What are the main factors that influence a Tool Setter's salary?

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

How does experience change A Tool Setter's salary?

A Tool Setter's salary grows with experience: a Tool Crib Attendant I (0-1 years)earns $39,975, a Tool Setter (1-3 years)earns $51,715, a Tool Crib Attendant III (3-5 years)earns $59,544,

What are the highest paying states for a Tool Setter?

Tool Setter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tool Setter roles are District of Columbia $55,926, California $55,713, Massachusetts $54,971. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tool Setter roles make?

Salaries for Tool Setter level roles vary by specialization: Hard Tile Setter: $60,503; Tool Setter/Crib Attendant III: $59,700; Tool Crib Attendant III: $59,693; Diamond Setter: $53,112; Tool Setter/Crib Attendant II: $51,850.

How do different companies affect a Tool Setter's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Tool Setter 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.

Tool Setter Salary in the United States

How much does a Tool Setter make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tool Setter in the United States is $50,511 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,868
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,729 to $56,456
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,464

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Tool Setter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,456	$4,705	$1,086	$27
Average	$50,511	$4,209	$971	$24
25th Percentile	$44,729	$3,727	$860	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Tool Setter Salaries

A Tool Setter'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 Do Tool Setter 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 Tool Setters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,926.
California: $55,713.
Massachusetts: $54,971.

District of Columbia $55,926 California $55,713 Massachusetts $54,971 Washington $54,769 New Jersey $54,749 Alaska $54,678 Connecticut $53,981 New York $53,698

Hawaii $52,794 Rhode Island $52,370 Maryland $52,082 Minnesota $51,688 Colorado $51,536 Illinois $51,486 Oregon $51,294 Delaware $51,152

New Hampshire $51,063 Virginia $50,864 Pennsylvania $50,284 Nevada $49,991 North Dakota $49,895 Michigan $49,743 Wisconsin $49,687 Vermont $49,576

Texas $49,268 Maine $49,248 Arizona $49,218 Ohio $49,182 Georgia $48,718 Indiana $48,485 Wyoming $48,440 Utah $48,369

Iowa $48,339 Kansas $48,096 Louisiana $48,026 North Carolina $48,000 Missouri $47,990 Florida $47,793 Montana $47,687 Nebraska $47,586

Kentucky $47,531 South Carolina $47,329 Tennessee $47,202 Idaho $47,152 New Mexico $46,783 Oklahoma $46,702 Alabama $46,404 South Dakota $45,904

Arkansas $45,631 West Virginia $45,485 Mississippi $45,046

Top Paying Cities for Tool Setters

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: $63,709
San Francisco: $63,083
Oakland: $61,684

