General Machinist Salary in Minnesota

How much does a General Machinist make in Minnesota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Machinist in Minnesota is $53,338 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,595
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,350 to $59,230
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,808

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General Machinist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,230	$4,936	$1,139	$28
Average	$53,338	$4,445	$1,026	$26
25th Percentile	$48,350	$4,029	$930	$23

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Key Factors That Influence General Machinist Salaries

A General Machinist'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 Do General Machinist 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 General Machinists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,712.
California: $57,493.
Massachusetts: $56,726.

District of Columbia $57,712 California $57,493 Massachusetts $56,726 Washington $56,518 New Jersey $56,497 Alaska $56,424 Connecticut $55,705 New York $55,413

Hawaii $54,480 Rhode Island $54,042 Maryland $53,745 Minnesota $53,338 Colorado $53,182 Illinois $53,130 Oregon $52,932 Delaware $52,786

New Hampshire $52,694 Virginia $52,489 Pennsylvania $51,889 Nevada $51,587 North Dakota $51,488 Michigan $51,332 Wisconsin $51,274 Vermont $51,160

Texas $50,842 Maine $50,821 Arizona $50,790 Ohio $50,753 Georgia $50,274 Indiana $50,034 Wyoming $49,987 Utah $49,914

Iowa $49,883 Kansas $49,632 Louisiana $49,559 North Carolina $49,533 Missouri $49,523 Florida $49,320 Montana $49,210 Nebraska $49,106

Kentucky $49,049 South Carolina $48,840 Tennessee $48,710 Idaho $48,658 New Mexico $48,277 Oklahoma $48,194 Alabama $47,886 South Dakota $47,370

Arkansas $47,089 West Virginia $46,938 Mississippi $46,484

Top Paying Cities for General Machinists

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: $51,067
Courtland: $51,009
Darfur: $50,747

Conger, MN $51,067 Courtland, MN $51,009 Darfur, MN $50,747 Delavan, MN $50,755 Eagle Lake, MN $51,491 Easton, MN $50,774 Ellendale, MN $51,491 Elmore, MN $50,512

Elysian, MN $51,747 Emmons, MN $50,665 Essig, MN $50,814 Fairmont, MN $50,648 Freeborn, MN $51,139 Frost, MN $50,594 Garden City, MN $50,751 Geneva, MN $51,620

Glenville, MN $50,886 Good Thunder, MN $50,842 Granada, MN $50,598 Hanska, MN $50,599 Hartland, MN $51,183 Hayward, MN $51,180 Henderson, MN $52,066 Hollandale, MN $51,397

Hope, MN $51,648 Huntley, MN $50,716 Janesville, MN $51,389 Kasota, MN $51,582 Kiester, MN $50,674 Kilkenny, MN $51,995 Lafayette, MN $51,111 Lake Crystal, MN $50,832

La Salle, MN $50,695 Le Center, MN $52,101 Le Sueur, MN $51,989 Lewisville, MN $50,642 Madelia, MN $50,681 Madison Lake, MN $51,633 Mapleton, MN $50,868 Minnesota Lake, MN $50,894

Montgomery, MN $52,288 New Prague, MN $52,936 New Richland, MN $51,306 New Ulm, MN $50,807 Nicollet, MN $51,287 Northrop, MN $50,958 Pemberton, MN $51,127 Saint Clair, MN $51,455

Saint James, MN $50,644 Saint Peter, MN $51,699 Sanborn, MN $50,442 Searles, MN $50,726 Sleepy Eye, MN $50,561 Springfield, MN $50,513 Truman, MN $50,658 Twin Lakes, MN $50,803

Vernon Center, MN $50,717 Waldorf, MN $51,010 Waseca, MN $51,479 Waterville, MN $51,836 Wells, MN $50,898 Winnebago, MN $50,747 Windom, MN $50,572 Adrian, MN $49,257

Alpha, MN $50,425 Arco, MN $50,355 Avoca, MN $50,326 Balaton, MN $50,229 Beaver Creek, MN $47,994 Bigelow, MN $49,725 Bingham Lake, MN $50,497 Brewster, MN $50,350

