The annual salary statistics of machinists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machinists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,870 | 3.59% | 8.71% |
| 2016 | $50,010 | 2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $48,790 | -1.29% | - |
| 2014 | $49,420 | 4.35% | - |
| 2013 | $47,270 | -0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $47,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,870 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Springfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Worcester | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |