Salary guide, May 2025
CNC Machine Operator pay by metro, ranked
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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 361. The highest is Urban Honolulu, HI at $84,410 and the lowest is San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR at $29,310. 0 more are published but not rankable and 32 are not published by bls.
Direct match · SOC 51-4041 Machinists
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- Urban Honolulu, HI$84,410
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$82,690
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$80,620
- Barnstable Town, MA$77,650
- Lake Charles, LA$75,580
- Anchorage, AK$75,040
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$74,560
- Bismarck, ND$74,090
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$72,060
- Flagstaff, AZ$71,620
- Corpus Christi, TX$71,590
- Albany, OR$71,300
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ$71,290
- Duluth, MN-WI$69,440
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$68,850
- Kennewick-Richland, WA$68,060
- Warner Robins, GA$68,060
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$67,750
- Baton Rouge, LA$67,700
- Grand Island, NE$67,430
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$67,140
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA$66,990
- Bozeman, MT$66,500
- St. Joseph, MO-KS$66,390
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$66,280
Bars show the top 25 of 361 ranked. The table below lists all 361. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.
| Rank | Metro | BLS occupation | 25th | Median | 75th | Employment | LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Honolulu, HI | Machinists (51-4041) | $63,380 | $84,410 | $92,750 | 250 | 0.3 |
| 2 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,020 | $82,690 | $105,370 | 160 | 1.59 |
| 3 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $60,550 | $80,620 | $95,560 | 370 | 2.11 |
| 4 | Barnstable Town, MA | Machinists (51-4041) | $63,570 | $77,650 | $93,620 | 30 | 0.2 |
| 5 | Lake Charles, LA | Machinists (51-4041) | $58,530 | $75,580 | $83,060 | 280 | 1.51 |
| 6 | Anchorage, AK | Machinists (51-4041) | $61,760 | $75,040 | $92,870 | 50 | 0.16 |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $61,460 | $74,560 | $88,280 | 4,250 | 1.1 |
| 8 | Bismarck, ND | Machinists (51-4041) | $59,660 | $74,090 | $78,710 | 70 | 0.55 |
| 9 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Machinists (51-4041) | $59,730 | $72,060 | $80,250 | 4,870 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Flagstaff, AZ | Machinists (51-4041) | $52,000 | $71,620 | $82,370 | 50 | 0.4 |
| 11 | Corpus Christi, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $54,900 | $71,590 | $83,780 | 300 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Albany, OR | Machinists (51-4041) | $60,080 | $71,300 | $83,350 | 190 | 2.16 |
| 13 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Machinists (51-4041) | $53,730 | $71,290 | $84,020 | 120 | 0.27 |
| 14 | Duluth, MN-WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $58,700 | $69,440 | $76,990 | 330 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Machinists (51-4041) | $55,540 | $68,850 | $95,130 | 620 | 0.11 |
| 16 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $59,890 | $68,060 | $88,980 | 120 | 0.52 |
| 17 | Warner Robins, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,010 | $68,060 | $73,320 | 110 | 0.78 |
| 18 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $56,990 | $67,750 | $91,080 | 1,610 | 0.37 |
| 19 | Baton Rouge, LA | Machinists (51-4041) | $55,560 | $67,700 | $84,990 | 870 | 1.15 |
| 20 | Grand Island, NE | Machinists (51-4041) | $65,400 | $67,430 | $67,430 | 90 | 1.2 |
| 21 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $54,770 | $67,140 | $73,240 | 370 | 0.86 |
| 22 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | Machinists (51-4041) | $54,490 | $66,990 | $82,040 | 550 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Bozeman, MT | Machinists (51-4041) | $58,430 | $66,500 | $74,720 | 40 | 0.27 |
| 24 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,600 | $66,390 | $66,390 | 80 | 0.77 |
| 25 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $58,590 | $66,280 | $75,600 | 140 | 1.45 |
| 26 | Ogden, UT | Machinists (51-4041) | $52,950 | $65,270 | $74,080 | 1,260 | 2.51 |
| 27 | Portland-South Portland, ME | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,870 | $65,200 | $76,320 | 1,100 | 2.06 |
| 28 | Worcester, MA | Machinists (51-4041) | $56,250 | $64,480 | $77,780 | 930 | 1.45 |
| 29 | Billings, MT | Machinists (51-4041) | $55,390 | $64,420 | $80,350 | 140 | 0.79 |
| 30 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,230 | $64,400 | $76,160 | 30 | 0.1 |
| 31 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,100 | $64,320 | $76,540 | 2,680 | 2.42 |
| 32 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $53,840 | $64,170 | $76,590 | 2,090 | 0.94 |
| 33 | Boulder, CO | Machinists (51-4041) | $55,070 | $63,990 | $83,500 | 240 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $57,110 | $63,970 | $76,860 | 580 | 0.7 |
| 35 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,480 | $63,540 | $81,470 | 1,370 | 0.66 |
| 36 | Monroe, LA | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,740 | $63,350 | $68,480 | 130 | 0.78 |
| 37 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,640 | $63,330 | $63,330 | 420 | 1.45 |
| 38 | Longview-Kelso, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $56,750 | $63,190 | $74,460 | 140 | 1.84 |
| 39 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,870 | $63,100 | $78,990 | 500 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Springfield, MA | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,820 | $63,090 | $75,870 | 920 | 2.48 |
| 41 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,550 | $62,960 | $76,950 | 170 | 1.07 |
| 42 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,900 | $62,900 | $67,660 | 2,350 | 1.67 |
| 43 | Bend, OR | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,470 | $62,890 | $70,700 | 90 | 0.45 |
| 44 | Flint, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,010 | $62,850 | $80,120 | 350 | 1.41 |
| 45 | Lexington Park, MD | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,500 | $62,820 | $76,530 | 50 | 0.37 |
| 46 | Ithaca, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $62,220 | $62,810 | $71,650 | 120 | 1.32 |
| 47 | Wilmington, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,360 | $62,810 | $79,090 | 180 | 0.51 |
| 48 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,920 | $62,750 | $78,240 | 4,300 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Richmond, VA | Machinists (51-4041) | $58,150 | $62,650 | $80,490 | 650 | 0.53 |
| 50 | Lewiston, ID-WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,450 | $62,530 | $72,950 | 60 | 1.04 |
| 51 | Huntsville, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,610 | $62,490 | $76,760 | 670 | 1.36 |
| 52 | Vineland, NJ | Machinists (51-4041) | $55,660 | $62,330 | $72,740 | 50 | 0.43 |
| 53 | St. Cloud, MN | Machinists (51-4041) | $57,680 | $62,230 | $74,660 | 460 | 2.42 |
| 54 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $55,720 | $62,220 | $62,220 | 720 | 3.81 |
| 55 | Rome, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,910 | $62,220 | $90,580 | 90 | 1.07 |
| 56 | St. Louis, MO-IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $55,630 | $62,210 | $72,540 | 5,620 | 2.27 |
| 57 | Toledo, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,640 | $62,190 | $80,170 | 1,140 | 2.12 |
| 58 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,060 | $62,070 | $75,500 | 9,420 | 2.61 |
| 59 | Mobile, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,380 | $62,020 | $66,660 | 380 | 1.18 |
| 60 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,600 | $62,000 | $74,120 | 170 | 0.33 |
| 61 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,580 | $61,890 | $76,640 | 430 | 0.76 |
| 62 | Fargo, ND-MN | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,650 | $61,820 | $73,590 | 130 | 0.48 |
| 63 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,250 | $61,710 | $77,330 | 600 | 1.79 |
| 64 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,230 | $61,700 | $70,260 | 110 | 0.58 |
| 65 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,370 | $61,640 | $75,970 | 1,210 | 0.79 |
| 66 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,590 | $61,500 | $71,710 | 480 | 1.55 |
| 67 | Pittsfield, MA | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,190 | $61,500 | $72,520 | 110 | 1.04 |
| 68 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,860 | $61,480 | $64,400 | 240 | 2.93 |
| 69 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,040 | $61,430 | $65,160 | 570 | 0.42 |
| 70 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,700 | $61,420 | $78,650 | 2,180 | 0.77 |
| 71 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,480 | $61,280 | $71,770 | 8,140 | 1.34 |
| 72 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,270 | $61,280 | $72,810 | 3,330 | 0.62 |