Butterfield, MN $50,554 Ceylon, MN $50,464 Chandler, MN $49,532 Currie, MN $50,419 Dovray, MN $50,616 Dunnell, MN $50,388 Starbuck, MN $50,393 Morris, MN $50,425

Crane Lake, MN $49,904 Cromwell, MN $50,093 Grand Rapids, MN $50,108 Ely, MN $49,977 Embarrass, MN $49,906 Esko, MN $50,080 Eveleth, MN $49,982 Finlayson, MN $50,230

Floodwood, MN $49,952 Forbes, MN $49,818 Gilbert, MN $49,968 Goodland, MN $49,891 Hibbing, MN $49,856 Hill City, MN $50,050 Holyoke, MN $50,089 Hoyt Lakes, MN $49,976

Iron, MN $49,831 Jacobson, MN $49,922 Keewatin, MN $50,080 Kerrick, MN $50,176 Kettle River, MN $50,173 Kinney, MN $49,909 Mcgregor, MN $50,099 Makinen, MN $49,916

Marble, MN $50,049 Meadowlands, MN $49,928 Melrude, MN $49,909 Moose Lake, MN $50,283 Afton, MN $53,456 Almelund, MN $52,124 Bayport, MN $53,368 Bethel, MN $52,913

Braham, MN $51,389 Brook Park, MN $50,585 Cambridge, MN $51,981 Cannon Falls, MN $52,214 Castle Rock, MN $53,057 Cedar, MN $53,155 Center City, MN $52,463 Chisago City, MN $52,919

Circle Pines, MN $53,852 Cottage Grove, MN $53,592 Dalbo, MN $51,382 Wirt, MN $49,963 Thief River Falls, MN $50,260 Alvarado, MN $50,106 Angle Inlet, MN $50,084 Argyle, MN $50,167

Badger, MN $50,200 Brooks, MN $50,213 Crookston, MN $50,129 Donaldson, MN $50,190 East Grand Forks, MN $50,044 Euclid, MN $50,079 Fisher, MN $50,047 Gatzke, MN $50,113

Goodridge, MN $50,149 Greenbush, MN $50,202 Grygla, MN $50,091 Hallock, MN $50,325 Halma, MN $50,187 Humboldt, MN $50,296 Karlstad, MN $50,221 Kennedy, MN $50,213

Lake Bronson, MN $50,177 Lancaster, MN $50,181 Mentor, MN $50,197 Middle River, MN $50,172 Newfolden, MN $50,185 Noyes, MN $50,340 Oak Island, MN $50,082 Oklee, MN $50,223

Oslo, MN $50,120 Plummer, MN $50,202 Red Lake Falls, MN $50,176 Roseau, MN $50,232 Saint Hilaire, MN $50,207 Saint Vincent, MN $50,300 Salol, MN $50,188 Stephen, MN $50,167

Strandquist, MN $50,152 Strathcona, MN $50,146 Viking, MN $50,127 Wannaska, MN $50,171 Warren, MN $50,108 Warroad, MN $50,247 Edgerton, MN $49,262 Georgetown, MN $50,212

Glyndon, MN $50,206 Morton, MN $50,480 Murdock, MN $50,377 New London, MN $50,819 Norcross, MN $50,236 Odessa, MN $50,199 Olivia, MN $50,473 Ortonville, MN $50,304

Pennock, MN $50,576 Porter, MN $50,293 Prinsburg, MN $50,493 Raymond, MN $50,422 Redwood Falls, MN $50,475 Renville, MN $50,419 Sacred Heart, MN $50,389 Seaforth, MN $50,537

Spicer, MN $50,866 Sunburg, MN $50,537 Taunton, MN $50,373 Vesta, MN $50,368 Wabasso, MN $50,424 Wanda, MN $50,608 Watson, MN $50,400 Wheaton, MN $50,295

