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

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

How does experience change A Pattern Maker's salary?

A Pattern Maker's salary grows with experience: a Tool and Die Maker I (0-1 years)earns $49,724, a Tool and Die Maker II (1-3 years)earns $64,331, a Pattern Maker (3-5 years)earns $72,116, a Tool and Die Maker IV (5-7 years)earns $80,528, a Tool, Die, and Gauge Making Supervisor I (7+ years)earns $84,965,

What are the highest paying states for a Pattern Maker?

Pattern Maker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pattern Maker roles are District of Columbia $80,252, California $79,947, Massachusetts $78,882. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pattern Maker roles make?

Salaries for Pattern Maker level roles vary by specialization: Surface Pattern Designer: $69,428; Assistant Pattern Maker: $61,650; Pattern Designer: $61,290; Cabinet Maker: $60,277; Mold Maker: $53,295.

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

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

Pattern Maker Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pattern Maker in the United States is $72,482 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,986
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,127 to $77,457
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,431

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Pattern Maker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,457	$6,455	$1,490	$37
Average	$72,482	$6,040	$1,394	$35
25th Percentile	$65,127	$5,427	$1,252	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Pattern Maker Salaries

A Pattern 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Pattern Maker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pattern 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): $49,724
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,331
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,116
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $80,528
Expert (over 8 years): $84,965

Levels	Salary
Tool and ... Level Pattern Maker	$49,724
Tool and ... Level Pattern Maker	$64,331
Pattern M... Level Pattern Maker	$72,116
Tool and ... Level Pattern Maker	$80,528
Tool, Die... Level Pattern Maker	$84,965

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

District of Columbia: $80,252.
California: $79,947.
Massachusetts: $78,882.

District of Columbia $80,252 California $79,947 Massachusetts $78,882 Washington $78,592 New Jersey $78,563 Alaska $78,461 Connecticut $77,461 New York $77,055

Hawaii $75,758 Rhode Island $75,149 Maryland $74,736 Minnesota $74,170 Colorado $73,953 Illinois $73,880 Oregon $73,605 Delaware $73,402

New Hampshire $73,274 Virginia $72,989 Pennsylvania $72,155 Nevada $71,735 North Dakota $71,597 Michigan $71,380 Wisconsin $71,300 Vermont $71,141

Texas $70,698 Maine $70,669 Arizona $70,626 Ohio $70,575 Georgia $69,908 Indiana $69,575 Wyoming $69,510 Utah $69,408

Iowa $69,365 Kansas $69,017 Louisiana $68,915 North Carolina $68,879 Missouri $68,865 Florida $68,582 Montana $68,430 Nebraska $68,285

Kentucky $68,205 South Carolina $67,915 Tennessee $67,734 Idaho $67,661 New Mexico $67,132 Oklahoma $67,016 Alabama $66,589 South Dakota $65,871

Arkansas $65,480 West Virginia $65,270 Mississippi $64,639

Top Paying Cities for Pattern 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: $91,421
San Francisco: $90,420
Oakland: $88,514

