Machinists Salary in the US
A machinists earns a national median of $58,750 a year (mean $59,320) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #447 of 825.
How much does a machinists earn in the US?
A machinists in the United States earns a median of $58,750 a year (mean $59,320), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 15% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 287,050 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-4041), ranked #447 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$58,750
per year
Mean
$59,320
per year
Employment
287,050
US workers
National rank
#447
of 825 by median
What a machinists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a machinists (SOC 51-4041) earns a median annual wage of $58,750 and a mean (average) of $59,320. The median is the midpoint — half of machinists earn more and half earn less — and is 15% 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 machinists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for machinists is $58,750, and the mean (average) is $59,320. The median is the midpoint — half of machinists earn more and half earn less.
- How does machinists pay compare to the US average?
- At $58,750, a machinists earns 15% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many machinists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 287,050 machinists employed nationally (SOC 51-4041), across all industries.
- Where does this machinists 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 51-4041. 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 51-4041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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