Machine Operator Salary in Minnesota

How much does a Machine Operator make in Minnesota?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Machine Operator in Minnesota is $46,163 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,486
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,691 to $51,043
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,620

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Machine Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,043	$4,254	$982	$25
Average	$46,163	$3,847	$888	$22
25th Percentile	$41,691	$3,474	$802	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Machine Operator Salaries

A Machine Operator'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 Machine Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Machine Operator'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): $41,219
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,805
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,957
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,872
Expert (over 8 years): $81,086

Levels	Salary
Machine O... Level Machine Operator	$41,219
Machine O... Level Machine Operator	$45,805
Machine O... Level Machine Operator	$51,957
Machine O... Level Machine Operator	$55,872
Machine O... Level Machine Operator	$81,086

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How Do Machine Operator 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 Machine Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,948.
California: $49,759.
Massachusetts: $49,096.

District of Columbia $49,948 California $49,759 Massachusetts $49,096 Washington $48,915 New Jersey $48,897 Alaska $48,834 Connecticut $48,212 New York $47,959

Hawaii $47,151 Rhode Island $46,772 Maryland $46,515 Minnesota $46,163 Colorado $46,028 Illinois $45,983 Oregon $45,812 Delaware $45,685

New Hampshire $45,606 Virginia $45,428 Pennsylvania $44,909 Nevada $44,648 North Dakota $44,562 Michigan $44,427 Wisconsin $44,377 Vermont $44,278

Texas $44,003 Maine $43,984 Arizona $43,957 Ohio $43,926 Georgia $43,511 Indiana $43,303 Wyoming $43,263 Utah $43,200

Iowa $43,172 Kansas $42,956 Louisiana $42,893 North Carolina $42,870 Missouri $42,861 Florida $42,685 Montana $42,591 Nebraska $42,500

Kentucky $42,451 South Carolina $42,270 Tennessee $42,157 Idaho $42,112 New Mexico $41,783 Oklahoma $41,711 Alabama $41,445 South Dakota $40,998

Arkansas $40,754 West Virginia $40,624 Mississippi $40,231

Top Paying Cities for Machine Operators

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:

Conger: $44,819
Courtland: $46,809
Darfur: $43,727

Conger, MN $44,819 Courtland, MN $46,809 Darfur, MN $43,727 Delavan, MN $44,819 Eagle Lake, MN $45,816 Easton, MN $44,819 Ellendale, MN $44,819 Elmore, MN $44,819

Elysian, MN $45,816 Emmons, MN $44,819 Essig, MN $46,809 Fairmont, MN $43,966 Freeborn, MN $44,819 Frost, MN $44,819 Garden City, MN $45,816 Geneva, MN $44,819

Glenville, MN $44,819 Good Thunder, MN $45,816 Granada, MN $45,816 Hanska, MN $46,809 Hartland, MN $44,819 Hayward, MN $44,819 Henderson, MN $46,809 Hollandale, MN $44,819

Hope, MN $44,819 Huntley, MN $44,819 Janesville, MN $45,816 Kasota, MN $46,809 Kiester, MN $44,819 Kilkenny, MN $46,809 Lafayette, MN $46,809 Lake Crystal, MN $46,809

La Salle, MN $46,809 Le Center, MN $46,809 Le Sueur, MN $46,809 Lewisville, MN $45,816 Madelia, MN $46,809 Madison Lake, MN $45,816 Mapleton, MN $45,816 Minnesota Lake, MN $44,819

Montgomery, MN $46,809 New Prague, MN $46,809 New Richland, MN $44,819 New Ulm, MN $46,809 Nicollet, MN $46,809 Northrop, MN $45,816 Pemberton, MN $44,819 Saint Clair, MN $45,816

Saint James, MN $46,809 Saint Peter, MN $46,809 Sanborn, MN $40,272 Searles, MN $46,809 Sleepy Eye, MN $45,455 Springfield, MN $43,727 Truman, MN $45,816 Twin Lakes, MN $44,819