San Jose, CA $91,421

San Francisco, CA $90,420

Oakland, CA $88,514

New York, NY $83,454

Paramus, NJ $82,440

Queens Village, NY $82,436

Passaic, NJ $82,367

Bergenfield, NJ $82,361

Stamford, CT $82,201

Huntington, NY $82,172

Newark, NJ $81,636

Bridgeport, CT $81,483

Vallejo, CA $81,339

New Brunswick, NJ $81,310

Petaluma, CA $81,266

Middlesex, NJ $81,129

Somerset, NJ $81,078

Santa Cruz, CA $80,984

Boston, MA $80,541

Monterey, CA $80,287

Seattle, WA $80,121

Santa Rosa, CA $80,107

Los Angeles, CA $80,085

Juneau, AK $79,896

Washington, DC $79,817

Orange, CA $79,559

Santa Ana, CA $79,367

Long Beach, CA $79,295

Anaheim, CA $79,280

Anchorage, AK $79,244

Santa Maria, CA $79,027

Everett, WA $79,012

Danbury, CT $78,757

Bremerton, WA $78,657

Tacoma, WA $78,396

New Suffolk, NY $78,395

Sacramento, CA $78,374

Santa Barbara, CA $78,295

Trenton, NJ $78,215

San Diego, CA $78,215

Brockton, MA $78,135

Fairbanks, AK $77,957

Lompoc, CA $77,773

Lowell, MA $77,714

Ventura, CA $77,700

Nashua, NH $77,686

Stockton, CA $77,678

Modesto, CA $77,149

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,990

Olympia, WA $76,852

Kennewick, WA $76,852

New Haven, CT $76,823

Lawrence, MA $76,562

Hartford, CT $76,490

Riverside, CA $76,475

New Bedford, MA $76,403

Richland, WA $76,403

Bakersfield, CA $76,301

San Bernardino, CA $76,272

New Britain, CT $76,265

Atlantic City, NJ $76,265

New London, CT $76,236

Norwich, CT $76,214

Portsmouth, NH $76,200

Boulder, CO $76,046

Portland, OR $75,946

Worcester, MA $75,939

Minneapolis, MN $75,714

Philadelphia, PA $75,613

Honolulu, HI $75,374

Saint Paul, MN $75,339

Vineland, NJ $75,323

Providence, RI $75,113

Chicago, IL $74,902

Bellingham, WA $74,815

Springfield, MA $74,757

Baltimore, MD $74,736

Chico, CA $74,554

Pittsfield, MA $74,359

Manchester, NH $74,221

Spokane, WA $73,902

Denver, CO $73,895

Albany, NY $73,554

Troy, NY $73,525

Nassau, NY $73,448

Schenectady, NY $73,373

Wilmington, DE $73,315

Burlington, VT $73,214

Salem, OR $73,185

Portland, ME $72,960

Yakima, WA $72,887

Rochester, MN $72,663

Reno, NV $72,626

Fresno, CA $72,626

Milwaukee, WI $72,561

Detroit, MI $72,489

Ann Arbor, MI $72,476

Allentown, PA $72,467

Colorado Springs, CO $72,344

Syracuse, NY $72,308

Carson City, NV $72,308

Houston, TX $72,206

Eugene, OR $72,170

Gary, IN $72,083

Springfield, OR $72,025

Bismarck, ND $72,010

Galveston, TX $71,960

Medford, OR $71,851

Fort Collins, CO $71,822

Concord, NH $71,786

Austin, TX $71,764

Mesa, AZ $71,612

Reading, PA $71,604

Phoenix, AZ $71,597

Dallas, TX $71,575

Saint Cloud, MN $71,506

Madison, WI $71,409

Utica, NY $71,213

Rochester, NY $71,097

Des Moines, IA $71,090

Raleigh, NC $71,083

Atlanta, GA $70,974

Battle Creek, MI $70,952

Salt Lake City, UT $70,930

Lancaster, PA $70,822

Harrisburg, PA $70,720

Kansas City, MO $70,648

Champaign, IL $70,633

Kansas City, KS $70,633

Fort Worth, TX $70,626

Columbus, OH $70,614

Boca Raton, FL $70,597

Pittsburgh, PA $70,568

Richmond, VA $70,539

Indianapolis, IN $70,524

Cleveland, OH $70,517

Las Vegas, NV $70,430

Cincinnati, OH $70,430

Petersburg, VA $70,322

Huntsville, AL $70,213

Lansing, MI $70,164

Lebanon, PA $70,155

Pueblo, CO $70,148

Appleton, WI $70,126

Buffalo, NY $70,097

Dayton, OH $70,075

Racine, WI $70,061

Charlotte, NC $70,053

Saint Louis, MO $70,032

York, PA $69,988

Elkhart, IN $69,988

Gastonia, NC $69,974

Billings, MT $69,957

Beaumont, TX $69,937

Lorain, OH $69,923

Benton Harbor, MI $69,908

Toledo, OH $69,894

Binghamton, NY $69,858

Rock Hill, SC $69,850

Rockford, IL $69,814

Springfield, IL $69,785

Elyria, OH $69,778

Fargo, ND $69,778

Flagstaff, AZ $69,727

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,684

Duluth, MN $69,640

Miami, FL $69,640

Cheyenne, WY $69,589

Grand Forks, ND $69,589

Bangor, ME $69,430

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,350

Durham, NC $69,320

Louisville, KY $69,314

Grand Rapids, MI $69,300

Hialeah, FL $69,292

Casper, WY $69,191

Scranton, PA $69,104

New Orleans, LA $69,082

Virginia Beach, VA $69,075

Akron, OH $69,039

Peoria, IL $68,944

Sarasota, FL $68,930

Nashville, TN $68,879

Omaha, NE $68,879

Green Bay, WI $68,879

Baton Rouge, LA $68,843

Charleston, SC $68,828

