A Machinst'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 Machinst Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Machinst'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): $44,665
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,948
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,875
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $71,260
Expert (over 8 years): $63,821
Levels
Salary
Machinist... Level Machinst
$44,665
Machinst Level Machinst
$56,948
Machinist... Level Machinst
$63,875
Machinist... Level Machinst
$71,260
Machine S... Level Machinst
$63,821
$44,6650 yr
$56,948< 2 yrs
$63,8752-4 yrs
$71,2605-8 yrs
$63,821> 8 yrs
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How Do Machinst 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 Machinsts.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $61,660.
California: $61,426.
Massachusetts: $60,608.
District of Columbia$61,660
California$61,426
Massachusetts$60,608
Washington$60,385
New Jersey$60,362
Alaska$60,285
Connecticut$59,516
New York$59,204
Hawaii$58,207
Rhode Island$57,739
Maryland$57,422
Minnesota$56,988
Colorado$56,821
Illinois$56,765
Oregon$56,553
Delaware$56,397
New Hampshire$56,299
Virginia$56,080
Pennsylvania$55,439
Nevada$55,116
North Dakota$55,011
Michigan$54,844
Wisconsin$54,782
Vermont$54,660
Texas$54,320
Maine$54,298
Arizona$54,264
Ohio$54,225
Georgia$53,713
Indiana$53,457
Wyoming$53,407
Utah$53,329
Iowa$53,295
Kansas$53,028
Louisiana$52,950
North Carolina$52,922
Missouri$52,911
Florida$52,694
Montana$52,577
Nebraska$52,466
Kentucky$52,404
South Carolina$52,182
Tennessee$52,042
Idaho$51,987
New Mexico$51,580
Oklahoma$51,491
Alabama$51,162
South Dakota$50,611
Arkansas$50,310
West Virginia$50,149
Mississippi$49,664
Top Paying Cities for Machinsts
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: $70,242
San Francisco: $69,473
Oakland: $68,009
San Jose, CA$70,242
San Francisco, CA$69,473
Oakland, CA$68,009
New York, NY$64,121
Paramus, NJ$63,341
Queens Village, NY$63,339
Passaic, NJ$63,286
Bergenfield, NJ$63,281
Stamford, CT$63,158
Huntington, NY$63,135
Newark, NJ$62,724
Bridgeport, CT$62,606
Vallejo, CA$62,495
New Brunswick, NJ$62,473
Petaluma, CA$62,440
Middlesex, NJ$62,334
Somerset, NJ$62,295
Santa Cruz, CA$62,223
Boston, MA$61,883
Monterey, CA$61,687
Seattle, WA$61,560
Santa Rosa, CA$61,549
Los Angeles, CA$61,532
Juneau, AK$61,387
Washington, DC$61,326
Orange, CA$61,128
Santa Ana, CA$60,981
Long Beach, CA$60,925
Anaheim, CA$60,914
Anchorage, AK$60,886
Santa Maria, CA$60,719
Everett, WA$60,708
Danbury, CT$60,512
Bremerton, WA$60,435
Tacoma, WA$60,234
New Suffolk, NY$60,233
Sacramento, CA$60,218
Santa Barbara, CA$60,156
Trenton, NJ$60,095
San Diego, CA$60,095
Brockton, MA$60,034
Fairbanks, AK$59,897
Lompoc, CA$59,755
Lowell, MA$59,710
Ventura, CA$59,700
Nashua, NH$59,689
Stockton, CA$59,683
Modesto, CA$59,277
Poughkeepsie, NY$59,154
Olympia, WA$59,048
Kennewick, WA$59,048
New Haven, CT$59,026
Lawrence, MA$58,825
Hartford, CT$58,770
Riverside, CA$58,759
New Bedford, MA$58,703
Richland, WA$58,703
Bakersfield, CA$58,625
San Bernardino, CA$58,603
New Britain, CT$58,597
Atlantic City, NJ$58,597
New London, CT$58,575
Norwich, CT$58,558
Portsmouth, NH$58,547
Boulder, CO$58,429
Portland, OR$58,352
Worcester, MA$58,347
Minneapolis, MN$58,174
Philadelphia, PA$58,096
Honolulu, HI$57,912
Saint Paul, MN$57,885
Vineland, NJ$57,873
Providence, RI$57,712
Chicago, IL$57,550
Bellingham, WA$57,483
Springfield, MA$57,439
Baltimore, MD$57,422
Chico, CA$57,283
Pittsfield, MA$57,132
Manchester, NH$57,027
Spokane, WA$56,782
Denver, CO$56,776
Albany, NY$56,514
Troy, NY$56,492
Nassau, NY$56,432
Schenectady, NY$56,375
Wilmington, DE$56,331
Burlington, VT$56,253
Salem, OR$56,230
Portland, ME$56,058
Yakima, WA$56,002
Rochester, MN$55,829
Reno, NV$55,801
Fresno, CA$55,801
Milwaukee, WI$55,751
Detroit, MI$55,696