Vernon Center, MN $45,816 Waldorf, MN $44,819 Waseca, MN $44,819 Waterville, MN $45,816 Wells, MN $44,819 Winnebago, MN $44,819 Windom, MN $40,272 Adrian, MN $40,272

Alpha, MN $40,272 Arco, MN $40,272 Avoca, MN $40,272 Balaton, MN $40,272 Beaver Creek, MN $40,678 Bigelow, MN $40,272 Bingham Lake, MN $40,272 Brewster, MN $40,272

Butterfield, MN $43,538 Ceylon, MN $42,545 Chandler, MN $40,272 Currie, MN $40,272 Dovray, MN $40,272 Dunnell, MN $40,272 Starbuck, MN $44,097 Morris, MN $44,097

Crane Lake, MN $42,866 Cromwell, MN $42,866 Grand Rapids, MN $42,866 Ely, MN $42,866 Embarrass, MN $42,866 Esko, MN $43,163 Eveleth, MN $42,866 Finlayson, MN $42,866

Floodwood, MN $42,866 Forbes, MN $42,866 Gilbert, MN $42,866 Goodland, MN $42,866 Hibbing, MN $42,866 Hill City, MN $42,866 Holyoke, MN $42,866 Hoyt Lakes, MN $42,866

Iron, MN $42,866 Jacobson, MN $42,866 Keewatin, MN $42,866 Kerrick, MN $42,866 Kettle River, MN $42,866 Kinney, MN $42,866 Mcgregor, MN $42,866 Makinen, MN $42,866

Marble, MN $42,866 Meadowlands, MN $42,866 Melrude, MN $42,866 Moose Lake, MN $42,866 Afton, MN $46,863 Almelund, MN $46,809 Bayport, MN $46,836 Bethel, MN $46,470

Braham, MN $45,455 Brook Park, MN $45,455 Cambridge, MN $46,357 Cannon Falls, MN $45,816 Castle Rock, MN $46,560 Cedar, MN $46,705 Center City, MN $46,809 Chisago City, MN $46,809

Circle Pines, MN $47,160 Cottage Grove, MN $46,917 Dalbo, MN $44,305 Wirt, MN $42,866 Thief River Falls, MN $41,751 Alvarado, MN $41,977 Angle Inlet, MN $41,751 Argyle, MN $41,751

Badger, MN $41,751 Brooks, MN $41,751 Crookston, MN $41,842 Donaldson, MN $41,751 East Grand Forks, MN $42,428 Euclid, MN $41,977 Fisher, MN $42,203 Gatzke, MN $41,751

Goodridge, MN $41,751 Greenbush, MN $41,751 Grygla, MN $41,751 Hallock, MN $41,751 Halma, MN $41,751 Humboldt, MN $41,751 Karlstad, MN $41,751 Kennedy, MN $41,751

Lake Bronson, MN $41,751 Lancaster, MN $41,751 Mentor, MN $41,751 Middle River, MN $41,751 Newfolden, MN $41,751 Noyes, MN $41,751 Oak Island, MN $41,751 Oklee, MN $41,751

Oslo, MN $41,977 Plummer, MN $41,751 Red Lake Falls, MN $41,751 Roseau, MN $41,751 Saint Hilaire, MN $41,751 Saint Vincent, MN $41,751 Salol, MN $41,751 Stephen, MN $41,751

Strandquist, MN $41,751 Strathcona, MN $41,751 Viking, MN $41,751 Wannaska, MN $41,751 Warren, MN $41,797 Warroad, MN $41,751 Edgerton, MN $40,272 Georgetown, MN $43,430

Glyndon, MN $43,339 Morton, MN $44,097 Murdock, MN $44,097 New London, MN $44,097 Norcross, MN $42,753 Odessa, MN $44,097 Olivia, MN $44,097 Ortonville, MN $43,425

Pennock, MN $44,097 Porter, MN $40,272 Prinsburg, MN $44,097 Raymond, MN $44,097 Redwood Falls, MN $44,097 Renville, MN $44,097 Sacred Heart, MN $44,097 Seaforth, MN $42,185

