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

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

How does experience change a Toolmaker's salary?

A Toolmaker's salary grows with experience: starting around $69,961 for beginners, reaching about $72,496 at mid-level, and approach $75,074 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Toolmaker?

Toolmaker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Toolmaker roles are District of Columbia $78,353, California $78,056, Massachusetts $77,016. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Toolmaker's salary?

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

Toolmaker Salary in the United States

How much does a Toolmaker make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Toolmaker in the United States is $70,767 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,967
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,471 to $76,106
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,917

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Toolmaker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,106	$6,342	$1,464	$37
Average	$70,767	$5,897	$1,361	$34
25th Percentile	$62,471	$5,206	$1,201	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Toolmaker Salaries

A Toolmaker'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 Toolmaker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Toolmaker'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): $69,961
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,191
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,496
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $74,338
Expert (over 8 years): $75,074

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Toolmaker	$69,961
Intermediate Level Toolmaker	$70,191
Senior Level Toolmaker	$72,496
Specialist Level Toolmaker	$74,338
Expert Level Toolmaker	$75,074

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

District of Columbia: $78,353.
California: $78,056.
Massachusetts: $77,016.

District of Columbia $78,353 California $78,056 Massachusetts $77,016 Washington $76,733 New Jersey $76,704 Alaska $76,605 Connecticut $75,629 New York $75,233

Hawaii $73,966 Rhode Island $73,371 Maryland $72,968 Minnesota $72,416 Colorado $72,204 Illinois $72,133 Oregon $71,864 Delaware $71,666

New Hampshire $71,541 Virginia $71,262 Pennsylvania $70,449 Nevada $70,038 North Dakota $69,904 Michigan $69,691 Wisconsin $69,614 Vermont $69,458

Texas $69,026 Maine $68,998 Arizona $68,955 Ohio $68,906 Georgia $68,255 Indiana $67,929 Wyoming $67,866 Utah $67,767

Iowa $67,724 Kansas $67,384 Louisiana $67,285 North Carolina $67,250 Missouri $67,236 Florida $66,960 Montana $66,811 Nebraska $66,670

Kentucky $66,592 South Carolina $66,309 Tennessee $66,132 Idaho $66,061 New Mexico $65,544 Oklahoma $65,431 Alabama $65,014 South Dakota $64,313

Arkansas $63,931 West Virginia $63,726 Mississippi $63,110

Top Paying Cities for Toolmakers

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: $89,259
San Francisco: $88,381
Oakland: $86,421