| 73 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,500 | $61,270 | $68,640 | 3,230 | 0.74 |
| 74 | Columbus, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $60,470 | $61,230 | $61,230 | 1,470 | 15.95 |
| 75 | Lynchburg, VA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,590 | $61,140 | $79,780 | 480 | 2.69 |
| 76 | Mankato, MN | Machinists (51-4041) | $52,420 | $61,120 | $74,000 | 160 | 1.51 |
| 77 | Albany, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,350 | $60,840 | $74,910 | 60 | 0.54 |
| 78 | Madison, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,020 | $60,830 | $68,190 | 700 | 0.93 |
| 79 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,540 | $60,700 | $71,920 | 2,170 | 0.42 |
| 80 | Savannah, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,310 | $60,680 | $68,220 | 330 | 0.91 |
| 81 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,000 | $60,650 | $74,180 | 1,460 | 1.48 |
| 82 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,120 | $60,620 | $76,050 | 1,050 | 0.35 |
| 83 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,840 | $60,590 | $63,820 | 140 | 0.86 |
| 84 | Eau Claire, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,000 | $60,580 | $64,150 | 220 | 1.38 |
| 85 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,150 | $60,500 | $71,430 | 990 | 0.78 |
| 86 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,390 | $60,480 | $71,820 | 520 | 1.1 |
| 87 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,160 | $60,440 | $71,390 | 340 | 1.14 |
| 88 | Boise City, ID | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,970 | $60,430 | $73,350 | 440 | 0.6 |
| 89 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | Machinists (51-4041) | $54,580 | $60,410 | $73,770 | 130 | 1.34 |
| 90 | Medford, OR | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,570 | $60,370 | $65,560 | 70 | 0.42 |
| 91 | Appleton, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,180 | $60,350 | $64,160 | 660 | 2.88 |
| 92 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,940 | $60,320 | $63,910 | 4,230 | 2.79 |
| 93 | Paducah, KY-IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,860 | $60,300 | $70,090 | 100 | 1.11 |
| 94 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,520 | $60,280 | $73,220 | 750 | 0.3 |
| 95 | Green Bay, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,000 | $60,270 | $64,180 | 660 | 2.03 |
| 96 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,440 | $60,210 | $66,840 | 2,390 | 0.95 |
| 97 | Monroe, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,310 | $60,210 | $65,110 | 210 | 2.77 |
| 98 | Ames, IA | Machinists (51-4041) | $59,200 | $60,200 | $61,860 | 60 | 0.55 |
| 99 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,810 | $60,120 | $66,350 | 340 | 0.93 |
| 100 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,750 | $60,070 | $64,460 | 340 | 1.97 |
| 101 | Missoula, MT | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,190 | $60,060 | $64,790 | 50 | 0.41 |
| 102 | Spartanburg, SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,540 | $60,060 | $68,480 | 420 | 1.36 |
| 103 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,440 | $59,920 | $62,620 | 230 | 1.65 |
| 104 | Bellingham, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,890 | $59,910 | $74,360 | 150 | 0.86 |
| 105 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,360 | $59,850 | $67,070 | 750 | 1.87 |
| 106 | Vallejo, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,020 | $59,850 | $78,030 | 150 | 0.55 |
| 107 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,820 | $59,830 | $71,230 | 4,660 | 0.62 |
| 108 | Lafayette, LA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,720 | $59,830 | $74,630 | 980 | 2.94 |
| 109 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,490 | $59,800 | $76,130 | 520 | 1.74 |
| 110 | Kenosha, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,260 | $59,800 | $64,110 | 230 | 1.67 |
| 111 | Goldsboro, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,890 | $59,790 | $59,790 | 60 | 0.85 |
| 112 | New Haven, CT | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,960 | $59,780 | $75,750 | 410 | 0.8 |
| 113 | Odessa, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,420 | $59,770 | $63,420 | 380 | 2.55 |
| 114 | Jacksonville, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,580 | $59,700 | $65,780 | 640 | 0.45 |
| 115 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,830 | $59,630 | $63,540 | 170 | 0.74 |
| 116 | Columbia, SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,820 | $59,570 | $65,950 | 240 | 0.34 |
| 117 | Glens Falls, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,990 | $59,570 | $69,570 | 140 | 1.5 |
| 118 | Yakima, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,340 | $59,560 | $73,260 | 180 | 1 |
| 119 | Reading, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,420 | $59,550 | $65,020 | 440 | 1.38 |
| 120 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,770 | $59,520 | $68,260 | 11,270 | 1.35 |
| 121 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,290 | $59,470 | $66,090 | 70 | 0.68 |
| 122 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,350 | $59,390 | $75,920 | 210 | 1.08 |
| 123 | Great Falls, MT | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,700 | $59,340 | $60,090 | 40 | 0.52 |
| 124 | Springfield, IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,400 | $59,340 | $59,840 | 90 | 0.46 |
| 125 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,140 | $59,330 | $63,540 | 630 | 0.91 |
| 126 | Elmira, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,350 | $59,330 | $60,580 | 180 | 2.9 |
| 127 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,850 | $59,310 | $64,560 | 7,680 | 2.19 |
| 128 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,350 | $59,290 | $63,670 | 210 | 0.28 |
| 129 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,070 | $59,280 | $67,280 | 470 | 0.64 |
| 130 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,600 | $59,220 | $65,490 | 1,050 | 0.93 |
| 131 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,330 | $59,050 | $63,280 | 1,360 | 1.97 |
| 132 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,230 | $59,030 | $73,040 | 1,210 | 0.51 |
| 133 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,130 | $59,020 | $65,670 | 90 | 1 |
| 134 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,280 | $58,950 | $72,600 | 1,290 | 0.98 |
| 135 | Salem, OR | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,210 | $58,930 | $65,560 | 110 | 0.32 |
| 136 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,800 | $58,910 | $76,060 | 100 | 0.51 |
| 137 | Dubuque, IA | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,490 | $58,890 | $63,830 | 180 | 1.68 |
| 138 | Midland, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,150 | $58,800 | $63,430 | 270 | 1.18 |
| 139 | Wheeling, WV-OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,350 | $58,780 | $62,070 | 60 | 0.57 |
| 140 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,810 | $58,690 | $71,710 | 130 | 0.36 |
| 141 | Syracuse, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,410 | $58,650 | $67,250 | 470 | 0.85 |
| 142 | Logan, UT-ID | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,440 | $58,620 | $67,610 | 380 | 3.06 |
| 143 | Omaha, NE-IA | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,320 | $58,540 | $66,840 | 240 | 0.27 |
| 144 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,850 | $58,540 | $64,640 | 650 | 2.2 |
| 145 | Farmington, NM | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,930 | $58,460 | $63,880 | 60 | 0.68 |
| 146 | Evansville, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,370 | $58,410 | $76,740 | 190 | 0.78 |
| 147 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,930 | $58,360 | $76,750 | 110 | 0.89 |
| 148 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,180 | $58,340 | $67,890 | 120 | 0.92 |
| 149 | Greeley, CO | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,040 | $58,340 | $70,180 | 260 | 1.16 |
| 150 | Williamsport, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,590 | $58,250 | $62,620 | 80 | 0.92 |
| 151 | Cleveland, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,030 | $58,240 | $64,200 | 3,980 | 2.09 |
| 152 | Decatur, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,510 | $58,240 | $71,490 | 290 | 2.53 |
| 153 | Homosassa Springs, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,990 | $58,220 | $61,780 | 30 | 0.53 |
| 154 | Reno, NV | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,660 | $58,170 | $63,360 | 280 | 0.55 |
| 155 | Tyler, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,710 | $58,170 | $61,460 | 80 | 0.38 |
| 156 | Fayetteville, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $53,340 | $58,150 | $84,410 | 80 | 0.34 |
| 157 | Albuquerque, NM | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,770 | $58,120 | $68,020 | 360 | 0.49 |
| 158 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,690 | $58,100 | $62,160 | 180 | 1.16 |
| 159 | Greenville, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,910 | $58,010 | $58,010 | 100 | 0.64 |