Spicer, MN $44,097 Sunburg, MN $44,097 Taunton, MN $40,272 Vesta, MN $42,185 Wabasso, MN $42,185 Wanda, MN $42,185 Watson, MN $44,097 Wheaton, MN $42,753

Wood Lake, MN $42,185 Saint Cloud, MN $44,503 Albany, MN $44,287 Alexandria, MN $44,097 Ashby, MN $42,753 Avon, MN $44,422 Barrett, MN $43,425 Belgrade, MN $44,097

Bock, MN $44,097 Bowlus, MN $44,178 Brandon, MN $44,097 Brooten, MN $44,097 Buckman, MN $44,097 Burtrum, MN $44,097 Carlos, MN $44,097 Cold Spring, MN $44,449

Collegeville, MN $44,503 Cyrus, MN $44,097 Dalton, MN $42,753 Elrosa, MN $44,097 Waltham, MN $44,819 Evansville, MN $43,425 Farwell, MN $44,097 Flensburg, MN $44,097

Foley, MN $44,314 Foreston, MN $44,097 Freeport, MN $44,124 Garfield, MN $44,097 Gilman, MN $44,287 Glenwood, MN $44,097 Greenwald, MN $44,097 Grey Eagle, MN $44,097

Hillman, MN $44,097 Hoffman, MN $44,097 Holdingford, MN $44,260 Holmes City, MN $44,097 Isle, MN $44,097 Kensington, MN $44,097 Lastrup, MN $44,097 Little Falls, MN $44,097

Long Prairie, MN $44,097 Lowry, MN $44,097 Mc Grath, MN $43,479 Melrose, MN $44,097 Milaca, MN $44,097 Miltona, MN $44,097 Nelson, MN $44,097 New Munich, MN $44,097

Oak Park, MN $44,314 Ogilvie, MN $44,097 Onamia, MN $44,097 Osakis, MN $44,097 Parkers Prairie, MN $44,097 Paynesville, MN $44,097 Pease, MN $44,097 Pierz, MN $44,097

Rice, MN $44,395 Richmond, MN $44,341 Rockville, MN $44,503 Roscoe, MN $44,178 Royalton, MN $44,206 Saint Joseph, MN $44,503 Saint Stephen, MN $44,449 Saint Martin, MN $44,178

Sartell, MN $44,503 Sauk Centre, MN $44,097 Sauk Rapids, MN $44,503 Nashua, MN $42,753 Naytahwaush, MN $42,753 New York Mills, MN $42,753 Nielsville, MN $42,027 Ogema, MN $42,753

Osage, MN $42,753 Ottertail, MN $42,753 Pelican Rapids, MN $42,753 Perham, MN $42,753 Perley, MN $43,114 Ponsford, MN $42,753 Richville, MN $42,753 Richwood, MN $42,753

Rochert, MN $42,753 Rothsay, MN $42,753 Sabin, MN $43,339 Shelly, MN $42,203 Tintah, MN $42,753 Twin Valley, MN $42,753 Ulen, MN $42,753 Underwood, MN $42,753

Vergas, MN $42,753 Vining, MN $43,425 Waubun, MN $42,753 Wendell, MN $42,753 White Earth, MN $42,753 Winger, MN $42,252 Wolf Lake, MN $42,753 Wolverton, MN $42,753

Bemidji, MN $42,252 Bagley, MN $42,252 Baudette, MN $41,751 Bena, MN $42,866 Big Falls, MN $42,866 Bigfork, MN $42,866 Birchdale, MN $42,306 Blackduck, MN $42,252

Bowstring, MN $42,866 Cass Lake, MN $42,753 Clearbrook, MN $42,252 Deer River, MN $42,866 Talmoon, MN $42,866 Effie, MN $42,866 Federal Dam, MN $42,866 Gonvick, MN $41,751

Gully, MN $41,751 Hines, MN $42,252 International Falls, MN $42,866 Kelliher, MN $42,252 Lengby, MN $42,252 Leonard, MN $42,252 Littlefork, MN $42,866 Loman, MN $42,306