San Jose, CA $89,259

San Francisco, CA $88,381

Oakland, CA $86,421

New York, NY $82,012

Queens Village, NY $81,481

Paramus, NJ $80,915

Passaic, NJ $80,844

Bergenfield, NJ $80,774

Stamford, CT $80,667

Huntington, NY $80,597

Newark, NJ $80,137

Bridgeport, CT $79,995

New Brunswick, NJ $79,762

Vallejo, CA $79,613

Middlesex, NJ $79,571

Somerset, NJ $79,507

Petaluma, CA $79,344

Santa Cruz, CA $79,068

Boston, MA $78,927

Monterey, CA $78,573

Fairbanks, AK $78,523

Los Angeles, CA $78,389

Washington, DC $78,353

Seattle, WA $78,226

Santa Rosa, CA $78,212

Juneau, AK $78,007

Orange, CA $77,773

Anchorage, AK $77,646

Anaheim, CA $77,596

Santa Ana, CA $77,490

Nassau, NY $77,448

Long Beach, CA $77,419

Danbury, CT $77,398

Santa Maria, CA $77,157

Everett, WA $77,143

Bremerton, WA $76,796

Trenton, NJ $76,662

Sacramento, CA $76,634

San Diego, CA $76,598

Brockton, MA $76,570

Tacoma, WA $76,542

Santa Barbara, CA $76,443

Lowell, MA $76,160

New Suffolk, NY $76,131

Nashua, NH $76,046

Lompoc, CA $75,933

Ventura, CA $75,862

Stockton, CA $75,841

New Haven, CT $75,700

Atlantic City, NJ $75,516

Hartford, CT $75,360

Modesto, CA $75,325

Poughkeepsie, NY $75,169

New Britain, CT $75,133

Olympia, WA $75,034

Kennewick, WA $75,034

New London, CT $75,020

Norwich, CT $74,999

Lawrence, MA $74,964

Bakersfield, CA $74,765

Riverside, CA $74,666

New Bedford, MA $74,666

Richland, WA $74,596

Portsmouth, NH $74,539

Vineland, NJ $74,525

San Bernardino, CA $74,468

Boulder, CO $74,270

Worcester, MA $74,213

Portland, OR $74,150

Saint Paul, MN $74,065

Minneapolis, MN $74,065

Philadelphia, PA $73,966

Honolulu, HI $73,591

Springfield, MA $73,343

Providence, RI $73,336

Chicago, IL $73,131

Bellingham, WA $73,046

Baltimore, MD $72,968

Chico, CA $72,791

Wilmington, DE $72,671

Pittsfield, MA $72,600

Manchester, NH $72,466

Spokane, WA $72,154

Denver, CO $72,147

Albany, NY $71,814

Troy, NY $71,786

Schenectady, NY $71,638

Burlington, VT $71,482

Portland, ME $71,234

Salem, OR $71,178

Yakima, WA $71,163

Ann Arbor, MI $71,142

Rochester, MN $70,944

Fresno, CA $70,909

Reno, NV $70,909

Milwaukee, WI $70,845

Detroit, MI $70,774

Allentown, PA $70,753

Carson City, NV $70,746

Houston, TX $70,640

Colorado Springs, CO $70,633

Syracuse, NY $70,597

Eugene, OR $70,463

Bismarck, ND $70,378

Gary, IN $70,378

Galveston, TX $70,378

Springfield, OR $70,321

Medford, OR $70,151

Fort Collins, CO $70,123

Austin, TX $70,067

Mesa, AZ $69,918

Phoenix, AZ $69,904

Dallas, TX $69,883

Reading, PA $69,840

Saint Cloud, MN $69,812

Concord, NH $69,748

Madison, WI $69,720

Utica, NY $69,529

Raleigh, NC $69,472

Las Vegas, NV $69,465

Rochester, NY $69,415

Des Moines, IA $69,408

Atlanta, GA $69,295

Battle Creek, MI $69,274

Salt Lake City, UT $69,253

Lancaster, PA $69,147

Champaign, IL $69,132

Harrisburg, PA $69,047

Durham, NC $68,984

Kansas City, MO $68,977

Kansas City, KS $68,963

Fort Worth, TX $68,955

Boca Raton, FL $68,927

Cleveland, OH $68,920

Columbus, OH $68,906

Pittsburgh, PA $68,899

Richmond, VA $68,871

Indianapolis, IN $68,856

Cincinnati, OH $68,764

Petersburg, VA $68,658

Billings, MT $68,503

Lansing, MI $68,503

Huntsville, AL $68,503

Lebanon, PA $68,495

Dayton, OH $68,488

Pueblo, CO $68,488

Appleton, WI $68,467

Buffalo, NY $68,439

Racine, WI $68,403

Charlotte, NC $68,396

Saint Louis, MO $68,375

Springfield, IL $68,347

Elkhart, IN $68,333

York, PA $68,333

Gastonia, NC $68,326

Benton Harbor, MI $68,326

Beaumont, TX $68,283

Lorain, OH $68,269

Toledo, OH $68,241

Binghamton, NY $68,205

Rock Hill, SC $68,198

Rockford, IL $68,163

Fargo, ND $68,127

Elyria, OH $68,127

Flagstaff, AZ $68,078

Fort Lauderdale, FL $68,035

Miami, FL $67,993

Duluth, MN $67,880

Bangor, ME $67,788

Cedar Rapids, IA $67,710

Louisville, KY $67,675

Grand Rapids, MI $67,660

Hialeah, FL $67,653

Casper, WY $67,554

Scranton, PA $67,469

New Orleans, LA $67,448

Virginia Beach, VA $67,441

Akron, OH $67,406

Peoria, IL $67,314

Sarasota, FL $67,300

Green Bay, WI $67,250

Baton Rouge, LA $67,215

Charleston, SC $67,200

Nashville, TN $67,179

Jamestown, NY $67,165

Davenport, IA $67,165

Tucson, AZ $67,130

Cheyenne, WY $67,108

Saint Petersburg, FL $67,087

Tampa, FL $67,073

Omaha, NE $67,059

Port Arthur, TX $67,031

Evansville, IN $67,031