Jamestown, NY $68,792

Davenport, IA $68,792

Tucson, AZ $68,756

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,712

Tampa, FL $68,698

Evansville, IN $68,654

Port Arthur, TX $68,654

Bradenton, FL $68,625

Santa Fe, NM $68,495

Orlando, FL $68,365

Clearwater, FL $68,343

Canton, OH $68,191

La Crosse, WI $68,191

Albuquerque, NM $68,147

Newport News, VA $68,140

High Point, NC $68,118

Ogden, UT $68,089

Corpus Christi, TX $68,031

Norfolk, VA $67,988

Laramie, WY $67,988

Rock Island, IL $67,944

Saginaw, MI $67,930

Jacksonville, FL $67,922

Salisbury, NC $67,908

Boise, ID $67,893

Moline, IL $67,857

Fort Myers, FL $67,835

Memphis, TN $67,821

Tulsa, OK $67,785

Waterloo, IA $67,741

Spartanburg, SC $67,669

Lincoln, NE $67,632

Fort Wayne, IN $67,618

Provo, UT $67,611

Cedar Falls, IA $67,524

San Antonio, TX $67,495

Greensboro, NC $67,466

South Bend, IN $67,459

Savannah, GA $67,379

Muskegon, MI $67,350

Birmingham, AL $67,343

Winston Salem, NC $67,307

Lake Charles, LA $67,132

Anderson, IN $67,118

Lexington, KY $67,096

Augusta, GA $67,074

Greenville, SC $67,074

Lima, OH $67,016

Wichita, KS $67,009

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,009

Columbia, SC $66,944

Springfield, OH $66,929

Asheville, NC $66,813

Bloomington, IN $66,763

Knoxville, TN $66,502

Shreveport, LA $66,495

Wilmington, NC $66,400

Roanoke, VA $66,400

Topeka, KS $66,270

Frankfort, KY $66,262

Oklahoma City, OK $66,212

Chillicothe, OH $66,183

Longview, TX $66,176

Melbourne, FL $66,168

Sioux Falls, SD $66,052

Mobile, AL $66,045

Terre Haute, IN $66,016

Altoona, PA $65,973

Amarillo, TX $65,922

Killeen, TX $65,900

Fayetteville, AR $65,842

Chattanooga, TN $65,820

Sioux City, IA $65,755

Idaho Falls, ID $65,741

Lynchburg, VA $65,683

Gainesville, FL $65,589

Portsmouth, OH $65,552

Little Rock, AR $65,538

Lafayette, LA $65,509

Youngstown, OH $65,509

Daytona Beach, FL $65,465

Clarksville, TN $65,458

Pensacola, FL $65,451

Temple, TX $65,446

Hopkinsville, KY $65,233

Erie, PA $65,219

Florence, SC $65,190

Charleston, WV $65,074

Great Falls, MT $65,038

Macon, GA $64,936

Tallahassee, FL $64,929

Fayetteville, NC $64,914

Waco, TX $64,900

Helena, MT $64,849

Pine Bluff, AR $64,822

Vincennes, IN $64,733

Lubbock, TX $64,704

Alamogordo, NM $64,661

Twin Falls, ID $64,596

Rapid City, SD $64,574

Jackson, MS $64,443

Huntington, WV $64,438

Greenville, MS $64,436

Parkersburg, WV $64,362

Montgomery, AL $64,349

Wichita Falls, TX $64,277

Springfield, MO $64,277

Biloxi, MS $64,240

Monroe, LA $64,168

Johnstown, PA $64,117

Sumter, SC $64,088

Columbus, GA $64,081

Pascagoula, MS $63,943

Abilene, TX $63,943

Kingsport, TN $63,755

Albany, GA $63,755

Gulfport, MS $63,733

Alexandria, LA $63,494

Fort Smith, AR $63,313

El Paso, TX $63,117

Las Cruces, NM $62,791

Harlingen, TX $62,607

Pocatello, ID $62,595

Florence, AL $62,501

Brownsville, TX $62,486

Mcallen, TX $62,334

Dothan, AL $62,233

Columbus, MS $61,802

Altus, OK $61,464

Lawton, OK $61,327

Pierre, SD $61,066

What Skills Can Increase a Pattern Maker'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 Pattern Maker'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	$77,555	7%
AutoCAD	$74,656	3%
Leadership	$74,656	3%
Initiative	$73,931	2%
Repairing	$73,931	2%
ISO	$73,931	2%

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How Education impacts a Pattern Maker's Salary?

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

Pattern Maker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pattern Maker

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

Understanding how a Pattern 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 May 01, 2026

$65,127

Average $72,482/year

$77,457

$5,427

Average $6,040/month

$6,455

$1,252

Average $1,394/week

$1,490

$31

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,457	$6,455	$1,490	$37
Average	$72,482	$6,040	$1,394	$35
25th Percentile	$65,127	$5,427	$1,252	$31

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Salary Trends for Pattern Maker

Salaries for a Pattern Maker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,495 in 2023 to around $53,684 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pattern Maker salary trends, .

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