Wood Lake, MN $50,380 Saint Cloud, MN $51,422 Albany, MN $51,125 Alexandria, MN $50,487 Ashby, MN $50,363 Avon, MN $51,275 Barrett, MN $50,330 Belgrade, MN $50,769

Bock, MN $51,381 Bowlus, MN $51,063 Brandon, MN $50,375 Brooten, MN $50,607 Buckman, MN $51,150 Burtrum, MN $50,859 Carlos, MN $50,382 Cold Spring, MN $51,327

Collegeville, MN $51,335 Cyrus, MN $50,367 Dalton, MN $50,341 Elrosa, MN $51,023 Waltham, MN $51,771 Evansville, MN $50,348 Farwell, MN $50,371 Flensburg, MN $50,883

Foley, MN $51,286 Foreston, MN $51,296 Freeport, MN $51,027 Garfield, MN $50,383 Gilman, MN $51,271 Glenwood, MN $50,487 Greenwald, MN $51,002 Grey Eagle, MN $50,834

Hillman, MN $50,804 Hoffman, MN $50,373 Holdingford, MN $51,131 Holmes City, MN $50,368 Isle, MN $50,257 Kensington, MN $50,356 Lastrup, MN $50,811 Little Falls, MN $50,852

Long Prairie, MN $50,654 Lowry, MN $50,382 Mc Grath, MN $50,111 Melrose, MN $50,928 Milaca, MN $51,222 Miltona, MN $50,381 Nelson, MN $50,394 New Munich, MN $51,001

Oak Park, MN $51,332 Ogilvie, MN $51,030 Onamia, MN $50,647 Osakis, MN $50,546 Parkers Prairie, MN $50,328 Paynesville, MN $51,168 Pease, MN $51,387 Pierz, MN $50,841

Rice, MN $51,251 Richmond, MN $51,245 Rockville, MN $51,367 Roscoe, MN $51,207 Royalton, MN $51,164 Saint Joseph, MN $51,394 Saint Stephen, MN $51,297 Saint Martin, MN $51,186

Sartell, MN $51,365 Sauk Centre, MN $50,745 Sauk Rapids, MN $51,339 Nashua, MN $50,299 Naytahwaush, MN $50,342 New York Mills, MN $50,320 Nielsville, MN $50,199 Ogema, MN $50,229

Osage, MN $50,268 Ottertail, MN $50,364 Pelican Rapids, MN $50,312 Perham, MN $50,364 Perley, MN $50,235 Ponsford, MN $50,226 Richville, MN $50,320 Richwood, MN $50,253

Rochert, MN $50,272 Rothsay, MN $50,252 Sabin, MN $50,218 Shelly, MN $50,254 Tintah, MN $50,264 Twin Valley, MN $50,223 Ulen, MN $50,217 Underwood, MN $50,351

Vergas, MN $50,311 Vining, MN $50,308 Waubun, MN $50,232 Wendell, MN $50,284 White Earth, MN $50,391 Winger, MN $50,233 Wolf Lake, MN $50,270 Wolverton, MN $50,287

Bemidji, MN $50,333 Bagley, MN $50,270 Baudette, MN $50,146 Bena, MN $50,075 Big Falls, MN $49,923 Bigfork, MN $49,972 Birchdale, MN $49,982 Blackduck, MN $50,153

Bowstring, MN $50,031 Cass Lake, MN $50,229 Clearbrook, MN $50,250 Deer River, MN $50,069 Talmoon, MN $50,047 Effie, MN $49,931 Federal Dam, MN $50,160 Gonvick, MN $50,228

Gully, MN $50,191 Hines, MN $50,179 International Falls, MN $50,152 Kelliher, MN $50,121 Lengby, MN $50,247 Leonard, MN $50,213 Littlefork, MN $50,017 Loman, MN $50,007

Longville, MN $50,196 Marcell, MN $49,988 Margie, MN $49,962 Max, MN $50,036 Mizpah, MN $50,045 Northome, MN $50,038 Outing, MN $50,124 Pennington, MN $50,136

