What are the main factors that influence a Die Maker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Die Maker's salary?

A Die Maker's salary grows with experience: a Tool and Die Maker I (0-1 years)earns $49,072, a Tool and Die Maker II (1-3 years)earns $63,488, a Die Maker (3-5 years)earns $71,171, a Tool and Die Maker IV (5-7 years)earns $79,473, a Tool, Die, and Gauge Making Supervisor I (7+ years)earns $83,852,

What are the highest paying states for a Die Maker?

Die Maker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Die Maker roles are District of Columbia $76,922, California $76,631, Massachusetts $75,609. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Die Maker roles make?

Salaries for Die Maker level roles vary by specialization: Machine Shop Tool & Die Maker IV: $78,800; Tool and Die Maker IV: $78,741; Tool and Die Maker: $70,646; Machine Shop Tool & Die Maker III: $70,600; Tool and Die Maker III: $70,515.

How do different companies affect a Die Maker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Die Maker roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Die Maker Salary in the United States

How much does a Die Maker make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Die Maker in the United States is $69,475 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, a Die Maker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,474
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,334 to $74,709
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,921

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Die Maker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,709	$6,226	$1,437	$36
Average	$69,475	$5,790	$1,336	$33
25th Percentile	$61,334	$5,111	$1,179	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Die Maker Salaries

A Die Maker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Die Maker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Die Maker's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $49,072
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,488
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,171
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,473
Expert (over 8 years): $83,852

Levels	Salary
Tool and ... Level Die Maker	$49,072
Tool and ... Level Die Maker	$63,488
Die Maker... Level Die Maker	$71,171
Tool and ... Level Die Maker	$79,473
Tool, Die... Level Die Maker	$83,852

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How Do Die Maker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Die Makers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,922.
California: $76,631.
Massachusetts: $75,609.

District of Columbia $76,922 California $76,631 Massachusetts $75,609 Washington $75,331 New Jersey $75,304 Alaska $75,206 Connecticut $74,248 New York $73,859

Hawaii $72,615 Rhode Island $72,031 Maryland $71,635 Minnesota $71,093 Colorado $70,885 Illinois $70,816 Oregon $70,552 Delaware $70,357

New Hampshire $70,235 Virginia $69,961 Pennsylvania $69,162 Nevada $68,759 North Dakota $68,627 Michigan $68,419 Wisconsin $68,342 Vermont $68,189

Texas $67,766 Maine $67,738 Arizona $67,696 Ohio $67,648 Georgia $67,008 Indiana $66,689 Wyoming $66,626 Utah $66,529

Iowa $66,487 Kansas $66,154 Louisiana $66,057 North Carolina $66,022 Missouri $66,008 Florida $65,737 Montana $65,591 Nebraska $65,452

Kentucky $65,376 South Carolina $65,098 Tennessee $64,924 Idaho $64,855 New Mexico $64,347 Oklahoma $64,236 Alabama $63,826 South Dakota $63,139

Arkansas $62,763 West Virginia $62,562 Mississippi $61,958

Top Paying Cities for Die Makers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $87,628
San Francisco: $86,669
Oakland: $84,843

