay for machinists in the United States is $58,750 a year. About 287,050 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $39,200
25th percentile: $47,570
Median percentile: $58,750
75th percentile: $67,700
90th percentile: $80,010

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

Hawaii $84,410
Alaska $77,670
District of Columbia $72,900
Massachusetts $67,270
Washington $66,160
Oregon $63,820
New Jersey $63,190
Wyoming $63,070
Vermont $62,680
Delaware $62,650
Connecticut $62,130
North Dakota $61,820
New Hampshire $61,500
Virginia $61,290
Utah $61,280
Minnesota $61,140
Louisiana $61,110
Arizona $61,080
Montana $60,920
New York $60,920
Colorado $60,200
Maryland $59,810
New Mexico $59,440
Texas $59,180
Maine $59,160
Wisconsin $59,110
Idaho $58,810
Missouri $58,710
Kentucky $58,660
Illinois $58,520
South Carolina $57,970
Ohio $57,940
Pennsylvania $57,810
Indiana $57,800
Rhode Island $57,760
Iowa $57,540
California $57,190
Florida $57,140
Nebraska $55,860
Alabama $55,560
Mississippi $55,550
North Carolina $55,230
Nevada $53,050
Georgia $52,610
Michigan $52,360
Kansas $51,220
Arkansas $51,140
Oklahoma $51,120
South Dakota $50,890
Tennessee $49,600
West Virginia $47,350

By metro area

Urban Honolulu, HI $84,410
Florence, AL $82,690
Bremerton, WA $80,620
Barnstable Town, MA $77,650
Lake Charles, LA $75,580
Anchorage, AK $75,040
Seattle, WA $74,560
Bismarck, ND $74,090
Boston, MA $72,060
Flagstaff, AZ $71,620
Corpus Christi, TX $71,590
Albany, OR $71,300
Trenton, NJ $71,290
Duluth, MN $69,440
Washington, DC $68,850
Kennewick, WA $68,060
Warner Robins, GA $68,060
San Francisco, CA $67,750
Baton Rouge, LA $67,700
Grand Island, NE $67,430
Augusta, GA $67,140
New Orleans, LA $66,990
Bozeman, MT $66,500
St. Joseph, MO $66,390
Mount Vernon, WA $66,280
Ogden, UT $65,270
Portland, ME $65,200
Worcester, MA $64,480
Billings, MT $64,420
Atlantic City, NJ $64,400
Hartford, CT $64,320
Portland, OR $64,170
Boulder, CO $63,990
Albany, NY $63,970
San Jose, CA $63,540
Monroe, LA $63,350
Gulfport, MS $63,330
Longview, WA $63,190
Bridgeport, CT $63,100
Springfield, MA $63,090
La Crosse, WI $62,960
Virginia Beach, VA $62,900
Bend, OR $62,890
Flint, MI $62,850
Lexington Park, MD $62,820
Ithaca, NY $62,810
Wilmington, NC $62,810
New York, NY $62,750
Richmond, VA $62,650
Lewiston, ID $62,530
Huntsville, AL $62,490
Vineland, NJ $62,330
St. Cloud, MN $62,230
Lafayette, IN $62,220
Rome, GA $62,220
St. Louis, MO $62,210
Toledo, OH $62,190
Minneapolis, MN $62,070
Mobile, AL $62,020
Kiryas Joel, NY $62,000
Provo, UT $61,890
Fargo, ND $61,820
Davenport, IA $61,710
Slidell, LA $61,700
Salt Lake City, UT $61,640
Fort Collins, CO $61,500
Pittsfield, MA $61,500
Anniston, AL $61,480
Raleigh, NC $61,430
San Diego, CA $61,420
Houston, TX $61,280
Philadelphia, PA $61,280
Phoenix, AZ $61,270
Columbus, IN $61,230
Lynchburg, VA $61,140
Mankato, MN $61,120
Albany, GA $60,840
Madison, WI $60,830
Miami, FL $60,700
Savannah, GA $60,680
Buffalo, NY $60,650
Denver, CO $60,620
Daphne, AL $60,590
Eau Claire, WI $60,580
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $60,500
Spokane, WA $60,480
Shreveport, LA $60,440
Boise City, ID $60,430
Staunton, VA $60,410
Medford, OR $60,370
Appleton, WI $60,350
Milwaukee, WI $60,320
Paducah, KY $60,300
Baltimore, MD $60,280
Green Bay, WI $60,270
Charlotte, NC $60,210
Monroe, MI $60,210
Ames, IA $60,200
Manchester, NH $60,120
Oshkosh, WI $60,070
Missoula, MT $60,060
Spartanburg, SC $60,060
Blacksburg, VA $59,920
Bellingham, WA $59,910
Lansing, MI $59,850
Vallejo, CA $59,850
Dallas, TX $59,830
Lafayette, LA $59,830
Beaumont, TX $59,800
Kenosha, WI $59,800
Goldsboro, NC $59,790
New Haven, CT $59,780
Odessa, TX $59,770
Jacksonville, FL $59,700
Crestview, FL $59,630
Columbia, SC $59,570
Glens Falls, NY $59,570
Yakima, WA $59,560
Reading, PA $59,550
Chicago, IL $59,520