Machinists
United States. Estimated employment 287,050, with pages for 5 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 51-4041
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$58,750 · 50th
$39,20010th
$47,57025th
$58,75050th
$67,70075th
$80,01090th
That is the median — half of machinists in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Machinists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | $59,520 | 11,270 |
| Champaign, IL | $58,910 | 100 |
| Peoria, IL | $51,680 | 500 |
| Rockford, IL | $49,700 | 1,800 |
| Kankakee, IL | $47,930 | 100 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 287,050 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 51-4041, Machinists. Mapped to our taxonomy as machinists.
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