The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $74,360, Hawaii is the highest paying state for machinists. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $73,300). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $74,360 |
$51,600 | 230 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $73,300 |
$60,700 | 260 |
| 3 | Washington | $60,940 |
$39,760 | 6,970 |
| 4 | Wyoming | $59,860 |
$38,080 | 280 |
| 5 | Utah | $58,490 |
$37,620 | 3,570 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $58,260 |
$34,220 | 7,350 |
| 7 | Virginia | $58,250 |
$37,360 | 8,250 |
| 8 | Alaska | $57,970 |
$40,430 | 260 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $57,900 |
$46,960 | 670 |
| 10 | Maryland | $57,330 |
$37,080 | 1,780 |
| 11 | Delaware | $56,550 |
$38,590 | 340 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $56,060 |
$34,300 | 3,380 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $55,990 |
$38,950 | 6,630 |
| 14 | Vermont | $55,440 |
$36,920 | 300 |
| 15 | Louisiana | $54,990 |
$36,580 | 4,690 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $51,730 |
$37,330 | 1,070 |
| 17 | Oregon | $51,450 |
$37,550 | 3,080 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $51,310 |
$37,020 | 1,630 |
| 19 | Maine | $51,290 |
$38,910 | 1,510 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $51,280 |
$36,320 | 12,810 |
| 21 | Colorado | $51,120 |
$37,440 | 3,350 |
| 22 | California | $51,080 |
$36,200 | 29,710 |
| 23 | Arizona | $50,650 |
$34,700 | 5,310 |
| 24 | Montana | $49,810 |
$38,060 | 560 |
| 25 | New York | $49,780 |
$33,390 | 9,900 |
| 26 | New Mexico | $49,720 |
$31,680 | 740 |
| 27 | Alabama | $49,140 |
$31,750 | 5,190 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $48,990 |
$33,650 | 1,840 |
| 29 | Texas | $48,730 |
$34,350 | 18,170 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $48,320 |
$35,690 | 12,500 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $48,170 |
$33,310 | 3,600 |
| 32 | Illinois | $48,160 |
$31,830 | 20,050 |
| 33 | Iowa | $47,910 |
$36,690 | 3,160 |
| 34 | Nevada | $47,840 |
$31,680 | 870 |
| 35 | Missouri | $47,650 |
$31,300 | 3,950 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $47,580 |
$34,360 | 3,870 |
| 37 | Georgia | $47,200 |
$31,060 | 6,630 |
| 38 | Florida | $47,130 |
$31,940 | 7,940 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $47,130 |
$32,950 | 8,920 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $46,940 |
$33,110 | 1,150 |
| 41 | Indiana | $46,810 |
$34,270 | 19,180 |
| 42 | Idaho | $46,730 |
$33,170 | 1,530 |
| 43 | Ohio | $46,720 |
$31,810 | 25,020 |
| 44 | South Dakota | $46,370 |
$34,480 | 780 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $46,360 |
$29,040 | 9,720 |
| 46 | Michigan | $46,070 |
$32,180 | 23,490 |
| 47 | Kansas | $45,400 |
$31,180 | 4,190 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $45,120 |
$30,580 | 2,270 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | $44,930 |
$34,430 | 8,210 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $40,730 |
$31,290 | 6,910 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $40,560 |
$28,740 | 3,070 |
| 52 | Guam | $34,870 |
$28,120 | 50 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $24,320 |
$18,270 | 1,310 |