| 160 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,010 | $57,970 | $62,850 | 1,050 | 1.31 |
| 161 | Columbus, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,830 | $57,940 | $65,760 | 1,150 | 0.56 |
| 162 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,240 | $57,900 | $75,210 | 600 | 0.3 |
| 163 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,350 | $57,890 | $71,080 | 100 | 1.06 |
| 164 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,190 | $57,890 | $64,260 | 450 | 2.04 |
| 165 | Clarksville, TN-KY | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,170 | $57,820 | $63,620 | 360 | 1.88 |
| 166 | Lincoln, NE | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,520 | $57,820 | $64,000 | 240 | 0.71 |
| 167 | Yuma, AZ | Machinists (51-4041) | $38,790 | $57,820 | $65,140 | 60 | 0.48 |
| 168 | Oklahoma City, OK | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,720 | $57,780 | $65,640 | 1,130 | 0.9 |
| 169 | Rochester, MN | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,820 | $57,770 | $62,600 | 270 | 1.21 |
| 170 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,020 | $57,720 | $61,780 | 450 | 3.22 |
| 171 | Fond du Lac, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $57,250 | $57,700 | $59,650 | 550 | 6.77 |
| 172 | Port St. Lucie, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,050 | $57,610 | $68,640 | 200 | 0.64 |
| 173 | Colorado Springs, CO | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,900 | $57,510 | $71,910 | 380 | 0.65 |
| 174 | Elizabethtown, KY | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,950 | $57,480 | $63,970 | 70 | 0.7 |
| 175 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,040 | $57,410 | $63,850 | 560 | 1.24 |
| 176 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,840 | $57,390 | $64,330 | 710 | 0.27 |
| 177 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,700 | $57,300 | $64,180 | 2,890 | 1.42 |
| 178 | Pueblo, CO | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,580 | $57,230 | $70,190 | 90 | 0.78 |
| 179 | Sandusky, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,940 | $57,170 | $61,730 | 170 | 1.84 |
| 180 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,710 | $57,160 | $63,110 | 1,530 | 0.57 |
| 181 | Twin Falls, ID | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,940 | $57,050 | $69,050 | 50 | 0.49 |
| 182 | Canton-Massillon, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,890 | $57,040 | $63,360 | 450 | 1.49 |
| 183 | Decatur, IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,550 | $56,980 | $56,980 | 60 | 0.72 |
| 184 | Rocky Mount, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,980 | $56,920 | $76,300 | 90 | 0.92 |
| 185 | Florence, SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,800 | $56,900 | $70,650 | 160 | 0.97 |
| 186 | Yuba City, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,350 | $56,820 | $74,670 | 30 | 0.37 |
| 187 | Kansas City, MO-KS | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,640 | $56,740 | $64,080 | 1,350 | 0.67 |
| 188 | Lancaster, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,490 | $56,700 | $61,920 | 560 | 1.21 |
| 189 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,460 | $56,530 | $74,120 | 540 | 0.9 |
| 190 | Salinas, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,560 | $56,490 | $73,920 | 90 | 0.25 |
| 191 | Burlington, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,470 | $56,460 | $61,200 | 110 | 0.89 |
| 192 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,200 | $56,460 | $60,850 | 270 | 0.53 |
| 193 | Topeka, KS | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,180 | $56,400 | $63,970 | 150 | 0.71 |
| 194 | Akron, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,600 | $56,380 | $61,960 | 1,090 | 1.85 |
| 195 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,560 | $56,350 | $59,410 | 80 | 0.58 |
| 196 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,950 | $56,270 | $65,750 | 2,500 | 0.47 |
| 197 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,030 | $56,200 | $75,760 | 230 | 0.61 |
| 198 | Abilene, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,010 | $56,160 | $61,100 | 60 | 0.44 |
| 199 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,120 | $56,070 | $65,100 | 360 | 0.58 |
| 200 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,650 | $56,010 | $62,120 | 120 | 0.68 |
| 201 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,660 | $56,000 | $63,890 | 180 | 0.71 |
| 202 | Beckley, WV | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,780 | $55,950 | $60,660 | 70 | 0.91 |
| 203 | Modesto, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,600 | $55,950 | $65,270 | 140 | 0.39 |
| 204 | Pittsburgh, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,330 | $55,880 | $61,860 | 2,760 | 1.34 |
| 205 | Tucson, AZ | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,730 | $55,700 | $62,670 | 590 | 0.82 |
| 206 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,000 | $55,660 | $65,850 | 7,850 | 0.68 |
| 207 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $54,260 | $55,660 | $61,010 | 120 | 0.5 |
| 208 | Gainesville, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,870 | $55,620 | $62,620 | 210 | 1.12 |
| 209 | Charlottesville, VA | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,800 | $55,600 | $65,580 | 50 | 0.23 |
| 210 | Binghamton, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,390 | $55,580 | $62,440 | 170 | 0.93 |
| 211 | College Station-Bryan, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $52,390 | $55,560 | $61,630 | 90 | 0.37 |
| 212 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,360 | $55,560 | $63,040 | 570 | 3.72 |
| 213 | Rochester, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,020 | $55,560 | $63,040 | 1,940 | 2.13 |
| 214 | Ann Arbor, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,260 | $55,500 | $63,650 | 290 | 0.71 |
| 215 | Jacksonville, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,620 | $55,500 | $68,630 | 30 | 0.34 |
| 216 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,260 | $55,440 | $64,130 | 230 | 0.79 |
| 217 | Midland, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,980 | $55,380 | $60,810 | 50 | 0.69 |
| 218 | Redding, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,670 | $55,260 | $70,050 | 60 | 0.44 |
| 219 | Casper, WY | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,630 | $55,250 | $67,250 | 110 | 1.53 |
| 220 | Sheboygan, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,650 | $55,130 | $59,650 | 560 | 5.03 |
| 221 | Erie, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,620 | $55,120 | $62,410 | 640 | 2.86 |
| 222 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,980 | $54,930 | $60,130 | 340 | 0.52 |
| 223 | Johnstown, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,640 | $54,910 | $59,660 | 150 | 1.75 |
| 224 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,020 | $54,840 | $62,760 | 170 | 0.31 |
| 225 | Fresno, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,710 | $54,580 | $66,720 | 300 | 0.35 |
| 226 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,700 | $54,580 | $63,030 | 90 | 0.53 |
| 227 | Mansfield, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,830 | $54,540 | $60,560 | 210 | 2.34 |
| 228 | Terre Haute, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,590 | $54,160 | $62,580 | 240 | 2.01 |
| 229 | Bangor, ME | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,580 | $54,080 | $65,950 | 70 | 0.54 |
| 230 | Lima, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,020 | $53,950 | $59,600 | 120 | 1.35 |
| 231 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $53,840 | $53,840 | $64,120 | 40 | 0.53 |
| 232 | Fort Wayne, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,800 | $53,770 | $59,750 | 1,030 | 2.47 |
| 233 | Wausau, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,560 | $53,680 | $60,300 | 360 | 2.8 |
| 234 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,350 | $53,510 | $67,380 | 120 | 0.54 |
| 235 | Idaho Falls, ID | Machinists (51-4041) | $37,860 | $53,500 | $78,040 | 80 | 0.51 |
| 236 | Montgomery, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $38,200 | $53,460 | $63,930 | 410 | 1.33 |
| 237 | York-Hanover, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,170 | $53,290 | $64,480 | 540 | 1.6 |
| 238 | Tulsa, OK | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,850 | $53,260 | $62,050 | 2,000 | 2.36 |
| 239 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,870 | $53,190 | $67,040 | 750 | 0.36 |
| 240 | Asheville, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,730 | $53,110 | $60,250 | 850 | 2.55 |
| 241 | Wichita Falls, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,870 | $52,790 | $60,690 | 130 | 1.28 |
| 242 | Bay City, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,540 | $52,780 | $59,790 | 200 | 3.19 |
| 243 | St. George, UT | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,120 | $52,740 | $64,720 | 110 | 0.65 |
| 244 | Altoona, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,950 | $52,660 | $58,770 | 120 | 1.13 |
| 245 | Lebanon, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,710 | $52,620 | $62,280 | 170 | 1.7 |