San Jose, CA $87,628

San Francisco, CA $86,669

Oakland, CA $84,843

New York, NY $79,992

Paramus, NJ $79,020

Queens Village, NY $79,016

Passaic, NJ $78,950

Bergenfield, NJ $78,944

Stamford, CT $78,791

Huntington, NY $78,763

Newark, NJ $78,249

Bridgeport, CT $78,103

Vallejo, CA $77,965

New Brunswick, NJ $77,937

Petaluma, CA $77,895

Middlesex, NJ $77,763

Somerset, NJ $77,714

Santa Cruz, CA $77,624

Boston, MA $77,200

Monterey, CA $76,956

Seattle, WA $76,797

Santa Rosa, CA $76,783

Los Angeles, CA $76,763

Juneau, AK $76,582

Washington, DC $76,506

Orange, CA $76,258

Santa Ana, CA $76,075

Long Beach, CA $76,005

Anaheim, CA $75,991

Anchorage, AK $75,957

Santa Maria, CA $75,748

Everett, WA $75,734

Danbury, CT $75,490

Bremerton, WA $75,394

Tacoma, WA $75,144

New Suffolk, NY $75,142

Sacramento, CA $75,123

Santa Barbara, CA $75,047

Trenton, NJ $74,970

San Diego, CA $74,970

Brockton, MA $74,894

Fairbanks, AK $74,724

Lompoc, CA $74,546

Lowell, MA $74,490

Ventura, CA $74,477

Nashua, NH $74,463

Stockton, CA $74,456

Modesto, CA $73,949

Poughkeepsie, NY $73,796

Olympia, WA $73,664

Kennewick, WA $73,664

New Haven, CT $73,636

Lawrence, MA $73,386

Hartford, CT $73,317

Riverside, CA $73,303

New Bedford, MA $73,233

Richland, WA $73,233

Bakersfield, CA $73,136

San Bernardino, CA $73,108

New Britain, CT $73,101

Atlantic City, NJ $73,101

New London, CT $73,073

Norwich, CT $73,053

Portsmouth, NH $73,039

Boulder, CO $72,891

Portland, OR $72,796

Worcester, MA $72,789

Minneapolis, MN $72,573

Philadelphia, PA $72,476

Honolulu, HI $72,247

Saint Paul, MN $72,213

Vineland, NJ $72,198

Providence, RI $71,997

Chicago, IL $71,795

Bellingham, WA $71,712

Springfield, MA $71,656

Baltimore, MD $71,635

Chico, CA $71,462

Pittsfield, MA $71,274

Manchester, NH $71,142

Spokane, WA $70,836

Denver, CO $70,829

Albany, NY $70,503

Troy, NY $70,475

Nassau, NY $70,401

Schenectady, NY $70,329

Wilmington, DE $70,274

Burlington, VT $70,176

Salem, OR $70,149

Portland, ME $69,933

Yakima, WA $69,864

Rochester, MN $69,648

Reno, NV $69,614

Fresno, CA $69,614

Milwaukee, WI $69,551

Detroit, MI $69,482

Ann Arbor, MI $69,470

Allentown, PA $69,461

Colorado Springs, CO $69,343

Syracuse, NY $69,308

Carson City, NV $69,308

Houston, TX $69,211

Eugene, OR $69,176

Gary, IN $69,093

Springfield, OR $69,037

Bismarck, ND $69,023

Galveston, TX $68,974

Medford, OR $68,870

Fort Collins, CO $68,842

Concord, NH $68,808

Austin, TX $68,787

Mesa, AZ $68,641

Reading, PA $68,634

Phoenix, AZ $68,627

Dallas, TX $68,606

Saint Cloud, MN $68,540

Madison, WI $68,446

Utica, NY $68,259

Rochester, NY $68,148

Des Moines, IA $68,141

Raleigh, NC $68,134

Atlanta, GA $68,030

Battle Creek, MI $68,009

Salt Lake City, UT $67,988

Lancaster, PA $67,884

Harrisburg, PA $67,786

Kansas City, MO $67,717

Champaign, IL $67,703

Kansas City, KS $67,703

Fort Worth, TX $67,696

Columbus, OH $67,684

Boca Raton, FL $67,668

Pittsburgh, PA $67,641

Richmond, VA $67,613

Indianapolis, IN $67,599

Cleveland, OH $67,592

Las Vegas, NV $67,509

Cincinnati, OH $67,509

Petersburg, VA $67,404

Huntsville, AL $67,300

Lansing, MI $67,254

Lebanon, PA $67,245

Pueblo, CO $67,238

Appleton, WI $67,217

Buffalo, NY $67,189

Dayton, OH $67,168

Racine, WI $67,154

Charlotte, NC $67,147

Saint Louis, MO $67,126

York, PA $67,085

Elkhart, IN $67,085

Gastonia, NC $67,072

Billings, MT $67,055

Beaumont, TX $67,036

Lorain, OH $67,022

Benton Harbor, MI $67,008

Toledo, OH $66,994

Binghamton, NY $66,960

Rock Hill, SC $66,953

Rockford, IL $66,918

Springfield, IL $66,890

Elyria, OH $66,883

Fargo, ND $66,883

Flagstaff, AZ $66,835

Fort Lauderdale, FL $66,793

Duluth, MN $66,751

Miami, FL $66,751

Cheyenne, WY $66,703

Grand Forks, ND $66,703

Bangor, ME $66,550

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,473

Durham, NC $66,444

Louisville, KY $66,439

Grand Rapids, MI $66,425

Hialeah, FL $66,418

Casper, WY $66,321

Scranton, PA $66,237

New Orleans, LA $66,216

Virginia Beach, VA $66,209

Akron, OH $66,175

Peoria, IL $66,084

Sarasota, FL $66,070

Nashville, TN $66,022

Omaha, NE $66,022

Green Bay, WI $66,022

Baton Rouge, LA $65,987

Charleston, SC $65,973

Jamestown, NY $65,938

Davenport, IA $65,938

Tucson, AZ $65,904

Saint Petersburg, FL $65,862

Tampa, FL $65,848

Evansville, IN $65,806

Port Arthur, TX $65,806

Bradenton, FL $65,779

Santa Fe, NM $65,654

Orlando, FL $65,529

Clearwater, FL $65,508

Canton, OH $65,362

La Crosse, WI $65,362

Albuquerque, NM $65,320

Newport News, VA $65,313

High Point, NC $65,292

Ogden, UT $65,265

Corpus Christi, TX $65,209

Norfolk, VA $65,167

Laramie, WY $65,167

Rock Island, IL $65,126

Saginaw, MI $65,112

Jacksonville, FL $65,105

Salisbury, NC $65,091

Boise, ID $65,077

Moline, IL $65,042

Fort Myers, FL $65,021

Memphis, TN $65,007

Tulsa, OK $64,973

Waterloo, IA $64,931

