Tool and Die Makers salary
The median pay for tool and die makers in the United States is $64,050 a year. About 56,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,680
- 25th percentile
- $51,490
- Median percentile
- $64,050
- 75th percentile
- $78,770
- 90th percentile
- $92,680
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
- Washington $109,390
- Kansas $83,890
- Maine $79,910
- Connecticut $77,540
- California $77,030
- New Jersey $74,460
- Oregon $73,930
- North Dakota $73,130
- Minnesota $71,020
- New Hampshire $69,910
- Vermont $69,300
- Nebraska $69,150
- Wisconsin $68,120
- New York $68,080
- Indiana $68,050
- Massachusetts $67,230
- Kentucky $66,570
- Oklahoma $65,870
- Michigan $65,590
- South Carolina $65,250
- Iowa $65,000
- Alabama $64,800
- Virginia $64,050
- Florida $63,890
- Colorado $63,800
- Rhode Island $63,430
- Ohio $62,280
- Nevada $61,350
- Illinois $61,170
- Pennsylvania $61,160
- North Carolina $61,060
- Missouri $60,810
- Tennessee $60,760
- Georgia $60,020
- South Dakota $59,770
- Arizona $59,140
- Maryland $58,110
- Mississippi $57,980
- Idaho $57,800
- Arkansas $56,840
- Utah $56,740
- Texas $55,470
- New Mexico $47,960
- Louisiana $46,950
- West Virginia $46,190
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $116,850
- San Francisco, CA $97,560
- Albany, NY $87,240
- Kansas City, MO $85,740
- San Diego, CA $85,010
- Lima, OH $84,730
- Wichita, KS $83,890
- Lexington, KY $83,510
- Stockton, CA $82,820
- Buffalo, NY $81,510
- Lafayette, IN $80,060
- Lincoln, NE $80,030
- Portland, ME $79,910
- Ogden, UT $79,480
- Norwich, CT $79,020
- Bridgeport, CT $78,960
- Burlington, NC $78,140
- Hartford, CT $78,060
- Los Angeles, CA $78,020
- Portland, OR $77,780
- Boston, MA $77,620
- New Haven, CT $77,410
- Savannah, GA $77,040
- Waterbury, CT $76,420
- New York, NY $76,380
- Sheboygan, WI $75,490
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $75,250
- Minneapolis, MN $74,840
- Jackson, MS $74,560
- Charleston, SC $74,320
- Philadelphia, PA $74,070
- Oklahoma City, OK $73,760
- Jacksonville, FL $73,250
- Des Moines, IA $73,170
- Detroit, MI $73,120
- Huntsville, AL $73,050
- Appleton, WI $73,010
- Oxnard, CA $72,390
- Saginaw, MI $71,910
- Columbus, IN $71,180
- Columbia, SC $70,620
- Bowling Green, KY $69,790
- Racine, WI $69,690
- Denver, CO $69,570
- Bay City, MI $69,240
- Nashville, TN $69,210
- Florence, AL $68,290
- Milwaukee, WI $68,120
- Richmond, VA $68,000
- Greenville, SC $67,830
- Michigan City, IN $67,650
- Staunton, VA $67,130
- Binghamton, NY $66,880
- Tulsa, OK $66,700
- Rochester, MN $66,680
- Toledo, OH $66,630
- Omaha, NE $66,420
- York, PA $66,320
- San Antonio, TX $66,240
- Palm Bay, FL $66,190
- Manchester, NH $66,140
- Madison, WI $65,900
- Little Rock, AR $65,660
- Waterloo, IA $65,590
- Sandusky, OH $65,460
- Reading, PA $65,440
- La Crosse, WI $65,230
- Harrisburg, PA $64,920
- Birmingham, AL $64,800
- Grand Rapids, MI $64,650
- Scranton, PA $64,530
- Tampa, FL $64,460
- Decatur, IL $64,410
- Miami, FL $64,400
- Davenport, IA $64,370
- Bloomington, IL $64,320
- Cincinnati, OH $64,270
- Providence, RI $64,270
- Green Bay, WI $64,110
- Cleveland, OH $64,070
- Virginia Beach, VA $64,050
- Syracuse, NY $64,010
- Corpus Christi, TX $63,890
- Erie, PA $63,740
- Oshkosh, WI $63,720
- Owensboro, KY $63,720
- Wausau, WI $63,570
- Jackson, MI $63,410
- Augusta, GA $63,330
- Dubuque, IA $63,290
- Traverse City, MI $63,260
- Eau Claire, WI $63,250
- Muskegon, MI $63,240
- Hickory, NC $63,230
- Knoxville, TN $63,180
- Cedar Rapids, IA $63,140
- Peoria, IL $62,950
- Riverside, CA $62,690
- Springfield, MA $62,620
- Kenosha, WI $62,550
- Elkhart, IN $62,540
- Battle Creek, MI $62,440
- Charlotte, NC $62,440
- Indianapolis, IN $62,040
- Kalamazoo, MI $61,940
- Montgomery, AL $61,790
- Worcester, MA $61,770
- South Bend, IN $61,760
- Chattanooga, TN $61,720
- Niles, MI $61,690
- Janesville, WI $61,670
- Lebanon, PA $61,570
- Akron, OH $61,440
- Spartanburg, SC $61,420
- Phoenix, AZ $61,370
- Reno, NV $61,350
- Fort Wayne, IN $61,340
- Fond du Lac, WI $61,330
- Muncie, IN $61,310
- Ann Arbor, MI $61,250