Longville, MN $43,479 Marcell, MN $42,866 Margie, MN $42,866 Max, MN $42,866 Mizpah, MN $42,306 Northome, MN $42,455 Outing, MN $43,479 Pennington, MN $42,455

Ponemah, MN $41,751 Puposky, MN $42,252 Ranier, MN $42,866 Kabetogama, MN $42,866 Redby, MN $41,751 Redlake, MN $41,751 Remer, MN $42,866 Roosevelt, MN $41,751

Shevlin, MN $42,252 Solway, MN $42,252 South International Falls, MN $42,866 Spring Lake, MN $42,866 Squaw Lake, MN $42,866 Swift, MN $41,751 Tenstrike, MN $42,252 Trail, MN $41,751

Swanville, MN $44,097 Moorhead, MN $43,430 Upsala, MN $44,097 Villard, MN $44,097 Wahkon, MN $44,097 Waite Park, MN $44,503 West Union, MN $44,097 Brainerd, MN $44,097

Baxter, MN $44,097 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $43,240 Aitkin, MN $43,479 Akeley, MN $43,425 Aldrich, MN $44,097 Backus, MN $44,097 Benedict, MN $42,753 Bertha, MN $44,097

Browerville, MN $44,097 Clarissa, MN $44,097 Crosby, MN $44,097 Crosslake, MN $44,097 Cushing, MN $44,097 Deerwood, MN $44,097 Eagle Bend, MN $44,097 Emily, MN $43,479

Fifty Lakes, MN $44,097 Fort Ripley, MN $44,097 Garrison, MN $44,097 Hackensack, MN $44,097 Hewitt, MN $44,097 Ironton, MN $44,097 Jenkins, MN $44,097 Lake George, MN $42,753

Lake Hubert, MN $44,097 Laporte, MN $42,753 Menahga, MN $42,753 Merrifield, MN $44,097 Motley, MN $44,097 Nevis, MN $42,753 Nisswa, MN $44,097 Palisade, MN $42,866

Park Rapids, MN $42,753 Pequot Lakes, MN $44,097 Pillager, MN $44,097 Pine River, MN $44,097 Randall, MN $44,097 Sebeka, MN $43,425 Nimrod, MN $44,097 Staples, MN $44,097

Verndale, MN $44,097 Wadena, MN $44,097 Walker, MN $43,425 Detroit Lakes, MN $42,753 Ada, MN $42,753 Audubon, MN $42,753 Barnesville, MN $42,753 Battle Lake, MN $42,753

Bejou, MN $42,753 Beltrami, MN $42,013 Bluffton, MN $43,425 Borup, MN $42,843 Breckenridge, MN $42,753 Callaway, MN $42,753 Campbell, MN $42,753 Climax, MN $41,896

Clitherall, MN $42,753 Comstock, MN $43,069 Deer Creek, MN $43,425 Dent, MN $42,753 Dilworth, MN $43,430 Elbow Lake, MN $42,753 Elizabeth, MN $42,753 Erhard, MN $42,753

Erskine, MN $41,751 Felton, MN $43,069 Fergus Falls, MN $42,753 Fertile, MN $41,896 Flom, MN $42,753 Fosston, MN $42,252 Foxhome, MN $42,753 Frazee, MN $42,753

Gary, MN $42,753 Halstad, MN $42,419 Wabasha, MN $44,819 Hawley, MN $42,798 Hendrum, MN $42,658 Henning, MN $43,425 Hitterdal, MN $42,753 Kent, MN $42,753

Lake Park, MN $42,753 Mcintosh, MN $41,751 Mahnomen, MN $42,753 Wilton, MN $42,252 Waskish, MN $41,751 Williams, MN $41,751 Mountain Iron, MN $42,866 Cotton, MN $42,866

Wayzata, MN $47,160 Navarre, MN $47,133 Young America, MN $46,809 Winsted, MN $45,645 Winthrop, MN $46,809 Zimmerman, MN $45,248 Minneapolis, MN $47,215 Nashwauk, MN $42,866