Ann Arbor, MI$55,686
Allentown, PA$55,679
Colorado Springs, CO$55,584
Syracuse, NY$55,556
Carson City, NV$55,556
Houston, TX$55,478
Eugene, OR$55,451
Gary, IN$55,384
Springfield, OR$55,339
Bismarck, ND$55,328
Galveston, TX$55,289
Medford, OR$55,206
Fort Collins, CO$55,183
Concord, NH$55,155
Austin, TX$55,139
Mesa, AZ$55,022
Reading, PA$55,016
Phoenix, AZ$55,011
Dallas, TX$54,994
Saint Cloud, MN$54,941
Madison, WI$54,866
Utica, NY$54,716
Rochester, NY$54,626
Des Moines, IA$54,621
Raleigh, NC$54,615
Atlanta, GA$54,532
Battle Creek, MI$54,515
Salt Lake City, UT$54,498
Lancaster, PA$54,415
Harrisburg, PA$54,337
Kansas City, MO$54,281
Champaign, IL$54,270
Kansas City, KS$54,270
Fort Worth, TX$54,264
Columbus, OH$54,255
Boca Raton, FL$54,242
Pittsburgh, PA$54,220
Richmond, VA$54,198
Indianapolis, IN$54,186
Cleveland, OH$54,181
Las Vegas, NV$54,114
Cincinnati, OH$54,114
Petersburg, VA$54,031
Huntsville, AL$53,947
Lansing, MI$53,910
Lebanon, PA$53,902
Pueblo, CO$53,897
Appleton, WI$53,880
Buffalo, NY$53,858
Dayton, OH$53,841
Racine, WI$53,830
Charlotte, NC$53,824
Saint Louis, MO$53,808
York, PA$53,774
Elkhart, IN$53,774
Gastonia, NC$53,764
Billings, MT$53,750
Beaumont, TX$53,735
Lorain, OH$53,724
Benton Harbor, MI$53,713
Toledo, OH$53,702
Binghamton, NY$53,674
Rock Hill, SC$53,669
Rockford, IL$53,641
Springfield, IL$53,618
Elyria, OH$53,613
Fargo, ND$53,613
Flagstaff, AZ$53,574
Fort Lauderdale, FL$53,540
Duluth, MN$53,507
Miami, FL$53,507
Cheyenne, WY$53,468
Grand Forks, ND$53,468
Bangor, ME$53,346
Cedar Rapids, IA$53,284
Durham, NC$53,261
Louisville, KY$53,256
Grand Rapids, MI$53,245
Hialeah, FL$53,240
Casper, WY$53,162
Scranton, PA$53,095
New Orleans, LA$53,078
Virginia Beach, VA$53,073
Akron, OH$53,045
Peoria, IL$52,972
Sarasota, FL$52,961
Nashville, TN$52,922
Omaha, NE$52,922
Green Bay, WI$52,922
Baton Rouge, LA$52,894
Charleston, SC$52,883
Jamestown, NY$52,855
Davenport, IA$52,855
Tucson, AZ$52,828
Saint Petersburg, FL$52,794
Tampa, FL$52,783
Evansville, IN$52,750
Port Arthur, TX$52,750
Bradenton, FL$52,727
Santa Fe, NM$52,627
Orlando, FL$52,527
Clearwater, FL$52,510
Canton, OH$52,393
La Crosse, WI$52,393
Albuquerque, NM$52,360
Newport News, VA$52,354
High Point, NC$52,338
Ogden, UT$52,315
Corpus Christi, TX$52,271
Norfolk, VA$52,237
Laramie, WY$52,237
Rock Island, IL$52,204
Saginaw, MI$52,193
Jacksonville, FL$52,187
Salisbury, NC$52,176
Boise, ID$52,165
Moline, IL$52,137
Fort Myers, FL$52,120
Memphis, TN$52,109
Tulsa, OK$52,081
Waterloo, IA$52,048
Spartanburg, SC$51,992
Lincoln, NE$51,964
Fort Wayne, IN$51,953
Provo, UT$51,948
Cedar Falls, IA$51,881
San Antonio, TX$51,859
Greensboro, NC$51,836
South Bend, IN$51,831
Savannah, GA$51,770
Muskegon, MI$51,747
Birmingham, AL$51,742
Winston Salem, NC$51,714
Lake Charles, LA$51,580
Anderson, IN$51,569
Lexington, KY$51,552
Augusta, GA$51,536
Greenville, SC$51,536
Lima, OH$51,491
Wichita, KS$51,485
Tuscaloosa, AL$51,485
Columbia, SC$51,435
Springfield, OH$51,424
Asheville, NC$51,335
Bloomington, IN$51,296
Knoxville, TN$51,096
Shreveport, LA$51,090
Wilmington, NC$51,018
Roanoke, VA$51,018
Topeka, KS$50,917
Frankfort, KY$50,911
Oklahoma City, OK$50,873
Chillicothe, OH$50,851
Longview, TX$50,845
Melbourne, FL$50,839
Sioux Falls, SD$50,750
Mobile, AL$50,745
Terre Haute, IN$50,723
Altoona, PA$50,689
Amarillo, TX$50,650
Killeen, TX$50,633
Fayetteville, AR$50,589
Chattanooga, TN$50,572
Sioux City, IA$50,522
Idaho Falls, ID$50,511
Lynchburg, VA$50,466
Gainesville, FL$50,394
Portsmouth, OH$50,366
Little Rock, AR$50,355
Lafayette, LA$50,333
Youngstown, OH$50,333
Daytona Beach, FL$50,299
Clarksville, TN$50,294
Pensacola, FL$50,288
Temple, TX$50,284
Hopkinsville, KY$50,121
Erie, PA$50,110
Florence, SC$50,088
Charleston, WV$49,999
Great Falls, MT$49,971
Macon, GA$49,893
Tallahassee, FL$49,887
Fayetteville, NC$49,876
Waco, TX$49,865
Helena, MT$49,826
Pine Bluff, AR$49,805