| 246 | Saginaw, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,870 | $52,360 | $61,850 | 650 | 4.43 |
| 247 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,850 | $52,270 | $60,320 | 530 | 0.78 |
| 248 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,940 | $52,200 | $62,940 | 340 | 0.55 |
| 249 | Hattiesburg, MS | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,170 | $52,170 | $72,040 | 40 | 0.35 |
| 250 | Roanoke, VA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,870 | $52,000 | $64,210 | 290 | 1.04 |
| 251 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,290 | $52,000 | $60,840 | 160 | 0.47 |
| 252 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,190 | $51,990 | $61,570 | 630 | 2.61 |
| 253 | Jefferson City, MO | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,400 | $51,850 | $60,060 | 70 | 0.46 |
| 254 | Bowling Green, KY | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,810 | $51,730 | $60,000 | 260 | 1.74 |
| 255 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,010 | $51,700 | $60,480 | 140 | 1.88 |
| 256 | Peoria, IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,380 | $51,680 | $61,020 | 500 | 1.62 |
| 257 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,580 | $51,670 | $60,440 | 40 | 0.45 |
| 258 | Carson City, NV | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,940 | $51,670 | $62,060 | 160 | 2.65 |
| 259 | distribution management software, KS | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,600 | $51,630 | $59,120 | 100 | 0.98 |
| 260 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | Machinists (51-4041) | $49,870 | $51,630 | $63,820 | 130 | 1.4 |
| 261 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,790 | $51,540 | $61,540 | 730 | 1.48 |
| 262 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,310 | $51,430 | $61,990 | 1,640 | 0.81 |
| 263 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,450 | $51,420 | $67,010 | 70 | 0.38 |
| 264 | Lawton, OK | Machinists (51-4041) | $51,290 | $51,290 | $54,910 | 90 | 1.17 |
| 265 | Dover, DE | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,720 | $51,230 | $69,570 | 30 | 0.25 |
| 266 | Jonesboro, AR | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,480 | $51,220 | $62,330 | 80 | 0.72 |
| 267 | Corvallis, OR | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,780 | $51,110 | $60,670 | 30 | 0.44 |
| 268 | Springfield, MO | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,580 | $51,100 | $60,900 | 410 | 0.99 |
| 269 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,620 | $50,930 | $60,650 | 360 | 1.23 |
| 270 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,300 | $50,920 | $62,920 | 220 | 0.41 |
| 271 | State College, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,230 | $50,900 | $61,110 | 120 | 0.98 |
| 272 | Tuscaloosa, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,190 | $50,850 | $63,960 | 110 | 0.56 |
| 273 | Birmingham, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,220 | $50,780 | $63,630 | 1,110 | 1.16 |
| 274 | Dothan, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,300 | $50,740 | $59,860 | 90 | 0.83 |
| 275 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,760 | $50,740 | $62,040 | 220 | 0.35 |
| 276 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,140 | $50,680 | $71,520 | 250 | 0.4 |
| 277 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,030 | $50,610 | $64,680 | 3,540 | 1.73 |
| 278 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,780 | $50,560 | $59,290 | 230 | 1.31 |
| 279 | Hot Springs, AR | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,080 | $50,560 | $57,960 | 60 | 0.82 |
| 280 | Wichita, KS | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,950 | $50,540 | $61,140 | 1,630 | 2.86 |
| 281 | Morgantown, WV | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,950 | $50,510 | $60,150 | 90 | 0.75 |
| 282 | Lawrence, KS | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,800 | $50,460 | $63,360 | 60 | 0.59 |
| 283 | Niles, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,060 | $50,430 | $59,520 | 530 | 4.81 |
| 284 | Killeen-Temple, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,980 | $50,420 | $59,590 | 130 | 0.48 |
| 285 | Kingston, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $39,120 | $50,400 | $64,370 | 100 | 0.96 |
| 286 | Waco, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,080 | $50,380 | $70,820 | 250 | 1.03 |
| 287 | Winston-Salem, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,470 | $50,350 | $62,680 | 910 | 1.81 |
| 288 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,870 | $50,250 | $64,050 | 120 | 0.68 |
| 289 | Columbia, MO | Machinists (51-4041) | $50,120 | $50,120 | $64,030 | 240 | 1.23 |
| 290 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,960 | $50,110 | $61,520 | 3,460 | 3.13 |
| 291 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | Machinists (51-4041) | $39,440 | $49,930 | $62,060 | 70 | 0.69 |
| 292 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,470 | $49,910 | $61,050 | 590 | 2.49 |
| 293 | Harrisonburg, VA | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,650 | $49,900 | $59,280 | 60 | 0.49 |
| 294 | Knoxville, TN | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,800 | $49,900 | $62,080 | 1,470 | 1.87 |
| 295 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,670 | $49,860 | $67,590 | 70 | 0.32 |
| 296 | Jackson, MS | Machinists (51-4041) | $33,790 | $49,850 | $63,760 | 230 | 0.46 |
| 297 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,620 | $49,850 | $61,930 | 430 | 0.92 |
| 298 | Jackson, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,720 | $49,840 | $60,780 | 650 | 6.25 |
| 299 | Visalia, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,080 | $49,750 | $60,800 | 130 | 0.4 |
| 300 | Sherman-Denison, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $33,300 | $49,710 | $61,820 | 160 | 1.65 |
| 301 | Rockford, IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,120 | $49,700 | $62,740 | 1,800 | 7.1 |
| 302 | San Angelo, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,390 | $49,610 | $69,800 | 100 | 1.09 |
| 303 | Sumter, SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,210 | $49,480 | $59,570 | 90 | 1.47 |
| 304 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,060 | $49,440 | $60,840 | 640 | 2.85 |
| 305 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,280 | $49,440 | $62,660 | 1,810 | 0.57 |
| 306 | Traverse City, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $48,010 | $49,420 | $59,920 | 260 | 2.07 |
| 307 | Gainesville, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,200 | $49,390 | $59,690 | 120 | 0.42 |
| 308 | Tallahassee, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,140 | $49,370 | $58,620 | 50 | 0.16 |
| 309 | Texarkana, TX-AR | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,800 | $49,310 | $57,170 | 140 | 1.34 |
| 310 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,090 | $49,210 | $60,650 | 160 | 1.17 |
| 311 | Grand Junction, CO | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,780 | $49,180 | $62,730 | 100 | 0.78 |
| 312 | Winchester, VA-WV | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,100 | $49,130 | $59,550 | 100 | 0.8 |
| 313 | Utica-Rome, NY | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,740 | $49,090 | $61,820 | 320 | 1.47 |
| 314 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,240 | $48,990 | $60,610 | 340 | 0.16 |
| 315 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $38,840 | $48,970 | $58,020 | 120 | 0.4 |
| 316 | Salisbury, MD | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,560 | $48,890 | $62,590 | 50 | 0.5 |
| 317 | Valdosta, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,970 | $48,710 | $56,760 | 50 | 0.51 |
| 318 | Battle Creek, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,170 | $48,530 | $57,370 | 240 | 2.42 |
| 319 | Victoria, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,320 | $48,420 | $59,180 | 60 | 0.84 |
| 320 | Chambersburg, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $39,700 | $48,400 | $60,660 | 190 | 1.73 |
| 321 | Gadsden, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $38,180 | $48,370 | $57,890 | 80 | 1.36 |
| 322 | Muncie, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $35,950 | $48,360 | $56,960 | 150 | 1.79 |
| 323 | Longview, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $44,260 | $48,350 | $59,140 | 690 | 3.16 |
| 324 | Jackson, TN | Machinists (51-4041) | $38,230 | $48,340 | $58,170 | 240 | 1.52 |
| 325 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,300 | $48,280 | $58,650 | 530 | 4.63 |
| 326 | Dalton, GA | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,140 | $48,240 | $59,780 | 120 | 0.99 |
| 327 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $35,410 | $48,230 | $56,750 | 110 | 0.2 |
| 328 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $38,030 | $48,160 | $54,760 | 100 | 1.17 |
| 329 | Charleston, WV | Machinists (51-4041) | $39,600 | $48,110 | $64,840 | 110 | 0.58 |
| 330 | Kankakee, IL | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,060 | $47,930 | $63,210 | 100 | 1.33 |
