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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Shoe Maker?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Shoe Maker roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Shoe Maker's salary?

A Shoe Maker's salary grows with experience: starting around $32,238 for beginners, reaching about $33,379 at mid-level, and approach $33,636 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Shoe Maker?

Shoe Maker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Shoe Maker roles are District of Columbia $35,575, California $35,440, Massachusetts $34,968. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Shoe Maker roles make?

Salaries for Shoe Maker level roles vary by specialization: Designer Shoe Warehouse Manager: $94,801; Shoe Sectionhead: $79,549; Shoe Designer: $75,127; Assistant Shoe Buyer: $52,183; Shoe Sales Associate: $40,760.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Shoe Maker roles. Large, established industry leaders like Mskcc ($110,264) and Health Street ($108,691) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $86,641.

Shoe Maker Salary in the United States

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Shoe Maker in the United States is $32,131 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $15.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $36,178
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,544 to $34,249
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,189

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Shoe Maker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,249	$2,854	$659	$16
Average	$32,131	$2,678	$618	$15
25th Percentile	$29,544	$2,462	$568	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Shoe Maker Salaries

A Shoe 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Shoe Maker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Shoe 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): $32,238
Early Career (1-2 years): $32,669
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $33,379
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $33,475
Expert (over 8 years): $33,636

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Shoe Maker	$32,238
Intermediate Level Shoe Maker	$32,669
Senior Level Shoe Maker	$33,379
Specialist Level Shoe Maker	$33,475
Expert Level Shoe Maker	$33,636

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How Do Shoe 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 Shoe Makers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $35,575.
California: $35,440.
Massachusetts: $34,968.

District of Columbia $35,575 California $35,440 Massachusetts $34,968 Washington $34,839 New Jersey $34,826 Alaska $34,781 Connecticut $34,338 New York $34,158

Hawaii $33,583 Rhode Island $33,313 Maryland $33,130 Minnesota $32,879 Colorado $32,783 Illinois $32,751 Oregon $32,629 Delaware $32,539

New Hampshire $32,482 Virginia $32,355 Pennsylvania $31,986 Nevada $31,800 North Dakota $31,739 Michigan $31,642 Wisconsin $31,607 Vermont $31,536

Texas $31,340 Maine $31,327 Arizona $31,308 Ohio $31,285 Georgia $30,990 Indiana $30,842 Wyoming $30,813 Utah $30,768

Iowa $30,749 Kansas $30,595 Louisiana $30,550 North Carolina $30,534 Missouri $30,527 Florida $30,402 Montana $30,334 Nebraska $30,270

Kentucky $30,235 South Carolina $30,106 Tennessee $30,026 Idaho $29,994 New Mexico $29,759 Oklahoma $29,708 Alabama $29,518 South Dakota $29,200

Arkansas $29,027 West Virginia $28,934 Mississippi $28,654

Top Paying Cities for Shoe 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: $40,526
San Francisco: $40,082
Oakland: $39,238

San Jose, CA $40,526

San Francisco, CA $40,082

Oakland, CA $39,238

New York, NY $36,995

Paramus, NJ $36,545

Queens Village, NY $36,543

Passaic, NJ $36,513

Bergenfield, NJ $36,510

Stamford, CT $36,439

Huntington, NY $36,426

Newark, NJ $36,189

Bridgeport, CT $36,121

Vallejo, CA $36,057

New Brunswick, NJ $36,044

Petaluma, CA $36,025

Middlesex, NJ $35,964

Somerset, NJ $35,941

Santa Cruz, CA $35,899

Boston, MA $35,703

Monterey, CA $35,591

Seattle, WA $35,517

Santa Rosa, CA $35,511

Los Angeles, CA $35,501

Juneau, AK $35,417

Washington, DC $35,382

Orange, CA $35,268

Santa Ana, CA $35,183

Long Beach, CA $35,151

Anaheim, CA $35,144

Anchorage, AK $35,128

Santa Maria, CA $35,032

Everett, WA $35,025

Danbury, CT $34,912

Bremerton, WA $34,868

Tacoma, WA $34,752

New Suffolk, NY $34,752

Sacramento, CA $34,743

Santa Barbara, CA $34,707

Trenton, NJ $34,672

San Diego, CA $34,672

Brockton, MA $34,637

Fairbanks, AK $34,558

Lompoc, CA $34,476

Lowell, MA $34,450

Ventura, CA $34,444

Nashua, NH $34,437

Stockton, CA $34,434

Modesto, CA $34,200

Poughkeepsie, NY $34,129

Olympia, WA $34,068

Kennewick, WA $34,068

New Haven, CT $34,055

Lawrence, MA $33,939

Hartford, CT $33,907

Riverside, CA $33,901

New Bedford, MA $33,869

Richland, WA $33,869

Bakersfield, CA $33,824

San Bernardino, CA $33,811

New Britain, CT $33,808

Atlantic City, NJ $33,808

New London, CT $33,795

Norwich, CT $33,785

Portsmouth, NH $33,779

Boulder, CO $33,711

Portland, OR $33,666

Worcester, MA $33,663

Minneapolis, MN $33,564

Philadelphia, PA $33,519

Honolulu, HI $33,413

Saint Paul, MN $33,397

Vineland, NJ $33,390

Providence, RI $33,297

Chicago, IL $33,204

Bellingham, WA $33,165

Springfield, MA $33,139

Baltimore, MD $33,130

Chico, CA $33,049

Pittsfield, MA $32,963

Manchester, NH $32,902

Spokane, WA $32,760

Denver, CO $32,757

Albany, NY $32,606

Troy, NY $32,593

Nassau, NY $32,559

Schenectady, NY $32,526

Wilmington, DE $32,500

Burlington, VT $32,455

Salem, OR $32,442

Portland, ME $32,343

Yakima, WA $32,310

Rochester, MN $32,211

Reno, NV $32,195

Fresno, CA $32,195

Milwaukee, WI $32,166

Detroit, MI $32,134

Ann Arbor, MI $32,128

Allentown, PA $32,124

Colorado Springs, CO $32,069

Syracuse, NY $32,053

Carson City, NV $32,053

Houston, TX $32,008

Eugene, OR $31,992

Gary, IN $31,954

Springfield, OR $31,928

Bismarck, ND $31,922

Galveston, TX $31,899

Medford, OR $31,851

Fort Collins, CO $31,838

Concord, NH $31,822

Austin, TX $31,812

Mesa, AZ $31,745

Reading, PA $31,742

Phoenix, AZ $31,739

Dallas, TX $31,729

Saint Cloud, MN $31,698

Madison, WI $31,655

Utica, NY $31,568

Rochester, NY $31,517

Des Moines, IA $31,514

Raleigh, NC $31,510

Atlanta, GA $31,462

Battle Creek, MI $31,453

Salt Lake City, UT $31,443

Lancaster, PA $31,395

Harrisburg, PA $31,350

Kansas City, MO $31,318

Champaign, IL $31,311

Kansas City, KS $31,311

Fort Worth, TX $31,308

Columbus, OH $31,302

Boca Raton, FL $31,295

Pittsburgh, PA $31,282

Richmond, VA $31,269

Indianapolis, IN $31,263

Cleveland, OH $31,260

Las Vegas, NV $31,221

Cincinnati, OH $31,221

Petersburg, VA $31,173

Huntsville, AL $31,125

Lansing, MI $31,103

Lebanon, PA $31,099

Pueblo, CO $31,096

Appleton, WI $31,086

Buffalo, NY $31,073

Dayton, OH $31,064

Racine, WI $31,057

Charlotte, NC $31,054

Saint Louis, MO $31,044

York, PA $31,025

Elkhart, IN $31,025

Gastonia, NC $31,019

Billings, MT $31,011

Beaumont, TX $31,003

Lorain, OH $30,996

Benton Harbor, MI $30,990

Toledo, OH $30,983

Binghamton, NY $30,967

Rock Hill, SC $30,964

Rockford, IL $30,948

Springfield, IL $30,935

Elyria, OH $30,932

Fargo, ND $30,932

Flagstaff, AZ $30,910

Fort Lauderdale, FL $30,890

Duluth, MN $30,871

Miami, FL $30,871

Cheyenne, WY $30,848

Grand Forks, ND $30,848

Bangor, ME $30,778

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,742

Durham, NC $30,729

Louisville, KY $30,726

Grand Rapids, MI $30,720

Hialeah, FL $30,717

Casper, WY $30,672

Scranton, PA $30,633

New Orleans, LA $30,624

Virginia Beach, VA $30,620

Akron, OH $30,604

Peoria, IL $30,563

Sarasota, FL $30,556

Nashville, TN $30,534

Omaha, NE $30,534

Green Bay, WI $30,534

Baton Rouge, LA $30,518

Charleston, SC $30,511

Jamestown, NY $30,495

Davenport, IA $30,495

Tucson, AZ $30,479

Saint Petersburg, FL $30,460

Tampa, FL $30,453

Evansville, IN $30,434

Port Arthur, TX $30,434

Bradenton, FL $30,421

Santa Fe, NM $30,363

Orlando, FL $30,305

Clearwater, FL $30,296

Canton, OH $30,228

La Crosse, WI $30,228

Albuquerque, NM $30,209

Newport News, VA $30,206

