Salary guide, May 2025
Manual Machinist 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking?
Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Which questions matter for Manual Machinist metro ranking?
Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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.
Does Manual Machinist metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?
Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking describe?
For the same Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist metro ranking measure available candidates?
The Manual Machinist metro ranking: Manual Machinist, 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 Manual Machinist 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 provided metropolitan wage data for machinists is broad, capturing many roles that do not require the specific manual process judgment needed for repair and toolroom work. These figures should be used only for qualitative context and not as the basis for a compensation package.
Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.
A manual machinist specializes in turning and milling for individual components or repair work, requiring significant manual process judgment. Unlike operators of programmed equipment, a manual machinist must be able to plan a part directly from the print. You need to ensure your hire has the capability to translate design instructions into finished parts, which is a key competence that distinguishes them from operators who only load machines.
The provided metropolitan wage data for machinists is broad, capturing many roles that do not require the specific manual process judgment needed for repair and toolroom work. These figures should be used only for qualitative context and not as the basis for a compensation package. Regional differences are related to general local market factors, not the specific demand for manual machining talent.
Your interview should focus on the candidate's ability to plan a part from a print without relying on a CNC program. This tests their fundamental understanding of machining, which is essential for success. Make sure you define the expected level of responsibility and the type of work they will handle before you start your search, ensuring alignment between your requirements and their capability.
Skilled manual machinists who are successful in repair shops or toolrooms are often satisfied in their current environments. To convince them to move, you must clearly explain how your shop provides the right environment for their skill set and why your specific work is a good professional step. If the role definition is too generic, they will not see the value in changing their current situation.
Before initiating contact, define the required manual machining capabilities with your shop lead. This ensures you are looking for candidates who can actually perform the work you need, rather than just those who have the title. Internal preparation will make your interview process more effective and help you secure the best person for your shop floor.
What should you know about questions before using this pay map?
No, the wages reflect the entire machining occupation. For Manual Machinist in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $58,750; the May 2024 median is $56,150. Their arithmetic difference is $2,600. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause.
Do the provided wages give a realistic picture of the cost of a manual machinist?
No, the wages reflect the entire machining occupation. For Manual Machinist in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $58,750; the May 2024 median is $56,150. Their arithmetic difference is $2,600. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause.
How can I use the metropolitan data for my search?
Use the data for qualitative context but prioritize finding someone with the right technical skills. The specific expertise needed for manual component work is more important than where the candidate is currently located.
Why do these wage ranges seem so inconsistent with my experience?
These ranges are too broad because they capture a wide range of production-focused and repair-focused machining. Your focus must remain on the candidate's ability to interpret prints and manage manual setup, which is specialized.
What should I communicate to candidates about salary based on this data?
Communicate your offer based on the value their specialized manual machining skills bring to your operation, not based on the provided wage statistics. Focus on the complexity of the components they will produce.