Bradenton, FL $67,002

Santa Fe, NM $66,875

Orlando, FL $66,804

Clearwater, FL $66,726

Canton, OH $66,578

La Crosse, WI $66,578

Grand Forks, ND $66,556

Albuquerque, NM $66,535

Tulsa, OK $66,535

Newport News, VA $66,528

High Point, NC $66,507

Ogden, UT $66,479

Corpus Christi, TX $66,422

Laramie, WY $66,380

Norfolk, VA $66,380

Rock Island, IL $66,337

Saginaw, MI $66,323

Jacksonville, FL $66,316

Salisbury, NC $66,302

Memphis, TN $66,288

Moline, IL $66,252

Fort Myers, FL $66,231

Waterloo, IA $66,139

Spartanburg, SC $66,068

Lincoln, NE $66,033

Fort Wayne, IN $66,019

Birmingham, AL $65,941

Cedar Falls, IA $65,927

Provo, UT $65,920

Springfield, OH $65,912

San Antonio, TX $65,898

Greensboro, NC $65,870

South Bend, IN $65,863

Winston Salem, NC $65,856

Boise, ID $65,835

Savannah, GA $65,785

Muskegon, MI $65,658

Lima, OH $65,573

Lake Charles, LA $65,544

Anderson, IN $65,530

Lexington, KY $65,509

Augusta, GA $65,488

Greenville, SC $65,488

Wichita, KS $65,424

Tuscaloosa, AL $65,424

Columbia, SC $65,360

Bloomington, IN $65,184

Roanoke, VA $65,141

Asheville, NC $65,049

Knoxville, TN $64,929

Shreveport, LA $64,922

Wilmington, NC $64,830

Frankfort, KY $64,695

Oklahoma City, OK $64,646

Chillicothe, OH $64,617

Longview, TX $64,610

Topeka, KS $64,589

Mobile, AL $64,483

Terre Haute, IN $64,455

Erie, PA $64,448

Altoona, PA $64,412

Melbourne, FL $64,391

Amarillo, TX $64,363

Killeen, TX $64,341

Fayetteville, AR $64,285

Sioux Falls, SD $64,235

Chattanooga, TN $64,193

Idaho Falls, ID $64,186

Gainesville, FL $64,037

Portsmouth, OH $64,002

Little Rock, AR $63,988

Lynchburg, VA $63,988

Lafayette, LA $63,959

Youngstown, OH $63,959

Temple, TX $63,931

Daytona Beach, FL $63,917

Clarksville, TN $63,910

Pensacola, FL $63,903

Hopkinsville, KY $63,690

Charleston, WV $63,683

Florence, SC $63,648

Sioux City, IA $63,605

Macon, GA $63,400

Tallahassee, FL $63,393

Fayetteville, NC $63,379

Waco, TX $63,365

Wichita Falls, TX $63,365

Pine Bluff, AR $63,337

Vincennes, IN $63,202

Lubbock, TX $63,174

Great Falls, MT $63,131

Alamogordo, NM $63,124

Abilene, TX $63,068

Rapid City, SD $62,976

Monroe, LA $62,976

Albany, GA $62,933

Huntington, WV $62,926

Jackson, MS $62,919

Greenville, MS $62,912

Parkersburg, WV $62,841

Montgomery, AL $62,827

Johnstown, PA $62,813

Springfield, MO $62,756

Biloxi, MS $62,721

Sumter, SC $62,572

Columbus, GA $62,565

Twin Falls, ID $62,523

Pascagoula, MS $62,431

Kingsport, TN $62,247

Gulfport, MS $62,226

Alexandria, LA $61,992

Fort Smith, AR $61,815

El Paso, TX $61,624

Helena, MT $61,532

Las Cruces, NM $61,306

Harlingen, TX $61,107

Pocatello, ID $61,044

Florence, AL $61,022

Brownsville, TX $61,008

Dothan, AL $60,895

Mcallen, TX $60,860

Columbus, MS $60,336

Altus, OK $60,011

Lawton, OK $59,876

Pierre, SD $59,621

What Skills Can Increase a Toolmaker'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 Toolmaker'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	$75,721	7%
AutoCAD	$72,890	3%
Leadership	$72,890	3%
Initiative	$72,182	2%
Repairing	$72,182	2%
ISO	$72,182	2%

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How Education impacts a Toolmaker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Toolmakers 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 Toolmaker with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $67,781 and $72,543).

Toolmaker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Toolmaker

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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Toolmaker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Toolmaker'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 January 01, 2026

$62,471

Average $70,767/year

$76,106

$5,206

Average $5,897/month

$6,342

$1,201

Average $1,361/week

$1,464

$30

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,106	$6,342	$1,464	$37
Average	$70,767	$5,897	$1,361	$34
25th Percentile	$62,471	$5,206	$1,201	$30

Salary Trends for Toolmaker

Salaries for a Toolmaker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,814 in 2023 to around $53,999 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Toolmaker salary trends, .

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2024

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