High Point, NC $30,196

Ogden, UT $30,183

Corpus Christi, TX $30,158

Norfolk, VA $30,138

Laramie, WY $30,138

Rock Island, IL $30,119

Saginaw, MI $30,113

Jacksonville, FL $30,109

Salisbury, NC $30,103

Boise, ID $30,097

Moline, IL $30,081

Fort Myers, FL $30,071

Memphis, TN $30,065

Tulsa, OK $30,048

Waterloo, IA $30,029

Spartanburg, SC $29,997

Lincoln, NE $29,981

Fort Wayne, IN $29,975

Provo, UT $29,971

Cedar Falls, IA $29,933

San Antonio, TX $29,920

Greensboro, NC $29,907

South Bend, IN $29,904

Savannah, GA $29,869

Muskegon, MI $29,856

Birmingham, AL $29,852

Winston Salem, NC $29,837

Lake Charles, LA $29,759

Anderson, IN $29,753

Lexington, KY $29,743

Augusta, GA $29,734

Greenville, SC $29,734

Lima, OH $29,708

Wichita, KS $29,705

Tuscaloosa, AL $29,705

Columbia, SC $29,676

Springfield, OH $29,669

Asheville, NC $29,618

Bloomington, IN $29,595

Knoxville, TN $29,480

Shreveport, LA $29,477

Wilmington, NC $29,435

Roanoke, VA $29,435

Topeka, KS $29,377

Frankfort, KY $29,373

Oklahoma City, OK $29,351

Chillicothe, OH $29,338

Longview, TX $29,335

Melbourne, FL $29,332

Sioux Falls, SD $29,281

Mobile, AL $29,277

Terre Haute, IN $29,264

Altoona, PA $29,245

Amarillo, TX $29,223

Killeen, TX $29,213

Fayetteville, AR $29,187

Chattanooga, TN $29,178

Sioux City, IA $29,149

Idaho Falls, ID $29,142

Lynchburg, VA $29,117

Gainesville, FL $29,075

Portsmouth, OH $29,059

Little Rock, AR $29,052

Lafayette, LA $29,040

Youngstown, OH $29,040

Daytona Beach, FL $29,020

Clarksville, TN $29,017

Pensacola, FL $29,014

Temple, TX $29,012

Hopkinsville, KY $28,917

Erie, PA $28,911

Florence, SC $28,898

Charleston, WV $28,847

Great Falls, MT $28,831

Macon, GA $28,786

Tallahassee, FL $28,783

Fayetteville, NC $28,776

Waco, TX $28,770

Helena, MT $28,747

Pine Bluff, AR $28,735

Vincennes, IN $28,696

Lubbock, TX $28,683

Alamogordo, NM $28,664

Twin Falls, ID $28,635

Rapid City, SD $28,625

Jackson, MS $28,567

Huntington, WV $28,565

Greenville, MS $28,564

Parkersburg, WV $28,531

Montgomery, AL $28,525

Wichita Falls, TX $28,493

Springfield, MO $28,493

Biloxi, MS $28,477

Monroe, LA $28,445

Johnstown, PA $28,423

Sumter, SC $28,410

Columbus, GA $28,407

Pascagoula, MS $28,346

Abilene, TX $28,346

Kingsport, TN $28,262

Albany, GA $28,262

Gulfport, MS $28,252

Alexandria, LA $28,146

Fort Smith, AR $28,066

El Paso, TX $27,979

Las Cruces, NM $27,835

Harlingen, TX $27,753

Pocatello, ID $27,748

Florence, AL $27,706

Brownsville, TX $27,700

Mcallen, TX $27,632

Dothan, AL $27,587

Columbus, MS $27,396

Altus, OK $27,247

Lawton, OK $27,186

Pierre, SD $27,070

What Skills Can Increase a Shoe Maker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.26% 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.
Food Service (Mentioned in 5.1% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 2.19% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.26%
Food Service	5.1%
Work Ethic	2.19%

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 Shoe Maker's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
WFM: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Food Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$33,737	5%
WFM	$33,094	3%
Food Safety	$32,773	2%
Innovation	$32,773	2%
Dedication	$32,773	2%
Customer Service	$32,773	2%

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Shoe Maker Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Shoe Maker roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Shoe Maker positions in Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Shoe Maker as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Shoe Maker

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$38,557	$19.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Shoe 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 July 01, 2026

$29,544

Average $32,131/year

$34,249

$2,462

Average $2,678/month

$2,854

$568

Average $618/week

$659

$14

Average $15/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,249	$2,854	$659	$16
Average	$32,131	$2,678	$618	$15
25th Percentile	$29,544	$2,462	$568	$14

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Salary Trends for Shoe Maker

Salaries for a Shoe Maker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $34,036 in 2023 to around $33,292 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Shoe Maker salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$33,934

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2024	$33,934
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