Ponemah, MN $50,230 Puposky, MN $50,193 Ranier, MN $50,353 Kabetogama, MN $49,966 Redby, MN $50,288 Redlake, MN $50,221 Remer, MN $50,087 Roosevelt, MN $50,143

Shevlin, MN $50,225 Solway, MN $50,238 South International Falls, MN $50,159 Spring Lake, MN $50,047 Squaw Lake, MN $50,040 Swift, MN $50,147 Tenstrike, MN $50,205 Trail, MN $50,172

Swanville, MN $50,831 Moorhead, MN $50,184 Upsala, MN $50,994 Villard, MN $50,513 Wahkon, MN $50,537 Waite Park, MN $51,421 West Union, MN $50,694 Brainerd, MN $50,446

Baxter, MN $50,506 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $50,270 Aitkin, MN $50,220 Akeley, MN $50,247 Aldrich, MN $50,300 Backus, MN $50,242 Benedict, MN $50,221 Bertha, MN $50,334

Browerville, MN $50,468 Clarissa, MN $50,404 Crosby, MN $50,270 Crosslake, MN $50,305 Cushing, MN $50,490 Deerwood, MN $50,311 Eagle Bend, MN $50,333 Emily, MN $50,170

Fifty Lakes, MN $50,172 Fort Ripley, MN $50,578 Garrison, MN $50,491 Hackensack, MN $50,235 Hewitt, MN $50,312 Ironton, MN $50,325 Jenkins, MN $50,306 Lake George, MN $50,266

Lake Hubert, MN $50,348 Laporte, MN $50,234 Menahga, MN $50,289 Merrifield, MN $50,309 Motley, MN $50,282 Nevis, MN $50,271 Nisswa, MN $50,353 Palisade, MN $50,056

Park Rapids, MN $50,302 Pequot Lakes, MN $50,315 Pillager, MN $50,338 Pine River, MN $50,247 Randall, MN $50,665 Sebeka, MN $50,262 Nimrod, MN $50,256 Staples, MN $50,320

Verndale, MN $50,286 Wadena, MN $50,362 Walker, MN $50,266 Detroit Lakes, MN $50,369 Ada, MN $50,219 Audubon, MN $50,302 Barnesville, MN $50,243 Battle Lake, MN $50,359

Bejou, MN $50,172 Beltrami, MN $50,212 Bluffton, MN $50,313 Borup, MN $50,214 Breckenridge, MN $50,413 Callaway, MN $50,248 Campbell, MN $50,295 Climax, MN $50,128

Clitherall, MN $50,327 Comstock, MN $50,236 Deer Creek, MN $50,313 Dent, MN $50,324 Dilworth, MN $50,181 Elbow Lake, MN $50,343 Elizabeth, MN $50,312 Erhard, MN $50,299

Erskine, MN $50,256 Felton, MN $50,204 Fergus Falls, MN $50,395 Fertile, MN $50,233 Flom, MN $50,210 Fosston, MN $50,272 Foxhome, MN $50,258 Frazee, MN $50,315

Gary, MN $50,174 Halstad, MN $50,250 Wabasha, MN $51,651 Hawley, MN $50,213 Hendrum, MN $50,237 Henning, MN $50,333 Hitterdal, MN $50,216 Kent, MN $50,268

Lake Park, MN $50,226 Mcintosh, MN $50,255 Mahnomen, MN $50,253 Wilton, MN $50,225 Waskish, MN $50,019 Williams, MN $50,151 Mountain Iron, MN $49,875 Cotton, MN $49,981

Wayzata, MN $53,935 Navarre, MN $53,941 Young America, MN $52,702 Winsted, MN $52,163 Winthrop, MN $51,262 Zimmerman, MN $51,937 Minneapolis, MN $54,449 Nashwauk, MN $49,881

Orr, MN $49,899 Nett Lake, MN $50,221 Pengilly, MN $49,906 Virginia, MN $49,965 Saginaw, MN $50,058 Sawyer, MN $50,064 Side Lake, MN $49,885 Soudan, MN $50,034