San Jose, CA $63,709

San Francisco, CA $63,083

Oakland, CA $61,684

New York, NY $58,537

Queens Village, NY $58,158

Paramus, NJ $57,754

Passaic, NJ $57,704

Bergenfield, NJ $57,653

Stamford, CT $57,577

Huntington, NY $57,527

Newark, NJ $57,198

Bridgeport, CT $57,097

New Brunswick, NJ $56,931

Vallejo, CA $56,825

Middlesex, NJ $56,794

Somerset, NJ $56,749

Petaluma, CA $56,633

Santa Cruz, CA $56,436

Boston, MA $56,335

Monterey, CA $56,082

Fairbanks, AK $56,047

Los Angeles, CA $55,951

Washington, DC $55,926

Seattle, WA $55,835

Santa Rosa, CA $55,825

Juneau, AK $55,678

Orange, CA $55,511

Anchorage, AK $55,420

Anaheim, CA $55,385

Santa Ana, CA $55,309

Nassau, NY $55,279

Long Beach, CA $55,259

Danbury, CT $55,244

Santa Maria, CA $55,072

Everett, WA $55,062

Bremerton, WA $54,814

Trenton, NJ $54,718

Sacramento, CA $54,698

San Diego, CA $54,673

Brockton, MA $54,653

Tacoma, WA $54,632

Santa Barbara, CA $54,562

Lowell, MA $54,360

New Suffolk, NY $54,340

Nashua, NH $54,279

Lompoc, CA $54,198

Ventura, CA $54,148

Stockton, CA $54,132

New Haven, CT $54,031

Atlantic City, NJ $53,900

Hartford, CT $53,789

Modesto, CA $53,764

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,653

New Britain, CT $53,627

Olympia, WA $53,557

Kennewick, WA $53,557

New London, CT $53,546

Norwich, CT $53,531

Lawrence, MA $53,506

Bakersfield, CA $53,365

Riverside, CA $53,294

New Bedford, MA $53,294

Richland, WA $53,243

Portsmouth, NH $53,203

Vineland, NJ $53,193

San Bernardino, CA $53,153

Boulder, CO $53,011

Worcester, MA $52,971

Portland, OR $52,925

Saint Paul, MN $52,865

Minneapolis, MN $52,865

Philadelphia, PA $52,794

Honolulu, HI $52,526

Springfield, MA $52,349

Providence, RI $52,344

Chicago, IL $52,198

Bellingham, WA $52,137

Baltimore, MD $52,082

Chico, CA $51,955

Wilmington, DE $51,870

Pittsfield, MA $51,819

Manchester, NH $51,723

Spokane, WA $51,501

Denver, CO $51,496

Albany, NY $51,258

Troy, NY $51,238

Schenectady, NY $51,132

Burlington, VT $51,021

Portland, ME $50,844

Salem, OR $50,804

Yakima, WA $50,794

Ann Arbor, MI $50,779

Rochester, MN $50,637

Fresno, CA $50,612

Reno, NV $50,612

Milwaukee, WI $50,566

Detroit, MI $50,516

Allentown, PA $50,501

Carson City, NV $50,496

Houston, TX $50,420

Colorado Springs, CO $50,415

Syracuse, NY $50,390

Eugene, OR $50,294

Bismarck, ND $50,233

Gary, IN $50,233

Galveston, TX $50,233

Springfield, OR $50,193

Medford, OR $50,071

Fort Collins, CO $50,051

Austin, TX $50,011

Mesa, AZ $49,905

Phoenix, AZ $49,895

Dallas, TX $49,879

Reading, PA $49,849

Saint Cloud, MN $49,829

Concord, NH $49,783

Madison, WI $49,763

Utica, NY $49,627

Raleigh, NC $49,586

Las Vegas, NV $49,581

Rochester, NY $49,546

Des Moines, IA $49,541

Atlanta, GA $49,460

Battle Creek, MI $49,445

Salt Lake City, UT $49,430

Lancaster, PA $49,354

Champaign, IL $49,344

Harrisburg, PA $49,283

Durham, NC $49,238

Kansas City, MO $49,233

Kansas City, KS $49,223

Fort Worth, TX $49,218

Boca Raton, FL $49,198

Cleveland, OH $49,192

Columbus, OH $49,182

Pittsburgh, PA $49,177

Richmond, VA $49,157

Indianapolis, IN $49,147

Cincinnati, OH $49,081

Petersburg, VA $49,006

Billings, MT $48,894

Lansing, MI $48,894

Huntsville, AL $48,894

Lebanon, PA $48,889

Dayton, OH $48,884

Pueblo, CO $48,884

Appleton, WI $48,869

Buffalo, NY $48,849

Racine, WI $48,824

Charlotte, NC $48,819

Saint Louis, MO $48,804

Springfield, IL $48,783

Elkhart, IN $48,773

York, PA $48,773

Gastonia, NC $48,768

Benton Harbor, MI $48,768

Beaumont, TX $48,738

Lorain, OH $48,728

Toledo, OH $48,708

Binghamton, NY $48,682

Rock Hill, SC $48,677

Rockford, IL $48,652

Fargo, ND $48,627

Elyria, OH $48,627

Flagstaff, AZ $48,591

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,561

Miami, FL $48,531

Duluth, MN $48,450

Bangor, ME $48,384

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,329

Louisville, KY $48,303

Grand Rapids, MI $48,293

Hialeah, FL $48,288

Casper, WY $48,218

Scranton, PA $48,157

New Orleans, LA $48,142

Virginia Beach, VA $48,137

Akron, OH $48,112

Peoria, IL $48,046

Sarasota, FL $48,036

Green Bay, WI $48,000

Baton Rouge, LA $47,975

Charleston, SC $47,965

Nashville, TN $47,950

Jamestown, NY $47,940

Davenport, IA $47,940

Tucson, AZ $47,915

Cheyenne, WY $47,899

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,884

Tampa, FL $47,874

Omaha, NE $47,864

Port Arthur, TX $47,844

Evansville, IN $47,844

Bradenton, FL $47,824

Santa Fe, NM $47,733

Orlando, FL $47,682

Clearwater, FL $47,627

Canton, OH $47,521

La Crosse, WI $47,521

Grand Forks, ND $47,505

Albuquerque, NM $47,490

Tulsa, OK $47,490

Newport News, VA $47,485

High Point, NC $47,470

Ogden, UT $47,450

Corpus Christi, TX $47,409

