Machinists Salary Data
Compare machinists pay across 322 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Machinists
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Machinists
States ranked by average salary across 322 cities.
Machinists salaries by city
Machinists pay across 50 states and 347 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK1 cities
AL12 cities
AZ6 cities
CA22 cities
- San Francisco$67,750
- San Jose$63,540
- San Diego$61,420
- Vallejo$59,850
- Santa Maria$58,690
- Sacramento$57,900
- Yuba City$56,820
- Oxnard$56,530
- Salinas$56,490
- Santa Rosa$56,200
- Modesto$55,950
- Los Angeles$55,660
- Redding$55,260
- Fresno$54,580
- San Luis Obispo$53,510
- Santa Cruz$51,420
- Stockton$50,920
- Bakersfield$50,680
- Visalia$49,750
- Riverside$49,440
- Merced$47,130
- Chico$46,580
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL18 cities
GA12 cities
IA7 cities
IL7 cities
IN12 cities
LA8 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY11 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC7 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX24 cities
- Corpus Christi$71,590
- Houston$61,280
- Dallas$59,830
- Beaumont$59,800
- Odessa$59,770
- Austin$59,030
- Midland$58,800
- Tyler$58,170
- Abilene$56,160
- College Station$55,560
- San Antonio$53,190
- Wichita Falls$52,790
- Killeen$50,420
- Waco$50,380
- Sherman$49,710
- San Angelo$49,610
- Texarkana$49,310
- Brownsville$48,970
- Victoria$48,420
- Longview$48,350
- McAllen$48,230
- Lubbock$47,790
- El Paso$46,880
- Amarillo$41,900
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA10 cities
WI13 cities
WV6 cities
WY1 cities
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Career Outlook
Machinists earn a national median of $56,399, based on data from 322 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is AK at $75,040 average.
Worth knowing: Staying current with industry certifications and picking up adjacent skills (data literacy, project management, or automation tools) is the most reliable way to earn above median in this field.