Sturgeon Lake, MN $50,257 Swan River, MN $49,894 Swatara, MN $50,020 Taconite, MN $50,074 Tamarack, MN $50,010 Tower, MN $49,957 Twig, MN $50,073 Warba, MN $49,940

Willow River, MN $50,301 Winton, MN $50,266 Wrenshall, MN $50,078 Wright, MN $50,046 Duluth, MN $50,081 Rochester, MN $52,254 Adams, MN $51,216 Altura, MN $51,332

Austin, MN $51,515 Blooming Prairie, MN $51,816 Brownsdale, MN $51,703 Brownsville, MN $49,268 Dundas, MN $52,455 Elko New Market, MN $53,163 Faribault, MN $51,977 Farmington, MN $53,306

Forest Lake, MN $53,408 Frontenac, MN $51,720 Goodhue, MN $52,010 Grandy, MN $51,836 Grasston, MN $50,984 Hampton, MN $52,993 Harris, MN $51,929 Hastings, MN $53,135

Henriette, MN $50,999 Hinckley, MN $50,338 Hugo, MN $53,608 Isanti, MN $52,529 Lake City, MN $51,879 Lake Elmo, MN $53,680 Lakeland, MN $53,340 Lakeville, MN $53,429

Lindstrom, MN $52,675 Lonsdale, MN $52,625 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $53,203 Medford, MN $51,809 Mora, MN $50,723 Morristown, MN $51,798 Nerstrand, MN $51,859 Newport, MN $53,870

North Branch, MN $52,465 Northfield, MN $52,671 Owatonna, MN $51,792 Pine City, MN $51,021 Randolph, MN $52,839 Red Wing, MN $51,903 Rock Creek, MN $51,374 Rosemount, MN $53,615

Rush City, MN $51,556 Saint Francis, MN $52,823 Saint Paul Park, MN $53,747 Sandstone, MN $50,322 Scandia, MN $53,032 Shafer, MN $52,498 South Saint Paul, MN $53,990 Inver Grove Heights, MN $53,862

Waverly, MN $52,225 Byron, MN $52,258 Caledonia, MN $49,487 Canton, MN $50,480 Chatfield, MN $51,691 Claremont, MN $51,940 Dakota, MN $49,382 Dexter, MN $51,793

Dodge Center, MN $52,018 Dover, MN $51,806 Eitzen, MN $49,488 Elgin, MN $52,123 Elkton, MN $51,605 Eyota, MN $52,083 Fountain, MN $51,319 Grand Meadow, MN $51,769

Harmony, MN $50,649 Hayfield, MN $51,937 Hokah, MN $49,143 Homer, MN $49,733 Houston, MN $49,587 Kasson, MN $52,138 Kellogg, MN $51,557 Kenyon, MN $52,038

La Crescent, MN $49,133 Lanesboro, MN $50,661 Lansing, MN $51,612 Le Roy, MN $51,037 Lewiston, MN $50,722 Lyle, MN $51,015 Mabel, MN $50,338 Mantorville, MN $52,132

Mazeppa, MN $52,060 Millville, MN $52,010 Minnesota City, MN $50,750 Oronoco, MN $52,258 Ostrander, MN $51,516 Peterson, MN $50,570 Pine Island, MN $52,133 Plainview, MN $51,827

Preston, MN $50,896 Racine, MN $51,946 Reads Landing, MN $51,642 Rollingstone, MN $50,968 Rose Creek, MN $51,252 Rushford, MN $50,221 Saint Charles, MN $51,555 Sargeant, MN $51,855

Spring Grove, MN $49,898 Spring Valley, MN $51,673 Stewartville, MN $52,082 Taopi, MN $51,110 Utica, MN $51,093 Ellsworth, MN $48,781 Fulda, MN $50,249 Garvin, MN $50,404

Hardwick, MN $48,628 Hendricks, MN $50,224 Heron Lake, MN $50,484 Hills, MN $47,928 Holland, MN $49,602 Ihlen, MN $48,672 Iona, MN $49,792 Ivanhoe, MN $50,327