Laramie, WY $47,379

Norfolk, VA $47,379

Rock Island, IL $47,349

Saginaw, MI $47,339

Jacksonville, FL $47,334

Salisbury, NC $47,324

Memphis, TN $47,313

Moline, IL $47,288

Fort Myers, FL $47,273

Waterloo, IA $47,207

Spartanburg, SC $47,157

Lincoln, NE $47,132

Fort Wayne, IN $47,122

Birmingham, AL $47,066

Cedar Falls, IA $47,056

Provo, UT $47,051

Springfield, OH $47,046

San Antonio, TX $47,036

Greensboro, NC $47,015

South Bend, IN $47,010

Winston Salem, NC $47,005

Boise, ID $46,990

Savannah, GA $46,955

Muskegon, MI $46,864

Lima, OH $46,803

Lake Charles, LA $46,783

Anderson, IN $46,773

Lexington, KY $46,758

Augusta, GA $46,743

Greenville, SC $46,743

Wichita, KS $46,697

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,697

Columbia, SC $46,652

Bloomington, IN $46,525

Roanoke, VA $46,495

Asheville, NC $46,430

Knoxville, TN $46,344

Shreveport, LA $46,339

Wilmington, NC $46,273

Frankfort, KY $46,177

Oklahoma City, OK $46,142

Chillicothe, OH $46,121

Longview, TX $46,116

Topeka, KS $46,101

Mobile, AL $46,025

Terre Haute, IN $46,005

Erie, PA $46,000

Altoona, PA $45,975

Melbourne, FL $45,960

Amarillo, TX $45,940

Killeen, TX $45,924

Fayetteville, AR $45,884

Sioux Falls, SD $45,849

Chattanooga, TN $45,818

Idaho Falls, ID $45,813

Gainesville, FL $45,707

Portsmouth, OH $45,682

Little Rock, AR $45,672

Lynchburg, VA $45,672

Lafayette, LA $45,652

Youngstown, OH $45,652

Temple, TX $45,631

Daytona Beach, FL $45,621

Clarksville, TN $45,616

Pensacola, FL $45,611

Hopkinsville, KY $45,460

Charleston, WV $45,455

Florence, SC $45,429

Sioux City, IA $45,399

Macon, GA $45,253

Tallahassee, FL $45,248

Fayetteville, NC $45,237

Waco, TX $45,227

Wichita Falls, TX $45,227

Pine Bluff, AR $45,207

Vincennes, IN $45,111

Lubbock, TX $45,091

Great Falls, MT $45,061

Alamogordo, NM $45,056

Abilene, TX $45,015

Rapid City, SD $44,950

Monroe, LA $44,950

Albany, GA $44,919

Huntington, WV $44,914

Jackson, MS $44,909

Greenville, MS $44,904

Parkersburg, WV $44,854

Montgomery, AL $44,843

Johnstown, PA $44,833

Springfield, MO $44,793

Biloxi, MS $44,768

Sumter, SC $44,662

Columbus, GA $44,657

Twin Falls, ID $44,626

Pascagoula, MS $44,561

Kingsport, TN $44,429

Gulfport, MS $44,414

Alexandria, LA $44,247

Fort Smith, AR $44,121

El Paso, TX $43,985

Helena, MT $43,919

Las Cruces, NM $43,758

Harlingen, TX $43,616

Pocatello, ID $43,571

Florence, AL $43,555

Brownsville, TX $43,545

Dothan, AL $43,465

Mcallen, TX $43,439

Columbus, MS $43,066

Altus, OK $42,833

Lawton, OK $42,737

Pierre, SD $42,555

What Skills Can Increase a Tool Setter's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 8.42% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.52% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Data Entry (Mentioned in 1.4% Job Postings): Transcribing information into an electronic medium such as a computer or other electronic device.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	8.42%
Housekeeping	2.52%
Data Entry	1.4%

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 Tool Setter's salary.

Quality Management: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Aviation: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Quality Management	$58,593	16%
Commitment	$57,582	14%
Aviation	$54,047	7%
Teamwork	$53,541	6%
Repairing	$53,541	6%
Calibration	$53,036	5%

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How Education impacts a Tool Setter's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Tool Setters 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 Tool Setter with a No Diploma is between $47,085 and $50,343).

Tool Setter Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Tool Setter

No Diploma 50.0%

High School 50.0%

Associates 50.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

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	50.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Tool Setter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Tool Setter'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 April 01, 2026

$44,729

Average $50,511/year

$56,456

$3,727

Average $4,209/month

$4,705

$860

Average $971/week

$1,086

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,456	$4,705	$1,086	$27
Average	$50,511	$4,209	$971	$24
25th Percentile	$44,729	$3,727	$860	$22

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Salary Trends for Tool Setter

Salaries for a Tool Setter can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,979 in 2023 to around $48,597 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tool Setter salary trends, .

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2024

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