Highest-paying Cities for Machinists

The top 100 highest paying cities for machinists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of machinists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $78,310, Los Alamos County, New Mexico is the highest paying city for machinists. It is followed by Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico (average annual salary $76,950). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of machinists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Machinists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$78,310	$48,810	120
2	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$76,950	$45,950	120
3	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$71,930	$44,010	90
4	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$71,450	$51,600	220
5	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$70,470	$43,360	440
6	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$68,850	$47,260	340
7	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$67,760	$41,030	70
8	Lima, Ohio	$67,710	$30,240	300
9	Honolulu, Hawaii	$65,650	$41,260	220
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$64,890	$42,970	860
11	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$63,120	$41,070	50
12	Flagstaff, Arizona	$63,070	$35,180	40
13	Cumberland, West Virginia	$62,790	$37,720	50
14	Owensboro, Kentucky	$62,770	$41,510	220
15	Corpus Christi, Texas	$62,760	$39,330	390
16	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$62,740	$45,250	330
17	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$62,590	$41,600	810
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$62,520	$45,050	4,080
19	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$62,170	$37,550	530
20	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$61,810	$40,960	1,540
21	New Bern, North Carolina	$61,650	$38,280	150
22	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$61,650	$38,870	50
23	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$61,570	$41,760	2,900
24	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$61,460	$43,220	120
25	Savannah, Georgia	$61,450	$33,130	240
26	Albany, Oregon	$61,390	$39,630	180
27	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$61,310	$44,630	2,900
28	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$61,300	$39,620	260
29	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$61,150	$40,560	230
30	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$61,060	$38,190	210
31	Bismarck, North Dakota	$60,480	$51,450	160
32	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$60,470	$36,160	3,870
33	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$60,280	$38,820	100
34	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$60,100	$40,240	120
35	Warner Robins, Georgia	$59,990	$24,660	130
36	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$59,800	$31,140	30
37	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$58,910	$40,440	3,670
38	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$58,690	$39,570	4,410
39	Hammond, Louisiana	$58,620	$31,160	50
40	Fairbanks, Alaska	$58,560	$35,170	40
41	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$58,520	$42,540	710
42	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$58,370	$38,720	930
43	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$58,340	$42,430	340
44	Anchorage, Alaska	$58,310	$44,470	70
45	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$58,180	$39,310	60
46	Longview, Washington	$58,180	$40,190	120
47	Napa, California	$58,090	$34,700	40
48	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$58,060	$35,010	850
49	Rome, Georgia	$57,970	$32,720	70
50	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$57,910	$35,060	190
51	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$57,900	$41,820	130
52	Wilmington, New Jersey	$57,730	$37,970	280
53	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$57,660	$39,400	70
54	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$57,440	$32,410	90
55	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$57,340	$35,050	50
56	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$57,330	$38,130	750
57	St Marys County, Maryland	$57,250	$37,990	n/a
58	Fargo, North Dakota	$57,220	$43,370	190
59	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$57,220	$34,250	630
60	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$57,180	$34,830	5,180
61	Rochester, Minnesota	$57,140	$38,080	490
62	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$56,950	$37,140	120
63	Salinas, California	$56,940	$37,330	110
64	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$56,870	$35,190	2,710
65	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$56,830	$38,590	8,180
66	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$56,600	$36,500	140
67	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$56,560	$38,650	150
68	Boulder, Colorado	$56,370	$38,730	320
69	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$56,240	$35,830	50
70	New Haven, Connecticut	$56,180	$35,370	730
71	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$55,990	$37,830	130
72	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$55,800	$35,890	550
73	Springfield, Massachusetts	$55,760	$37,890	1,470
74	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$55,680	$36,240	3,020
75	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$55,640	$36,190	140
76	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$55,590	$37,840	110
77	Lynchburg, Virginia	$55,480	$37,550	700
78	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$55,120	$37,750	160
79	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$55,050	$34,410	90
80	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia	$55,030	$31,190	40
81	Tacoma, Washington	$54,980	$36,210	520
82	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$54,970	$37,610	300
83	Prescott, Arizona	$54,620	$34,610	150
84	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$54,310	$35,930	360
85	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$54,000	$37,440	320
86	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$53,720	$31,750	70
87	St Louis, Missouri	$53,680	$36,110	2,050
88	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$53,580	$34,690	540
89	Salt Lake City, Utah	$53,440	$36,280	1,200
90	Provo-Orem, Utah	$53,360	$36,100	270
91	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$53,240	$36,690	560
92	Greenville, North Carolina	$53,210	$37,740	110
93	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$53,060	$29,640	130
94	Bend, Oregon	$52,890	$36,870	80
95	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$52,860	$36,920	70
96	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$52,850	$38,270	2,430
97	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$52,800	$35,380	150
98	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$52,620	$38,190	3,540
99	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$52,580	$31,610	310
100	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$52,500	$33,090	80

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for machinists.