Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers Salary in the US
A jewelers and precious stone and metal workers earns a national median of $52,540 a year (mean $57,960) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #510 of 825.
How much does a jewelers and precious stone and metal workers earn in the US?
A jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in the United States earns a median of $52,540 a year (mean $57,960), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 3% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 22,440 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-9071), ranked #510 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$52,540
per year
Mean
$57,960
per year
Employment
22,440
US workers
National rank
#510
of 825 by median
What a jewelers and precious stone and metal workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a jewelers and precious stone and metal workers (SOC 51-9071) earns a median annual wage of $52,540 and a mean (average) of $57,960. The median is the midpoint — half of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers earn more and half earn less — and is 3% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers is $52,540, and the mean (average) is $57,960. The median is the midpoint — half of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does jewelers and precious stone and metal workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $52,540, a jewelers and precious stone and metal workers earns 3% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many jewelers and precious stone and metal workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 22,440 jewelers and precious stone and metal workers employed nationally (SOC 51-9071), across all industries.
- Where does this jewelers and precious stone and metal workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-9071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-9071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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