Orr, MN $42,866 Nett Lake, MN $42,866 Pengilly, MN $42,866 Virginia, MN $42,866 Saginaw, MN $43,082 Sawyer, MN $42,866 Side Lake, MN $42,866 Soudan, MN $42,866

Sturgeon Lake, MN $42,866 Swan River, MN $42,866 Swatara, MN $42,866 Taconite, MN $42,866 Tamarack, MN $42,866 Tower, MN $42,866 Twig, MN $43,136 Warba, MN $42,866

Willow River, MN $42,866 Winton, MN $42,866 Wrenshall, MN $43,055 Wright, MN $42,866 Duluth, MN $43,272 Rochester, MN $45,225 Adams, MN $44,819 Altura, MN $43,962

Austin, MN $44,819 Blooming Prairie, MN $44,819 Brownsdale, MN $44,819 Brownsville, MN $42,442 Dundas, MN $46,037 Elko New Market, MN $46,809 Faribault, MN $45,360 Farmington, MN $46,863

Forest Lake, MN $46,809 Frontenac, MN $44,819 Goodhue, MN $44,819 Grandy, MN $46,809 Grasston, MN $45,455 Hampton, MN $46,425 Harris, MN $46,809 Hastings, MN $46,809

Henriette, MN $45,455 Hinckley, MN $43,479 Hugo, MN $46,971 Isanti, MN $46,357 Lake City, MN $44,819 Lake Elmo, MN $46,998 Lakeland, MN $46,809 Lakeville, MN $46,917

Lindstrom, MN $46,809 Lonsdale, MN $46,809 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $46,809 Medford, MN $44,819 Mora, MN $44,097 Morristown, MN $44,819 Nerstrand, MN $45,293 Newport, MN $47,052

North Branch, MN $46,809 Northfield, MN $46,114 Owatonna, MN $44,819 Pine City, MN $45,455 Randolph, MN $46,091 Red Wing, MN $45,514 Rock Creek, MN $46,809 Rosemount, MN $46,971

Rush City, MN $46,809 Saint Francis, MN $45,997 Saint Paul Park, MN $47,025 Sandstone, MN $42,866 Scandia, MN $46,809 Shafer, MN $46,809 South Saint Paul, MN $47,133 Inver Grove Heights, MN $47,079

Waverly, MN $45,496 Byron, MN $45,225 Caledonia, MN $42,248 Canton, MN $42,861 Chatfield, MN $44,742 Claremont, MN $44,819 Dakota, MN $42,442 Dexter, MN $44,819

Dodge Center, MN $45,036 Dover, MN $44,981 Eitzen, MN $42,103 Elgin, MN $45,144 Elkton, MN $44,819 Eyota, MN $45,090 Fountain, MN $44,400 Grand Meadow, MN $44,819

Harmony, MN $43,448 Hayfield, MN $44,954 Hokah, MN $42,442 Homer, MN $42,347 Houston, MN $42,248 Kasson, MN $45,144 Kellogg, MN $44,819 Kenyon, MN $44,819

La Crescent, MN $42,442 Lanesboro, MN $43,601 Lansing, MN $44,819 Le Roy, MN $44,819 Lewiston, MN $43,529 Lyle, MN $44,819 Mabel, MN $42,081 Mantorville, MN $45,144

Mazeppa, MN $45,090 Millville, MN $45,036 Minnesota City, MN $43,267 Oronoco, MN $45,225 Ostrander, MN $44,819 Peterson, MN $43,109 Pine Island, MN $45,144 Plainview, MN $45,009

Preston, MN $44,070 Racine, MN $44,954 Reads Landing, MN $44,819 Rollingstone, MN $43,542 Rose Creek, MN $44,819 Rushford, MN $42,830 Saint Charles, MN $44,300 Sargeant, MN $44,873

Spring Grove, MN $42,081 Spring Valley, MN $44,819 Stewartville, MN $45,117 Taopi, MN $44,819 Utica, MN $43,854 Ellsworth, MN $40,272 Fulda, MN $40,272 Garvin, MN $40,272

