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Machinists Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of machinists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of machinists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,130
25th Percentile Wage
$27,640
50th Percentile Wage
$37,440
75th Percentile Wage
$51,020
90th Percentile Wage
$67,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,130.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$37,440
0.96% -3.95%
2013
$37,080
-4.96% -
2012
$38,920
- -

Table 2. Compare Machinists Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,440 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 39.2 percent (39.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 5.1 percent (5.1%) 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