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Machinists Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of machinists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machinists in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,070
25th Percentile Wage
$37,910
50th Percentile Wage
$48,570
75th Percentile Wage
$60,790
90th Percentile Wage
$73,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,570
19.25% 9.41%
2016
$39,220
-13.44% -
2015
$44,490
1.73% -
2014
$43,720
-0.16% -
2013
$43,790
-0.48% -
2012
$44,000
- -

Table 2. Compare Machinists Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,570 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Philadelphia is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomsburg-Berwick.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$52,620
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$50,980
York-Hanover
$49,910
Newark-Union
$49,590
East Stroudsburg
$49,190
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$48,950
Philadelphia
$48,570
State College
$48,250
Johnstown
$48,160
Williamsport
$48,060
Reading
$48,060
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$47,870
Pittsburgh
$47,730
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$47,580
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$46,800
Lebanon
$46,530
Lancaster
$46,240
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$45,830
Erie
$45,540
Altoona
$45,330
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$45,170
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,600
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$40,790
Gettysburg
$40,000
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$37,550