Spartanburg, SC $64,862

Lincoln, NE $64,827

Fort Wayne, IN $64,813

Provo, UT $64,806

Cedar Falls, IA $64,723

San Antonio, TX $64,695

Greensboro, NC $64,667

South Bend, IN $64,660

Savannah, GA $64,584

Muskegon, MI $64,556

Birmingham, AL $64,549

Winston Salem, NC $64,515

Lake Charles, LA $64,347

Anderson, IN $64,334

Lexington, KY $64,313

Augusta, GA $64,292

Greenville, SC $64,292

Lima, OH $64,236

Wichita, KS $64,229

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,229

Columbia, SC $64,167

Springfield, OH $64,153

Asheville, NC $64,042

Bloomington, IN $63,993

Knoxville, TN $63,743

Shreveport, LA $63,736

Wilmington, NC $63,646

Roanoke, VA $63,646

Topeka, KS $63,521

Frankfort, KY $63,513

Oklahoma City, OK $63,465

Chillicothe, OH $63,437

Longview, TX $63,430

Melbourne, FL $63,423

Sioux Falls, SD $63,312

Mobile, AL $63,305

Terre Haute, IN $63,278

Altoona, PA $63,236

Amarillo, TX $63,187

Killeen, TX $63,166

Fayetteville, AR $63,111

Chattanooga, TN $63,090

Sioux City, IA $63,027

Idaho Falls, ID $63,014

Lynchburg, VA $62,958

Gainesville, FL $62,868

Portsmouth, OH $62,833

Little Rock, AR $62,819

Lafayette, LA $62,791

Youngstown, OH $62,791

Daytona Beach, FL $62,750

Clarksville, TN $62,743

Pensacola, FL $62,736

Temple, TX $62,731

Hopkinsville, KY $62,527

Erie, PA $62,513

Florence, SC $62,486

Charleston, WV $62,374

Great Falls, MT $62,340

Macon, GA $62,242

Tallahassee, FL $62,235

Fayetteville, NC $62,222

Waco, TX $62,208

Helena, MT $62,159

Pine Bluff, AR $62,133

Vincennes, IN $62,048

Lubbock, TX $62,020

Alamogordo, NM $61,978

Twin Falls, ID $61,916

Rapid City, SD $61,895

Jackson, MS $61,770

Huntington, WV $61,765

Greenville, MS $61,763

Parkersburg, WV $61,692

Montgomery, AL $61,680

Wichita Falls, TX $61,610

Springfield, MO $61,610

Biloxi, MS $61,575

Monroe, LA $61,506

Johnstown, PA $61,457

Sumter, SC $61,430

Columbus, GA $61,423

Pascagoula, MS $61,291

Abilene, TX $61,291

Kingsport, TN $61,110

Albany, GA $61,110

Gulfport, MS $61,089

Alexandria, LA $60,860

Fort Smith, AR $60,686

El Paso, TX $60,499

Las Cruces, NM $60,186

Harlingen, TX $60,009

Pocatello, ID $59,998

Florence, AL $59,908

Brownsville, TX $59,894

Mcallen, TX $59,748

Dothan, AL $59,651

Columbus, MS $59,238

Altus, OK $58,915

Lawton, OK $58,783

Pierre, SD $58,532

What Skills Can Increase a Die Maker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 6.38% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
CAD (Mentioned in 3.1% Job Postings): Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer
Production Support (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Production support covers the practices and disciplines of supporting the IT systems/applications which are currently being used by the end users. A production support person/team is responsible for receiving incidents and requests from end-users, analyzing these and either responding to the end user with a solution or escalating it to the other IT teams. These teams may include developers, system engineers and database administrators.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	6.38%
CAD	3.1%
Production Support	1.96%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Die Maker's salary.

Prioritization: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
AutoCAD: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Prioritization	$74,338	7%
AutoCAD	$71,559	3%
Leadership	$71,559	3%
Initiative	$70,864	2%
Repairing	$70,864	2%
ISO	$70,864	2%

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How Education impacts a Die Maker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Die Makers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Die Maker with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $67,781 and $72,543).

Die Maker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Die Maker

No Diploma 50.0%

High School 50.0%

Associates 28.6%

Bachelors 21.4%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	50.0%
High School	50.0%
Associates	28.6%
Bachelors	21.4%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Die Maker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Die Maker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$61,334

Average $69,475/year

$74,709

$5,111

Average $5,790/month

$6,226

$1,179

Average $1,336/week

$1,437

$29

Average $33/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,709	$6,226	$1,437	$36
Average	$69,475	$5,790	$1,336	$33
25th Percentile	$61,334	$5,111	$1,179	$29

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Salary Trends for Die Maker

Salaries for a Die Maker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,781 in 2023 to around $52,981 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Die Maker salary trends, .

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2024

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