| 331 | Grants Pass, OR | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,170 | $47,870 | $57,150 | 50 | 0.9 |
| 332 | Bloomington, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,710 | $47,850 | $59,630 | 540 | 4.01 |
| 333 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,420 | $47,840 | $57,050 | 80 | 0.6 |
| 334 | Rapid City, SD | Machinists (51-4041) | $45,180 | $47,840 | $57,320 | 70 | 0.51 |
| 335 | Lubbock, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,760 | $47,790 | $60,170 | 160 | 0.53 |
| 336 | Ocala, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,530 | $47,750 | $58,430 | 90 | 0.42 |
| 337 | Morristown, TN | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,980 | $47,370 | $63,590 | 330 | 3.8 |
| 338 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,900 | $47,360 | $60,830 | 110 | 0.3 |
| 339 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $47,300 | $47,300 | $57,720 | 400 | 1 |
| 340 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $37,470 | $47,200 | $60,360 | 170 | 0.53 |
| 341 | Owensboro, KY | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,790 | $47,170 | $62,580 | 90 | 1.02 |
| 342 | Merced, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $39,420 | $47,130 | $56,330 | 40 | 0.27 |
| 343 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | Machinists (51-4041) | $43,520 | $46,990 | $59,720 | 390 | 0.81 |
| 344 | El Paso, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $36,750 | $46,880 | $58,230 | 360 | 0.57 |
| 345 | Joplin, MO-KS | Machinists (51-4041) | $42,640 | $46,820 | $57,430 | 360 | 2.25 |
| 346 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | Machinists (51-4041) | $36,470 | $46,810 | $59,930 | 340 | 2.63 |
| 347 | Chico, CA | Machinists (51-4041) | $39,090 | $46,580 | $65,140 | 40 | 0.31 |
| 348 | Gettysburg, PA | Machinists (51-4041) | $39,560 | $46,570 | $50,830 | 80 | 1.42 |
| 349 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $46,530 | $46,530 | $49,250 | 140 | 2.11 |
| 350 | Enid, OK | Machinists (51-4041) | $37,660 | $46,460 | $48,510 | 70 | 1.62 |
| 351 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | Machinists (51-4041) | $31,340 | $46,460 | $57,290 | 50 | 0.18 |
| 352 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $37,300 | $46,290 | $59,780 | 680 | 2.62 |
| 353 | Cleveland, TN | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,430 | $46,120 | $56,790 | 50 | 0.59 |
| 354 | Johnson City, TN | Machinists (51-4041) | $40,310 | $45,550 | $52,960 | 180 | 1.18 |
| 355 | Las Cruces, NM | Machinists (51-4041) | $35,860 | $45,370 | $60,690 | 50 | 0.33 |
| 356 | Kokomo, IN | Machinists (51-4041) | $32,320 | $45,200 | $59,000 | 60 | 0.85 |
| 357 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | Machinists (51-4041) | $41,990 | $43,430 | $48,580 | 460 | 1.63 |
| 358 | Amarillo, TX | Machinists (51-4041) | $33,650 | $41,900 | $64,100 | 360 | 1.59 |
| 359 | Springfield, OH | Machinists (51-4041) | $37,320 | $37,380 | $59,050 | 310 | 3.65 |
| 360 | Aguadilla, PR | Machinists (51-4041) | $24,840 | $32,490 | $38,620 | 40 | 0.49 |
| 361 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | Machinists (51-4041) | $23,600 | $29,310 | $38,060 | 920 | 0.72 |
What should you know about not published by BLS?
Alexandria, LA, Arecibo, PR, Bloomington, IL, Cheyenne, WY, Columbus, GA-AL, Eagle Pass, TX, El Centro, CA, Fairbanks-College, AK, Guayama, PR, Hammond, LA, Hanford-Corcoran, CA, Helena, MT, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC, Hinesville, GA, Iowa City, IA, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Laredo, TX, Lexington-Fayette, KY, Mayaguez, PR, Minot, ND, Napa, CA, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, Pocatello, ID, Ponce, PR, Punta Gorda, FL, Santa Fe, NM, Sebring, FL, Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ, Walla Walla, WA, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?
Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL2.08
- Monroe, LA1.66
- Lake Charles, LA1.65
- Corpus Christi, TX1.58
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL1.57
- Flagstaff, AZ1.51
- Urban Honolulu, HI1.48
- Goldsboro, NC1.47
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC1.46
- Rome, GA1.46
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS1.46
- Anniston-Oxford, AL1.44
- Albany, OR1.43
- Lafayette, LA1.43
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA1.42
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA1.41
- Bismarck, ND1.41
- Homosassa Springs, FL1.41
- St. Joseph, MO-KS1.40
- Warner Robins, GA1.40
- Albany, GA1.39
- Baton Rouge, LA1.39
- Duluth, MN-WI1.39
- Hot Springs, AR1.38
- Hattiesburg, MS1.38
Bars show the highest 25 of 361. The table lists all.
| Metro | Role median | All-occupations median | Ratio | LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $82,690 | $39,740 | 2.08 | 1.59 |
| Monroe, LA | $63,350 | $38,150 | 1.66 | 0.78 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $75,580 | $45,700 | 1.65 | 1.51 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $71,590 | $45,350 | 1.58 | 0.85 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $60,590 | $38,520 | 1.57 | 0.86 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $71,620 | $47,500 | 1.51 | 0.4 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $84,410 | $57,220 | 1.48 | 0.3 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $59,790 | $40,570 | 1.47 | 0.85 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $67,140 | $45,990 | 1.46 | 0.86 |
| Rome, GA | $62,220 | $42,670 | 1.46 | 1.07 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $63,330 | $43,470 | 1.46 | 1.45 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $61,480 | $42,680 | 1.44 | 2.93 |
| Albany, OR | $71,300 | $49,700 | 1.43 | 2.16 |
| Lafayette, LA | $59,830 | $41,780 | 1.43 | 2.94 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $66,990 | $47,290 | 1.42 | 0.67 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $61,700 | $43,710 | 1.41 | 0.58 |
| Bismarck, ND | $74,090 | $52,560 | 1.41 | 0.55 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $58,220 | $41,360 | 1.41 | 0.53 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $66,390 | $47,350 | 1.40 | 0.77 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $68,060 | $48,600 | 1.40 | 0.78 |
| Albany, GA | $60,840 | $43,620 | 1.39 | 0.54 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $67,700 | $48,710 | 1.39 | 1.15 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $69,440 | $50,000 | 1.39 | 1.43 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $50,560 | $36,540 | 1.38 | 0.82 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $52,170 | $37,750 | 1.38 | 0.35 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $55,500 | $40,230 | 1.38 | 0.34 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $77,650 | $56,360 | 1.38 | 0.2 |
| Wilmington, NC | $62,810 | $45,800 | 1.37 | 0.51 |
| Flint, MI | $62,850 | $45,880 | 1.37 | 1.41 |
| Grand Island, NE | $67,430 | $49,410 | 1.36 | 1.2 |
| Tyler, TX | $58,170 | $42,650 | 1.36 | 0.38 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $56,010 | $41,220 | 1.36 | 0.68 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $64,400 | $47,520 | 1.36 | 0.1 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $60,440 | $44,820 | 1.35 | 1.14 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $48,230 | $35,830 | 1.35 | 0.2 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $48,970 | $36,490 | 1.34 | 0.4 |
| Beckley, WV | $55,950 | $41,850 | 1.34 | 0.91 |
| Ogden, UT | $65,270 | $48,900 | 1.33 | 2.51 |
| Dothan, AL | $50,740 | $38,170 | 1.33 | 0.83 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $58,780 | $44,250 | 1.33 | 0.57 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $61,140 | $46,190 | 1.32 | 2.69 |
| Mobile, AL | $62,020 | $47,000 | 1.32 | 1.18 |
| Gadsden, AL | $48,370 | $36,660 | 1.32 | 1.36 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $60,300 | $45,860 | 1.31 | 1.11 |
| Billings, MT | $64,420 | $49,060 | 1.31 | 0.79 |
| Yuma, AZ | $57,820 | $44,170 | 1.31 | 0.48 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $59,470 | $45,480 | 1.31 | 0.68 |
| Florence, SC | $56,900 | $43,520 | 1.31 | 0.97 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $62,960 | $48,260 | 1.30 | 1.07 |
| Monroe, MI | $60,210 | $46,240 | 1.30 | 2.77 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $56,920 | $43,960 | 1.29 | 0.92 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $62,530 | $48,300 | 1.29 | 1.04 |
| Vineland, NJ | $62,330 | $48,190 | 1.29 | 0.43 |
| Toledo, OH | $62,190 | $48,220 | 1.29 | 2.12 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $61,890 | $48,010 | 1.29 | 0.76 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $57,820 | $44,860 | 1.29 | 1.88 |
| Savannah, GA | $60,680 | $47,240 | 1.28 | 0.91 |
| Columbia, SC | $59,570 | $46,430 | 1.28 | 0.34 |
| Burlington, NC | $56,460 | $44,010 | 1.28 | 0.89 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $57,890 | $45,240 | 1.28 | 2.04 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $50,560 | $39,560 | 1.28 | 1.31 |
| Farmington, NM | $58,460 | $45,820 | 1.28 | 0.68 |