Jackson, MN $50,476 Jasper, MN $48,439 Jeffers, MN $50,480 Kanaranzi, MN $48,653 Kenneth, MN $48,959 Lake Benton, MN $49,962 Lakefield, MN $50,404 Lake Wilson, MN $49,805

Lamberton, MN $50,435 Leota, MN $49,404 Lismore, MN $49,358 Luverne, MN $48,423 Lynd, MN $50,431 Magnolia, MN $48,737 Mountain Lake, MN $50,567 Odin, MN $50,556

Okabena, MN $50,466 Ormsby, MN $50,581 Pipestone, MN $49,324 Reading, MN $49,833 Revere, MN $50,410 Round Lake, MN $50,311 Rushmore, MN $49,523 Russell, MN $50,401

Ruthton, MN $49,871 Sherburn, MN $50,542 Slayton, MN $50,101 Steen, MN $48,275 Storden, MN $50,464 Tracy, MN $50,455 Trimont, MN $50,609 Trosky, MN $48,790

Tyler, MN $50,160 Walnut Grove, MN $50,421 Welcome, MN $50,610 Westbrook, MN $50,466 Wilmont, MN $49,663 Woodstock, MN $49,551 Worthington, MN $50,109 Beaver Bay, MN $50,053

Brimson, MN $49,889 Finland, MN $49,978 Grand Marais, MN $50,082 Grand Portage, MN $50,042 Hovland, MN $50,027 Isabella, MN $49,871 Knife River, MN $50,069 Lutsen, MN $50,056

Schroeder, MN $50,025 Silver Bay, MN $50,056 Tofte, MN $50,004 Two Harbors, MN $50,074 Adolph, MN $50,081 Alborn, MN $50,012 Angora, MN $49,847 Askov, MN $50,358

Aurora, MN $49,994 Babbitt, MN $49,987 Barnum, MN $50,083 Biwabik, MN $50,047 Bovey, MN $49,967 Britt, MN $49,881 Brookston, MN $50,040 Bruno, MN $50,244

Buhl, MN $49,913 Calumet, MN $50,079 Canyon, MN $50,023 Carlton, MN $50,072 Chisholm, MN $49,908 Cloquet, MN $50,066 Cohasset, MN $50,108 Coleraine, MN $50,208

Cook, MN $49,896 Albertville, MN $52,855 Annandale, MN $51,505 Anoka, MN $53,270 Andover, MN $53,606 Hopkins, MN $54,245 Burnsville, MN $53,781 Arlington, MN $51,864

Becker, MN $51,591 Big Lake, MN $51,874 Bird Island, MN $50,456 Osseo, MN $53,867 Brownton, MN $51,441 Buffalo, MN $52,369 Buffalo Lake, MN $50,845 Carver, MN $53,239

Champlin, MN $53,838 Chanhassen, MN $53,799 Chaska, MN $53,503 Clear Lake, MN $51,370 Clearwater, MN $51,360 Cokato, MN $51,608 Cologne, MN $53,041 Crystal Bay, MN $53,801

Darwin, MN $51,386 Dassel, MN $51,573 Dayton, MN $53,586 Delano, MN $52,990 Eden Valley, MN $51,249 Elk River, MN $52,716 Excelsior, MN $53,710 Fairfax, MN $50,540

Franklin, MN $50,457 Gaylord, MN $51,631 Gibbon, MN $50,840 Glencoe, MN $51,867 Green Isle, MN $52,137 Hamburg, MN $52,504 Hamel, MN $53,739 Hanover, MN $53,232

Hector, MN $50,584 Eden Prairie, MN $54,085 Minnetonka, MN $54,059 Maple Plain, MN $53,576 Howard Lake, MN $51,881 Hutchinson, MN $51,395 Jordan, MN $53,251 Kimball, MN $51,321

Lester Prairie, MN $52,238 Litchfield, MN $51,197 Long Lake, MN $53,808 Loretto, MN $53,360 Maple Lake, MN $51,683 Mayer, MN $52,720 Dennison, MN $51,970 Stacy, MN $52,925