Hardwick, MN $40,272 Hendricks, MN $40,272 Heron Lake, MN $40,272 Hills, MN $40,723 Holland, MN $40,272 Ihlen, MN $40,272 Iona, MN $40,272 Ivanhoe, MN $40,272

Jackson, MN $40,272 Jasper, MN $40,272 Jeffers, MN $40,272 Kanaranzi, MN $40,272 Kenneth, MN $40,272 Lake Benton, MN $40,272 Lakefield, MN $40,272 Lake Wilson, MN $40,272

Lamberton, MN $40,272 Leota, MN $40,272 Lismore, MN $40,272 Luverne, MN $40,317 Lynd, MN $40,272 Magnolia, MN $40,272 Mountain Lake, MN $40,272 Odin, MN $43,538

Okabena, MN $40,272 Ormsby, MN $43,966 Pipestone, MN $40,272 Reading, MN $40,272 Revere, MN $40,272 Round Lake, MN $40,272 Rushmore, MN $40,272 Russell, MN $40,272

Ruthton, MN $40,272 Sherburn, MN $40,272 Slayton, MN $40,272 Steen, MN $40,452 Storden, MN $40,272 Tracy, MN $40,272 Trimont, MN $40,272 Trosky, MN $40,272

Tyler, MN $40,272 Walnut Grove, MN $40,272 Welcome, MN $43,966 Westbrook, MN $40,272 Wilmont, MN $40,272 Woodstock, MN $40,272 Worthington, MN $40,272 Beaver Bay, MN $42,866

Brimson, MN $42,866 Finland, MN $42,866 Grand Marais, MN $42,866 Grand Portage, MN $42,866 Hovland, MN $42,866 Isabella, MN $42,866 Knife River, MN $43,028 Lutsen, MN $42,866

Schroeder, MN $42,866 Silver Bay, MN $42,866 Tofte, MN $42,866 Two Harbors, MN $42,866 Adolph, MN $43,272 Alborn, MN $42,866 Angora, MN $42,866 Askov, MN $42,866

Aurora, MN $42,866 Babbitt, MN $42,866 Barnum, MN $42,866 Biwabik, MN $42,866 Bovey, MN $42,866 Britt, MN $42,866 Brookston, MN $42,866 Bruno, MN $42,866

Buhl, MN $42,866 Calumet, MN $42,866 Canyon, MN $42,866 Carlton, MN $43,082 Chisholm, MN $42,866 Cloquet, MN $43,028 Cohasset, MN $42,866 Coleraine, MN $42,866

Cook, MN $42,866 Albertville, MN $45,726 Annandale, MN $44,233 Anoka, MN $47,025 Andover, MN $46,971 Hopkins, MN $47,215 Burnsville, MN $47,079 Arlington, MN $46,809

Becker, MN $44,233 Big Lake, MN $45,212 Bird Island, MN $44,097 Osseo, MN $47,187 Brownton, MN $45,455 Buffalo, MN $45,383 Buffalo Lake, MN $44,097 Carver, MN $46,863

Champlin, MN $47,106 Chanhassen, MN $47,052 Chaska, MN $46,971 Clear Lake, MN $44,449 Clearwater, MN $44,449 Cokato, MN $44,688 Cologne, MN $46,809 Crystal Bay, MN $47,052

Darwin, MN $44,097 Dassel, MN $44,097 Dayton, MN $47,025 Delano, MN $46,033 Eden Valley, MN $44,178 Elk River, MN $45,708 Excelsior, MN $47,079 Fairfax, MN $45,455

Franklin, MN $44,097 Gaylord, MN $46,809 Gibbon, MN $45,455 Glencoe, MN $46,809 Green Isle, MN $46,809 Hamburg, MN $46,809 Hamel, MN $47,052 Hanover, MN $46,051

Hector, MN $44,097 Eden Prairie, MN $47,133 Minnetonka, MN $47,215 Maple Plain, MN $46,971 Howard Lake, MN $45,203 Hutchinson, MN $44,097 Jordan, MN $46,809 Kimball, MN $44,341