| Great Falls, MT | $59,340 | $46,510 | 1.28 | 0.52 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $80,620 | $63,200 | 1.28 | 2.11 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $62,220 | $48,780 | 1.28 | 3.81 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $58,150 | $45,620 | 1.27 | 0.34 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $62,900 | $49,430 | 1.27 | 1.67 |
| Sandusky, OH | $57,170 | $44,970 | 1.27 | 1.84 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $61,710 | $48,550 | 1.27 | 1.79 |
| Abilene, TX | $56,160 | $44,340 | 1.27 | 0.44 |
| Williamsport, PA | $58,250 | $46,050 | 1.26 | 0.92 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $58,620 | $46,360 | 1.26 | 3.06 |
| Columbus, IN | $61,230 | $48,470 | 1.26 | 15.95 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,220 | $46,890 | 1.26 | 0.93 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $60,060 | $47,650 | 1.26 | 1.36 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $60,580 | $48,100 | 1.26 | 1.38 |
| Decatur, AL | $58,240 | $46,280 | 1.26 | 2.53 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $60,410 | $48,040 | 1.26 | 1.34 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $57,050 | $45,400 | 1.26 | 0.49 |
| Missoula, MT | $60,060 | $47,830 | 1.26 | 0.41 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,630 | $47,510 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| Evansville, IN | $58,410 | $46,540 | 1.26 | 0.78 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $53,840 | $42,920 | 1.25 | 0.53 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $59,390 | $47,440 | 1.25 | 1.08 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $60,500 | $48,370 | 1.25 | 0.78 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $55,560 | $44,470 | 1.25 | 0.37 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $60,700 | $48,640 | 1.25 | 0.42 |
| Anchorage, AK | $75,040 | $60,200 | 1.25 | 0.16 |
| Greenville, NC | $58,010 | $46,560 | 1.25 | 0.64 |
| Yakima, WA | $59,560 | $47,810 | 1.25 | 1 |
| Valdosta, GA | $48,710 | $39,110 | 1.25 | 0.51 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $59,920 | $48,120 | 1.25 | 1.65 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $57,040 | $45,810 | 1.25 | 1.49 |
| Johnstown, PA | $54,910 | $44,110 | 1.24 | 1.75 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $57,970 | $46,580 | 1.24 | 1.31 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,210 | $49,990 | 1.24 | 2.27 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $61,280 | $49,410 | 1.24 | 1.34 |
| Elmira, NY | $59,330 | $47,850 | 1.24 | 2.9 |
| Erie, PA | $55,120 | $44,460 | 1.24 | 2.86 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $57,610 | $46,490 | 1.24 | 0.64 |
| Kenosha, WI | $59,800 | $48,310 | 1.24 | 1.67 |
| Mankato, MN | $61,120 | $49,530 | 1.23 | 1.51 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $51,670 | $41,940 | 1.23 | 0.45 |
| Boise City, ID | $60,430 | $49,100 | 1.23 | 0.6 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $57,390 | $46,630 | 1.23 | 0.27 |
| Odessa, TX | $59,770 | $48,590 | 1.23 | 2.55 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $59,800 | $48,630 | 1.23 | 1.74 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $57,480 | $46,810 | 1.23 | 0.7 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $32,490 | $26,480 | 1.23 | 0.49 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $58,100 | $47,430 | 1.22 | 1.16 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $46,460 | $37,930 | 1.22 | 0.18 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $47,840 | $39,070 | 1.22 | 0.6 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $62,230 | $50,840 | 1.22 | 2.42 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $57,780 | $47,230 | 1.22 | 0.9 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $59,700 | $48,830 | 1.22 | 0.45 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $58,340 | $47,750 | 1.22 | 0.92 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $52,790 | $43,210 | 1.22 | 1.28 |
| Mansfield, OH | $54,540 | $44,700 | 1.22 | 2.34 |
| Lawton, OK | $51,290 | $42,090 | 1.22 | 1.17 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $55,560 | $45,610 | 1.22 | 3.72 |
| Richmond, VA | $62,650 | $51,460 | 1.22 | 0.53 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $62,000 | $50,990 | 1.22 | 0.33 |
| Springfield, MA | $63,090 | $51,930 | 1.21 | 2.48 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $59,570 | $49,090 | 1.21 | 1.5 |
| Bozeman, MT | $66,500 | $54,830 | 1.21 | 0.27 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $51,220 | $42,240 | 1.21 | 0.72 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $54,580 | $45,030 | 1.21 | 0.53 |
| Gainesville, GA | $55,620 | $45,900 | 1.21 | 1.12 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $56,460 | $46,610 | 1.21 | 0.53 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,330 | $48,990 | 1.21 | 0.91 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $61,820 | $51,050 | 1.21 | 0.48 |
| Medford, OR | $60,370 | $49,900 | 1.21 | 0.42 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $58,120 | $48,060 | 1.21 | 0.49 |
| Appleton, WI | $60,350 | $49,910 | 1.21 | 2.88 |
| Dubuque, IA | $58,890 | $48,750 | 1.21 | 1.68 |
| Huntsville, AL | $62,490 | $51,740 | 1.21 | 1.36 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $54,160 | $44,870 | 1.21 | 2.01 |
| Green Bay, WI | $60,270 | $49,940 | 1.21 | 2.03 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $59,280 | $49,150 | 1.21 | 0.64 |
| Reading, PA | $59,550 | $49,440 | 1.20 | 1.38 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $60,210 | $49,990 | 1.20 | 0.95 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $54,930 | $45,790 | 1.20 | 0.52 |
| Ames, IA | $60,200 | $50,220 | 1.20 | 0.55 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $56,350 | $47,030 | 1.20 | 0.58 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,650 | $50,790 | 1.19 | 1.48 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,270 | $51,380 | 1.19 | 0.74 |
| Salinas, CA | $56,490 | $47,380 | 1.19 | 0.25 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $59,020 | $49,540 | 1.19 | 1 |
| Altoona, PA | $52,660 | $44,270 | 1.19 | 1.13 |
| Montgomery, AL | $53,460 | $44,950 | 1.19 | 1.33 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $68,060 | $57,290 | 1.19 | 0.52 |
| El Paso, TX | $46,880 | $39,510 | 1.19 | 0.57 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $61,500 | $51,860 | 1.19 | 1.04 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $61,430 | $51,990 | 1.18 | 0.42 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $59,050 | $49,980 | 1.18 | 1.97 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $57,720 | $48,870 | 1.18 | 3.22 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,320 | $51,160 | 1.18 | 2.79 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $58,540 | $49,660 | 1.18 | 0.27 |
| Lancaster, PA | $56,700 | $48,210 | 1.18 | 1.21 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $54,840 | $46,780 | 1.17 | 0.31 |
| Reno, NV | $58,170 | $49,660 | 1.17 | 0.55 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $57,410 | $49,030 | 1.17 | 1.24 |
| Pueblo, CO | $57,230 | $48,940 | 1.17 | 0.78 |
| St. George, UT | $52,740 | $45,140 | 1.17 | 0.65 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $57,160 | $48,940 | 1.17 | 0.57 |
| Tucson, AZ | $55,700 | $47,760 | 1.17 | 0.82 |
| Fresno, CA | $54,580 | $46,910 | 1.16 | 0.35 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $57,890 | $49,760 | 1.16 | 1.06 |
| Jackson, MS | $49,850 | $42,850 | 1.16 | 0.46 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $59,830 | $51,440 | 1.16 | 0.62 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $50,930 | $43,800 | 1.16 | 1.23 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $58,910 | $50,700 | 1.16 | 0.51 |
| Cleveland, OH | $58,240 | $50,140 | 1.16 | 2.09 |
| Lincoln, NE | $57,820 | $49,800 | 1.16 | 0.71 |
| Bay City, MI | $52,780 | $45,620 | 1.16 | 3.19 |
| Akron, OH | $56,380 | $48,840 | 1.15 | 1.85 |
| Sumter, SC | $49,480 | $42,890 | 1.15 | 1.47 |
| Bend, OR | $62,890 | $54,570 | 1.15 | 0.45 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $51,730 | $45,040 | 1.15 | 1.74 |
| Enid, OK | $46,460 | $40,500 | 1.15 | 1.62 |
| Cleveland, TN | $46,120 | $40,230 | 1.15 | 0.59 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $57,700 | $50,340 | 1.15 | 6.77 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $65,200 | $56,960 | 1.14 | 2.06 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $59,290 | $51,820 | 1.14 | 0.28 |
| Lima, OH | $53,950 | $47,170 | 1.14 | 1.35 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $53,500 | $46,800 | 1.14 | 0.51 |
| Dalton, GA | $48,240 | $42,210 | 1.14 | 0.99 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,300 | $50,170 | 1.14 | 1.42 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $49,310 | $43,200 | 1.14 | 1.34 |
| Tulsa, OK | $53,260 | $46,670 | 1.14 | 2.36 |
| San Angelo, TX | $49,610 | $43,530 | 1.14 | 1.09 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $59,310 | $52,080 | 1.14 | 2.19 |
| Topeka, KS | $56,400 | $49,540 | 1.14 | 0.71 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $58,540 | $51,440 | 1.14 | 2.2 |