Vincennes, IN$49,737
Lubbock, TX$49,715
Alamogordo, NM$49,681
Twin Falls, ID$49,631
Rapid City, SD$49,614
Jackson, MS$49,514
Huntington, WV$49,510
Greenville, MS$49,508
Parkersburg, WV$49,452
Montgomery, AL$49,442
Wichita Falls, TX$49,386
Springfield, MO$49,386
Biloxi, MS$49,358
Monroe, LA$49,302
Johnstown, PA$49,263
Sumter, SC$49,241
Columbus, GA$49,236
Pascagoula, MS$49,130
Abilene, TX$49,130
Kingsport, TN$48,985
Albany, GA$48,985
Gulfport, MS$48,968
Alexandria, LA$48,785
Fort Smith, AR$48,645
El Paso, TX$48,495
Las Cruces, NM$48,244
Harlingen, TX$48,103
Pocatello, ID$48,094
Florence, AL$48,022
Brownsville, TX$48,010
Mcallen, TX$47,893
Dothan, AL$47,816
Columbus, MS$47,485
Altus, OK$47,225
Lawton, OK$47,119
Pierre, SD$46,919
What Skills Can Increase a Machinst's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Commitment (Mentioned in 4.34% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Metal Fabrication (Mentioned in 3.52% Job Postings): Metal fabrication is defined as creating products or structures by cutting, bending, and/or assembling metal material.
Food Safety (Mentioned in 1.88% Job Postings): Applying procedures during food preparation, processing, storage, and distribution to ensure consumers are safe from foodborne illnesses.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Commitment
4.34%
Metal Fabrication
3.52%
Food Safety
1.88%
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 Machinst's salary.
Food Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Food Safety
$59,588
7%
Coaching
$59,032
6%
Analysis
$59,032
6%
Accountability
$57,918
4%
Programming
$57,918
4%
Scheduling
$57,918
4%
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Machinst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Machinst roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Machinst positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Machinst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Machinst
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$66,828
$32.0
20%
Financial Services
$64,044
$31.0
15%
Internet
$64,044
$31.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$62,373
$30.0
12%
Energy & Utilities
$61,259
$29.0
10%
How Education impacts a Machinst's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Machinsts enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Machinst with a No Diploma is between
$53,132
and $56,985).
Machinst Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Machinst
No Diploma65.1%
High School65.1%
Associates28.6%
Bachelors4.8%
Masters0.0%
Doctorate1.6%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
65.1%
High School
65.1%
Associates
28.6%
Bachelors
4.8%
Masters
0.0%
Doctorate
1.6%
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Machinst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Machinst'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.
Salaries for a Machinst can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $40,868 in 2023
to around $40,904 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Machinst salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Machinst Over Time
2022
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2023
$40,868
2024
$41,015
2025
$40,904
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$40,868
2024
$41,015
2025
$40,904
2026
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2027
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Most common benefits for Machinst
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Machinst
Here are companies hiring for Machinst and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Machinst
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Machinst?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Machinst roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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