Stanchfield, MN $51,610 Stillwater, MN $53,475 Taylors Falls, MN $52,090 Vermillion, MN $53,217 Warsaw, MN $51,923 Webster, MN $52,947 Welch, MN $52,302 Willernie, MN $53,799

Wyoming, MN $53,158 Saint Paul, MN $54,179 Mendota, MN $54,232 Minnetonka Beach, MN $53,818 Monticello, MN $51,852 Montrose, MN $52,559 Mound, MN $53,539 New Auburn, MN $51,857

New Germany, MN $52,532 Norwood Young America, MN $52,684 Plato, MN $52,334 Princeton, MN $51,598 Prior Lake, MN $53,555 Rockford, MN $53,228 Rogers, MN $53,446 Saint Bonifacius, MN $53,362

Saint Michael, MN $52,937 Santiago, MN $51,531 Savage, MN $53,847 Shakopee, MN $53,629 Silver Creek, MN $51,585 Silver Lake, MN $51,785 South Haven, MN $51,371 Norwood, MN $52,652

Spring Park, MN $53,676 Stewart, MN $51,083 Victoria, MN $53,505 Waconia, MN $53,160 Watertown, MN $52,953 Watkins, MN $51,294 Wanamingo, MN $52,048 West Concord, MN $52,017

Winona, MN $49,975 Stockton, MN $50,640 Wykoff, MN $51,537 Zumbro Falls, MN $52,068 Zumbrota, MN $52,042 Mankato, MN $51,354 Albert Lea, MN $51,229 Alden, MN $50,846

Amboy, MN $50,728 Belle Plaine, MN $52,827 Blue Earth, MN $50,645 Bricelyn, MN $50,675 Clarks Grove, MN $51,312 Cleveland, MN $51,827 Comfrey, MN $50,501 Willmar, MN $50,767

Alberta, MN $50,321 Appleton, MN $50,379 Atwater, MN $50,900 Barry, MN $50,347 Beardsley, MN $50,133 Bellingham, MN $50,217 Belview, MN $50,369 Benson, MN $50,424

Blomkest, MN $50,448 Boyd, MN $50,356 Browns Valley, MN $50,155 Canby, MN $50,267 Chokio, MN $50,323 Clara City, MN $50,439 Clarkfield, MN $50,393 Clements, MN $50,440

Clinton, MN $50,220 Clontarf, MN $50,345 Correll, MN $50,258 Cosmos, MN $50,884 Cottonwood, MN $50,411 Danube, MN $50,422 Danvers, MN $50,326 Dawson, MN $50,390

Donnelly, MN $50,320 Dumont, MN $50,253 Echo, MN $50,357 Ghent, MN $50,436 Graceville, MN $50,227 Granite Falls, MN $50,437 Grove City, MN $51,015 Hancock, MN $50,381

Hanley Falls, MN $50,379 Herman, MN $50,302 Holloway, MN $50,320 Kandiyohi, MN $50,804 Kerkhoven, MN $50,424 Lake Lillian, MN $50,652 Lucan, MN $50,398 Madison, MN $50,284

Marietta, MN $50,109 Marshall, MN $50,508 Maynard, MN $50,384 Milan, MN $50,390 Milroy, MN $50,387 Minneota, MN $50,421 Montevideo, MN $50,446 Morgan, MN $50,478

General Machinist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For General Machinist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Retail & Wholesale sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, General Machinist positions in Software & Networking or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view General Machinist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a General Machinist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$80,008	$38.0	50%
Retail & Wholesale	$69,340	$33.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$64,006	$31.0	20%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$58,672	$28.0	10%

General Machinist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a General Machinist'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

$48,350

Average $53,338/year

$59,230

$4,029

Average $4,445/month

$4,936

$930

Average $1,026/week

$1,139

$23

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,230	$4,936	$1,139	$28
Average	$53,338	$4,445	$1,026	$26
25th Percentile	$48,350	$4,029	$930	$23

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