Lester Prairie, MN $46,132 Litchfield, MN $44,097 Long Lake, MN $47,106 Loretto, MN $46,998 Maple Lake, MN $44,869 Mayer, MN $46,551 Dennison, MN $45,509 Stacy, MN $46,809

Stanchfield, MN $45,455 Stillwater, MN $46,863 Taylors Falls, MN $46,809 Vermillion, MN $46,727 Warsaw, MN $44,819 Webster, MN $46,809 Welch, MN $45,857 Willernie, MN $47,025

Wyoming, MN $46,809 Saint Paul, MN $47,215 Mendota, MN $47,215 Minnetonka Beach, MN $47,079 Monticello, MN $45,180 Montrose, MN $45,622 Mound, MN $46,971 New Auburn, MN $46,809

New Germany, MN $46,357 Norwood Young America, MN $46,809 Plato, MN $46,809 Princeton, MN $44,724 Prior Lake, MN $46,971 Rockford, MN $46,024 Rogers, MN $46,944 Saint Bonifacius, MN $46,736

Saint Michael, MN $45,793 Santiago, MN $44,260 Savage, MN $47,052 Shakopee, MN $47,025 Silver Creek, MN $44,260 Silver Lake, MN $45,329 South Haven, MN $44,314 Norwood, MN $46,809

Spring Park, MN $46,998 Stewart, MN $45,455 Victoria, MN $46,944 Waconia, MN $46,809 Watertown, MN $46,227 Watkins, MN $44,287 Wanamingo, MN $44,873 West Concord, MN $44,927

Winona, MN $42,789 Stockton, MN $43,245 Wykoff, MN $44,819 Zumbro Falls, MN $45,063 Zumbrota, MN $44,981 Mankato, MN $46,809 Albert Lea, MN $44,819 Alden, MN $44,819

Amboy, MN $45,816 Belle Plaine, MN $46,809 Blue Earth, MN $44,819 Bricelyn, MN $44,819 Clarks Grove, MN $44,819 Cleveland, MN $46,809 Comfrey, MN $43,727 Willmar, MN $44,097

Alberta, MN $44,097 Appleton, MN $44,097 Atwater, MN $44,097 Barry, MN $42,753 Beardsley, MN $42,753 Bellingham, MN $42,185 Belview, MN $44,097 Benson, MN $44,097

Blomkest, MN $44,097 Boyd, MN $42,185 Browns Valley, MN $42,753 Canby, MN $40,272 Chokio, MN $43,425 Clara City, MN $44,097 Clarkfield, MN $42,185 Clements, MN $43,727

Clinton, MN $43,425 Clontarf, MN $44,097 Correll, MN $44,097 Cosmos, MN $44,097 Cottonwood, MN $42,185 Danube, MN $44,097 Danvers, MN $44,097 Dawson, MN $42,185

Donnelly, MN $43,425 Dumont, MN $42,753 Echo, MN $44,097 Ghent, MN $40,272 Graceville, MN $42,753 Granite Falls, MN $44,097 Grove City, MN $44,097 Hancock, MN $44,097

Hanley Falls, MN $42,185 Herman, MN $42,753 Holloway, MN $44,097 Kandiyohi, MN $44,097 Kerkhoven, MN $44,097 Lake Lillian, MN $44,097 Lucan, MN $40,272 Madison, MN $42,185

Marietta, MN $40,272 Marshall, MN $40,272 Maynard, MN $44,097 Milan, MN $44,097 Milroy, MN $40,272 Minneota, MN $40,272 Montevideo, MN $44,097 Morgan, MN $45,455

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Understanding how a Machine Operator'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

$41,691

Average $46,163/year

$51,043

$3,474

Average $3,847/month

$4,254

$802

Average $888/week

$982

$20

Average $22/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,043	$4,254	$982	$25
Average	$46,163	$3,847	$888	$22
25th Percentile	$41,691	$3,474	$802	$20

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