| Yuba City, CA | $56,820 | $49,970 | 1.14 | 0.37 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $58,690 | $51,690 | 1.14 | 0.36 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $51,700 | $45,540 | 1.14 | 1.88 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $56,000 | $49,360 | 1.13 | 0.71 |
| Lubbock, TX | $47,790 | $42,130 | 1.13 | 0.53 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $59,850 | $52,800 | 1.13 | 1.87 |
| Saginaw, MI | $52,360 | $46,200 | 1.13 | 4.43 |
| Asheville, NC | $53,110 | $46,870 | 1.13 | 2.55 |
| Lebanon, PA | $52,620 | $46,500 | 1.13 | 1.7 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $53,190 | $47,010 | 1.13 | 0.36 |
| Casper, WY | $55,250 | $48,880 | 1.13 | 1.53 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $56,070 | $49,610 | 1.13 | 0.58 |
| Redding, CA | $55,260 | $48,920 | 1.13 | 0.44 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $49,930 | $44,230 | 1.13 | 0.69 |
| Columbus, OH | $57,940 | $51,340 | 1.13 | 0.56 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,280 | $54,310 | 1.13 | 0.62 |
| Bangor, ME | $54,080 | $47,960 | 1.13 | 0.54 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $53,770 | $47,700 | 1.13 | 2.47 |
| Springfield, IL | $59,340 | $52,670 | 1.13 | 0.46 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $55,880 | $49,650 | 1.13 | 1.34 |
| distribution management software, KS | $51,630 | $45,900 | 1.12 | 0.98 |
| Victoria, TX | $48,420 | $43,050 | 1.12 | 0.84 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $50,850 | $45,220 | 1.12 | 0.56 |
| Binghamton, NY | $55,580 | $49,460 | 1.12 | 0.93 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $71,290 | $63,490 | 1.12 | 0.27 |
| Midland, MI | $55,380 | $49,340 | 1.12 | 0.69 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $52,270 | $46,570 | 1.12 | 0.78 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $51,990 | $46,540 | 1.12 | 2.61 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $56,740 | $50,820 | 1.12 | 0.67 |
| Springfield, MO | $51,100 | $45,780 | 1.12 | 0.99 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $55,440 | $49,680 | 1.12 | 0.79 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $61,640 | $55,240 | 1.12 | 0.79 |
| Worcester, MA | $64,480 | $57,830 | 1.11 | 1.45 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $49,710 | $44,610 | 1.11 | 1.65 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $50,250 | $45,160 | 1.11 | 0.68 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $66,280 | $59,590 | 1.11 | 1.45 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,500 | $55,310 | 1.11 | 1.55 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $60,070 | $54,060 | 1.11 | 1.97 |
| Decatur, IL | $56,980 | $51,290 | 1.11 | 0.72 |
| Syracuse, NY | $58,650 | $52,990 | 1.11 | 0.85 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $60,480 | $54,660 | 1.11 | 1.1 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $53,290 | $48,170 | 1.11 | 1.6 |
| Modesto, CA | $55,950 | $50,610 | 1.11 | 0.39 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $51,540 | $46,700 | 1.10 | 1.48 |
| Roanoke, VA | $52,000 | $47,140 | 1.10 | 1.04 |
| Visalia, CA | $49,750 | $45,130 | 1.10 | 0.4 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $63,190 | $57,420 | 1.10 | 1.84 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $52,200 | $47,440 | 1.10 | 0.55 |
| Wausau, WI | $53,680 | $48,790 | 1.10 | 2.8 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $56,270 | $51,170 | 1.10 | 0.47 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $58,950 | $53,680 | 1.10 | 0.98 |
| Dover, DE | $51,230 | $46,690 | 1.10 | 0.25 |
| Niles, MI | $50,430 | $45,980 | 1.10 | 4.81 |
| Muncie, IN | $48,360 | $44,110 | 1.10 | 1.79 |
| Waco, TX | $50,380 | $46,020 | 1.09 | 1.03 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $63,970 | $58,460 | 1.09 | 0.7 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $57,510 | $52,710 | 1.09 | 0.65 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $59,520 | $54,720 | 1.09 | 1.35 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $50,350 | $46,380 | 1.09 | 1.81 |
| Ocala, FL | $47,750 | $43,990 | 1.09 | 0.42 |
| Rochester, NY | $55,560 | $51,210 | 1.08 | 2.13 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $52,000 | $47,970 | 1.08 | 0.47 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $48,160 | $44,470 | 1.08 | 1.17 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $49,900 | $46,110 | 1.08 | 0.49 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $72,060 | $66,620 | 1.08 | 0.98 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $50,420 | $46,660 | 1.08 | 0.48 |
| Ithaca, NY | $62,810 | $58,130 | 1.08 | 1.32 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $51,850 | $48,030 | 1.08 | 0.46 |
| Midland, TX | $58,800 | $54,480 | 1.08 | 1.18 |
| Jackson, TN | $48,340 | $44,790 | 1.08 | 1.52 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $45,370 | $42,070 | 1.08 | 0.33 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $56,530 | $52,510 | 1.08 | 0.9 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,850 | $46,330 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $64,320 | $59,940 | 1.07 | 2.42 |
| Longview, TX | $48,350 | $45,150 | 1.07 | 3.16 |
| Morristown, TN | $47,370 | $44,280 | 1.07 | 3.8 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $50,680 | $47,470 | 1.07 | 0.4 |
| Morgantown, WV | $50,510 | $47,350 | 1.07 | 0.75 |
| Salem, OR | $58,930 | $55,310 | 1.07 | 0.32 |
| Lawrence, KS | $50,460 | $47,390 | 1.06 | 0.59 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $60,120 | $56,530 | 1.06 | 0.93 |
| Birmingham, AL | $50,780 | $47,770 | 1.06 | 1.16 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $55,130 | $51,890 | 1.06 | 5.03 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $49,210 | $46,330 | 1.06 | 1.17 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $49,370 | $46,520 | 1.06 | 0.16 |
| Wichita, KS | $50,540 | $47,630 | 1.06 | 2.86 |
| Columbia, MO | $50,120 | $47,260 | 1.06 | 1.23 |
| Knoxville, TN | $49,900 | $47,080 | 1.06 | 1.87 |
| Greeley, CO | $58,340 | $55,070 | 1.06 | 1.16 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $64,170 | $60,690 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| Rockford, IL | $49,700 | $47,120 | 1.05 | 7.1 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $53,510 | $50,770 | 1.05 | 0.54 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $50,110 | $47,570 | 1.05 | 3.13 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,300 | $44,940 | 1.05 | 1 |
| Gainesville, FL | $49,390 | $47,020 | 1.05 | 0.42 |
| Charleston, WV | $48,110 | $45,830 | 1.05 | 0.58 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $48,990 | $46,670 | 1.05 | 0.16 |
| Owensboro, KY | $47,170 | $44,960 | 1.05 | 1.02 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $48,280 | $46,060 | 1.05 | 4.63 |
| Johnson City, TN | $45,550 | $43,480 | 1.05 | 1.18 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $51,630 | $49,290 | 1.05 | 1.4 |
| Madison, WI | $60,830 | $58,080 | 1.05 | 0.93 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $61,420 | $58,690 | 1.05 | 0.77 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,070 | $59,320 | 1.05 | 2.61 |
| Kankakee, IL | $47,930 | $45,830 | 1.05 | 1.33 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $49,130 | $47,070 | 1.04 | 0.8 |
| Jackson, MI | $49,840 | $47,760 | 1.04 | 6.25 |
| Peoria, IL | $51,680 | $49,590 | 1.04 | 1.62 |
| Traverse City, MI | $49,420 | $47,470 | 1.04 | 2.07 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $46,820 | $44,980 | 1.04 | 2.25 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $50,920 | $48,990 | 1.04 | 0.41 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,910 | $48,070 | 1.04 | 2.49 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $46,290 | $44,600 | 1.04 | 2.62 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $59,030 | $56,950 | 1.04 | 0.51 |
| Bellingham, WA | $59,910 | $57,820 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| State College, PA | $50,900 | $49,220 | 1.03 | 0.98 |
| Rapid City, SD | $47,840 | $46,270 | 1.03 | 0.51 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $74,560 | $72,610 | 1.03 | 1.1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,100 | $61,470 | 1.03 | 0.67 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $50,610 | $49,340 | 1.03 | 1.73 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $47,360 | $46,240 | 1.02 | 0.3 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,360 | $57,030 | 1.02 | 0.89 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $62,750 | $61,430 | 1.02 | 0.25 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $49,440 | $48,400 | 1.02 | 0.57 |
| Vallejo, CA | $59,850 | $58,620 | 1.02 | 0.55 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $51,430 | $50,390 | 1.02 | 0.81 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $60,280 | $59,070 | 1.02 | 0.3 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $49,440 | $48,510 | 1.02 | 2.85 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,990 | $46,140 | 1.02 | 0.81 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $48,400 | $47,540 | 1.02 | 1.73 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $46,530 | $45,840 | 1.02 | 2.11 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $49,180 | $48,510 | 1.01 | 0.78 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $55,600 | $55,180 | 1.01 | 0.23 |
