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Machinists Salary in Chico, California

The annual salary statistics of machinists in Chico, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machinists in Chico is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Machinists in Chico, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,210
25th Percentile Wage
$37,800
50th Percentile Wage
$43,670
75th Percentile Wage
$58,580
90th Percentile Wage
$73,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists in Chico, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$43,670
-2.38% -11.75%
2021
$44,710
17.07% -
2020
$37,080
6.45% -
2019
$34,690
-10.03% -
2018
$38,170
-15.51% -
2017
$44,090
13.90% -
2016
$37,960
2.03% -
2015
$37,190
-7.07% -
2014
$39,820
-27.27% -
2013
$50,680
3.71% -
2012
$48,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Machinists Salary in Chico with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,670 in Chico is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Chico is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.7 percent (18.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$61,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$61,310
Napa
$58,090
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$57,220
Salinas
$56,940
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$55,680
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$55,590
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$55,120
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$54,970
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$50,420
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$50,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$50,060
Hanford-Corcoran
$49,820
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$49,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,340
Modesto
$49,130
Bakersfield-Delano
$48,790
Merced
$48,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$48,180
Redding
$48,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$47,890
Stockton
$47,410
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$46,440
Fresno
$45,770
Vallejo-Fairfield
$45,740
Chico
$43,670
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$43,610
Yuba City
$41,410
Madera-Chowchilla
$40,790
Visalia-Porterville
$40,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,260
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,210
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$37,440
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,840
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$35,520

See also: Top paying jobs in Chico, California.