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Highest-paying States for Tool and Die Makers

The highest-paying states for tool and die makers (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 tool and die makers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $77,880, Washington is the highest paying state for tool and die makers. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $76,060). 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 tool and die makers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Tool and Die Makers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington	$77,880	$49,360	1,080
2	Oregon	$76,060	$41,170	250
3	Connecticut	$73,130	$49,250	2,050
4	Nevada	$70,670	$49,760	80
5	New Jersey	$67,890	$46,200	750
6	California	$66,980	$44,020	1,840
7	Massachusetts	$66,270	$48,320	1,210
8	Maryland	$64,500	$45,200	60
9	New Hampshire	$63,430	$45,090	360
10	Michigan	$63,170	$42,450	9,610
11	Rhode Island	$62,880	$35,360	270
12	South Carolina	$61,780	$46,620	710
13	Oklahoma	$61,780	$43,060	210
14	Minnesota	$61,700	$40,480	1,150
15	West Virginia	$61,490	$47,230	50
16	Maine	$61,190	$35,130	50
17	Arizona	$61,090	$36,420	260
18	Indiana	$61,040	$38,900	3,690
19	Kansas	$60,860	$35,680	750
20	New York	$60,540	$32,240	2,060
21	Wisconsin	$59,710	$40,600	3,600
22	Kentucky	$59,620	$36,820	1,820
23	Illinois	$59,450	$36,760	4,870
24	Vermont	$59,430	$46,330	130
25	North Dakota	$59,270	$47,900	100
26	Pennsylvania	$58,670	$40,160	3,640
27	Texas	$58,550	$36,690	1,330
28	Ohio	$57,880	$37,790	6,310
29	Alabama	$57,410	$38,500	950
30	Florida	$55,950	$39,140	660
31	Louisiana	$55,760	$36,930	70
32	North Carolina	$55,490	$38,190	1,300
33	Georgia	$55,180	$35,820	670
34	Nebraska	$54,990	$41,030	480
35	Iowa	$52,790	$38,010	690
36	Missouri	$52,190	$36,880	1,900
37	South Dakota	$51,160	$39,450	140
38	Mississippi	$50,730	$35,820	410
39	Idaho	$50,160	$38,310	30
40	Virginia	$50,070	$34,050	550
41	Colorado	$48,870	$33,490	210
42	Utah	$48,790	$36,490	390
43	Delaware	$48,050	$37,140	0
44	Tennessee	$47,770	$38,220	4,400
45	Arkansas	$45,520	$29,260	560
46	New Mexico	$38,050	$28,490	30
47	Puerto Rico	$36,360	$23,770	310

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of tool and die makers in those states is not available at this time.