| Kingston, NY | $50,400 | $50,020 | 1.01 | 0.96 |
| Bloomington, IN | $47,850 | $47,660 | 1.00 | 4.01 |
| Salisbury, MD | $48,890 | $48,710 | 1.00 | 0.5 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $49,090 | $48,970 | 1.00 | 1.47 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $55,500 | $55,380 | 1.00 | 0.71 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $46,570 | $46,610 | 1.00 | 1.42 |
| Merced, CA | $47,130 | $47,220 | 1.00 | 0.27 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $48,530 | $48,690 | 1.00 | 2.42 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $55,660 | $55,850 | 1.00 | 0.68 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,310 | $29,440 | 1.00 | 0.72 |
| New Haven, CT | $59,780 | $60,060 | 1.00 | 0.8 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $56,200 | $56,850 | 0.99 | 0.61 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $47,200 | $47,800 | 0.99 | 0.53 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $62,820 | $63,990 | 0.98 | 0.37 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $60,620 | $62,320 | 0.97 | 0.35 |
| Chico, CA | $46,580 | $48,050 | 0.97 | 0.31 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $57,900 | $59,750 | 0.97 | 0.3 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $68,850 | $71,060 | 0.97 | 0.11 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $46,810 | $48,390 | 0.97 | 2.63 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $43,430 | $45,220 | 0.96 | 1.63 |
| Rochester, MN | $57,770 | $60,620 | 0.95 | 1.21 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $47,870 | $50,730 | 0.94 | 0.9 |
| Amarillo, TX | $41,900 | $44,580 | 0.94 | 1.59 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $51,420 | $54,730 | 0.94 | 0.38 |
| Kokomo, IN | $45,200 | $48,980 | 0.92 | 0.85 |
| Boulder, CO | $63,990 | $69,580 | 0.92 | 0.67 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $67,750 | $74,260 | 0.91 | 0.37 |
| Carson City, NV | $51,670 | $56,680 | 0.91 | 2.65 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $55,660 | $61,960 | 0.90 | 0.5 |
| Corvallis, OR | $51,110 | $57,680 | 0.89 | 0.44 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $50,740 | $60,720 | 0.84 | 0.35 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $49,860 | $60,020 | 0.83 | 0.32 |
| Springfield, OH | $37,380 | $45,470 | 0.82 | 3.65 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $63,540 | $84,050 | 0.76 | 0.66 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-4041 Machinists, Urban Honolulu. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.
How should you read CNC Machine Operator metro ranking?
CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Urban Honolulu, HI has a published annual median of $84,410 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.
A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Urban Honolulu, HI row, the published lower quartile is $63,380 and the upper quartile is $92,750. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Urban Honolulu, HI employment estimate is 250. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this CNC Machine Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Twin Falls, ID has a published annual median of $57,050 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Twin Falls, ID row, the published lower quartile is $45,940 and the upper quartile is $69,050. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Twin Falls, ID employment estimate is 50. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this CNC Machine Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR has a published annual median of $29,310 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR row, the published lower quartile is $23,600 and the upper quartile is $38,060. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR employment estimate is 920. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this CNC Machine Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Which questions matter for CNC Machine Operator metro ranking?
CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Urban Honolulu, HI has a published annual median of $84,410 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening.
Does CNC Machine Operator metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?
CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Urban Honolulu, HI has a published annual median of $84,410 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
What does the wage band in CNC Machine Operator metro ranking describe?
For the same CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Urban Honolulu, HI row, the published lower quartile is $63,380 and the upper quartile is $92,750. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
Does the employment figure in CNC Machine Operator metro ranking measure available candidates?
The CNC Machine Operator metro ranking: CNC Machine Operator, mapped to Machinists (51-4041), in Urban Honolulu, HI employment estimate is 250. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this CNC Machine Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
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What does this ranking mean for your opening?
The metropolitan wage data for machinists is broad and includes many different types of machining work, so it does not represent the specific labor market for your role. Use these figures as a qualitative guide, not a formula for your offer.
Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.
A CNC machine operator runs an approved machining process and must check parts against specific instructions. This role focuses on operating an established setup rather than proving out a new program. When hiring, you need to verify that a candidate has the discipline to work within their authorized range and the attention to detail required to inspect parts consistently against the quality standards of your plant.
The metropolitan wage data for machinists is broad and includes many different types of machining work, so it does not represent the specific labor market for your role. Use these figures as a qualitative guide, not a formula for your offer. Regional figures reflect general local labor markets, not the specific demand for your machining process or shift requirements.
In the interview, discuss a concrete decision the candidate made regarding an offset or inspection. This tests their judgment within their level of authorization, which is a better indicator of success than any machine brand on their resume. Before starting your search, clarify the degree of authority you are offering, as this will prevent misunderstandings regarding the nature of the work.
Skilled operators currently running comparable equipment will only consider a move if your opportunity makes sense for their life, taking into account shift and commute. If they feel that your role does not change their responsibility or offer a better fit for their personal requirements, they are unlikely to leave their current position. A simple increase in wage is often insufficient to overcome these practical constraints.
Clearly define the nature of the operator's work before you start your search, emphasizing whether the role requires proving out programs or simply running a setup. This clarity will help you attract the right talent from the start, as you will be able to distinguish between experienced machinists who want to program and operators who excel at consistent production run management.
What should you know about questions before using this pay map?
The national median is a very broad average for all types of machinists and should not be the primary guide for your offer. Focus your offer on the candidate's experience with the specific machine types and parts you are running.
Should the national median wage guide my starting offer?
The national median is a very broad average for all types of machinists and should not be the primary guide for your offer. Focus your offer on the candidate's experience with the specific machine types and parts you are running.
Do these metro wage figures indicate where I can find the best talent?
No, these figures reflect regional labor market norms rather than the distribution of high-quality machining talent. Your search should focus on finding experienced people in the manufacturing sectors relevant to your production requirements.
Why are the wage figures for CNC operators so different across these metros?
The figures reflect the general local economy, not the value of a specific CNC machine operator. Your focus should be on the candidate's proven ability to maintain your machine setup and produce quality parts consistently.
How can I plan my budget for this role using this information?
Use this data as a qualitative baseline but plan your budget based on local hiring dynamics for your specific type of production work. The cost of hiring an operator is determined by their experience and your plant's shift and equipment demands.