Machinist United States
Machinist salary in the US
Typical pay
$62,400a year
Most Machinists earn $54k to $68k a year
From 703 current job postings, updated Nov 1, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Machinist salary in the US is $62,400 a year. Most job postings pay $54,100 to $67,600. From 703 current job postings, updated Nov 1, 2026.
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Typical pay by state
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| California | $78k | $65k to $88k | 143 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $71k | $65k to $87k | 15 |
| Indiana | $69k | $58k to $77k | 10 |
| Massachusetts | $68k | $62k to $81k | 19 |
| Connecticut | $68k | $60k to $76k | 21 |
| Washington | $64k | $58k to $78k | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $63k | $58k to $68k | 32 |
| Florida | $62k | $60k to $66k | 15 |
| Minnesota | $62k | $56k to $68k | 53 |
| New York | $62k | $52k to $69k | 55 |
| Illinois | $61k | $55k to $65k | 42 |
| Colorado | $57k | $49k to $74k | 16 |
| Michigan | $57k | $54k to $67k | 13 |
| Virginia | $57k | $48k to $59k | 10 |
| Wisconsin | $57k | $53k to $65k | 31 |
| Ohio | $56k | $50k to $65k | 53 |
| South Carolina | $56k | $50k to $59k | 11 |
| Texas | $55k | $50k to $66k | 26 |
| Tennessee | $49k | $48k to $62k | 18 |
| Alaska | – | – | 0 |
| Arizona | – | – | 9 |
| Arkansas | – | – | 0 |
| Delaware | – | – | 0 |
| District of Columbia | – | – | 0 |
| Georgia | – | – | 7 |
| Hawaii | – | – | 1 |
| Idaho | – | – | 0 |
| Iowa | – | – | 5 |
| Kansas | – | – | 3 |
| Kentucky | – | – | 4 |
| Louisiana | – | – | 4 |
| Maine | – | – | 1 |
| Maryland | – | – | 8 |
| Mississippi | – | – | 0 |
| Missouri | – | – | 1 |
| Montana | – | – | 0 |
| Nebraska | – | – | 2 |
| Nevada | – | – | 7 |
| New Hampshire | – | – | 4 |
| New Jersey | – | – | 5 |
| New Mexico | – | – | 2 |
| North Carolina | – | – | 8 |
| North Dakota | – | – | 0 |
| Oklahoma | – | – | 10 |
| Oregon | – | – | 20 |
| Rhode Island | – | – | 1 |
| South Dakota | – | – | 0 |
| Utah | – | – | 6 |
| Vermont | – | – | 6 |
| West Virginia | – | – | 0 |
| Wyoming | – | – | 0 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay in the biggest hiring cities
| San Jose, CA | $88k | $83k to $92k | 27 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA | $76k | $62k to $90k | 80 | 15 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $75k | $63k to $88k | 226 | 83 |
| Oxnard, CA | $72k | $67k to $77k | 23 | 20 |
| Hartford, CT | $70k | $68k to $77k | 87 | 13 |
| New York, NY | $68k | $57k to $69k | 93 | 19 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $65k | $53k to $68k | 67 | 16 |
| Seattle, WA | $64k | $59k to $78k | 58 | 24 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $64k | $60k to $68k | 69 | 13 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $62k | $57k to $68k | 141 | 41 |
| Chicago, IL | $62k | $56k to $73k | 149 | 42 |
| Houston, TX | $61k | $54k to $66k | 116 | 17 |
| Buffalo, NY | $59k | $51k to $72k | 46 | 22 |
| Cleveland, OH | $55k | $49k to $70k | 111 | 18 |
| Albany, OR | – | – | 19 | 14 |
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 102 job postings$43k $52k
Typical: $46k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 432 job postings$54k $68k
Typical: $62k
- Senior 44 job postings$67k $88k
Typical: $85k
- Lead or manager 10 job postings$74k $88k
Typical: $80k
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrideStaff | $62k | – | $63k | – | – |
| RBC Bearings | $55k | $50k | $55k | – | – |
| Laborup | $62k | – | $60k | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $62,400 a year for Machinist roles in the US. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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