General Machinist Salary in Vermont

How much does a General Machinist make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Machinist in Vermont is $51,160 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,956
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,375 to $56,811
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,018

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General Machinist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,811	$4,734	$1,093	$27
Average	$51,160	$4,263	$984	$25
25th Percentile	$46,375	$3,865	$892	$22

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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:

Adamant: $52,366
Barre: $52,445
Cabot: $52,330

Adamant, VT $52,366 Barre, VT $52,445 Cabot, VT $52,330 Calais, VT $52,376 East Barre, VT $52,365 East Calais, VT $52,366 East Montpelier, VT $52,401 Eden, VT $52,332

Eden Mills, VT $52,284 Graniteville, VT $52,442 Hyde Park, VT $52,409 Johnson, VT $52,475 Lake Elmore, VT $52,351 Marshfield, VT $52,339 Moretown, VT $52,479 Morrisville, VT $52,473

Moscow, VT $52,499 Northfield, VT $52,415 Northfield Falls, VT $52,660 North Hyde Park, VT $52,405 North Montpelier, VT $52,353 Plainfield, VT $52,345 Roxbury, VT $52,257 South Barre, VT $52,506

Waterbury, VT $52,494 Stowe, VT $52,501 Waitsfield, VT $52,472 Warren, VT $52,374 Washington, VT $52,272 Waterbury Center, VT $52,492 Websterville, VT $52,434 Williamstown, VT $52,373

Wolcott, VT $52,344 Woodbury, VT $52,292 Worcester, VT $52,344 Rutland, VT $52,343 Belmont, VT $52,181 Benson, VT $52,181 Bomoseen, VT $52,263 Brandon, VT $52,302

Bridport, VT $52,307 Castleton, VT $52,273 Center Rutland, VT $52,309 Chittenden, VT $52,189 Cuttingsville, VT $52,170 Danby, VT $52,259 East Middlebury, VT $52,336 East Poultney, VT $52,265

East Wallingford, VT $52,208 Fair Haven, VT $52,227 Florence, VT $52,209 Forest Dale, VT $52,304 Gaysville, VT $51,972 Granville, VT $52,217 Hancock, VT $52,209 Hydeville, VT $52,269

Killington, VT $52,203 Middlebury, VT $52,417 Middletown Springs, VT $52,237 Mount Holly, VT $52,189 North Clarendon, VT $52,265 Orwell, VT $52,259 Pawlet, VT $52,278 Pittsfield, VT $52,233

Pittsford, VT $52,283 Poultney, VT $52,273 Proctor, VT $52,331 Ripton, VT $52,271 Rochester, VT $52,244 Rupert, VT $52,239 Salisbury, VT $52,322 Shoreham, VT $52,278

Stockbridge, VT $52,185 Wallingford, VT $52,213 Wells, VT $52,280 West Pawlet, VT $52,298 West Rupert, VT $52,285 West Rutland, VT $52,254 Whiting, VT $52,280 Saint Johnsbury, VT $52,336

Albany, VT $52,306 Barnet, VT $52,280 Barton, VT $52,300 Beebe Plain, VT $52,316 Concord, VT $52,231 Coventry, VT $52,377 Craftsbury, VT $52,321 Craftsbury Common, VT $52,324

Danville, VT $52,292 Derby, VT $52,316 Derby Line, VT $52,277 East Burke, VT $52,275 East Charleston, VT $52,280 East Hardwick, VT $52,308 East Haven, VT $52,161 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $52,335

Glover, VT $52,284 Granby, VT $52,097 Greensboro, VT $52,267 Greensboro Bend, VT $52,300 Hardwick, VT $52,358 Irasburg, VT $52,287 Island Pond, VT $52,202 Lowell, VT $52,269

Lower Waterford, VT $52,329 Lyndon, VT $52,320 Lyndon Center, VT $52,379 Lyndonville, VT $52,322 Morgan, VT $52,228 Newport, VT $52,347 Newport Center, VT $52,280 North Concord, VT $52,144

North Troy, VT $52,288 Orleans, VT $52,268 Passumpsic, VT $52,339 Peacham, VT $52,234 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $52,341 Sheffield, VT $52,248 Sutton, VT $52,244 Troy, VT $52,293

West Burke, VT $52,279 West Charleston, VT $52,254 West Danville, VT $52,295 Westfield, VT $52,253 West Glover, VT $52,289 Averill, VT $51,985 Beecher Falls, VT $52,322 Canaan, VT $52,192

Gilman, VT $52,422 Guildhall, VT $52,123 Lunenburg, VT $52,236 Norton, VT $52,089 North Bennington, VT $52,671 North Pownal, VT $52,777 Pownal, VT $52,807 White River Junction, VT $52,329

Ascutney, VT $52,354 Barnard, VT $52,210 Bethel, VT $52,243 Bradford, VT $52,297 Bridgewater, VT $52,264 Bridgewater Corners, VT $52,160 Brookfield, VT $52,294 Brownsville, VT $52,265

Chelsea, VT $52,264 Corinth, VT $52,250 East Corinth, VT $52,271 East Randolph, VT $52,281 East Ryegate, VT $52,236 East Thetford, VT $52,301 Fairlee, VT $52,244 Groton, VT $52,258

Hartford, VT $52,465 Hartland, VT $52,282 Hartland Four Corners, VT $52,280 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $52,414 Newbury, VT $52,252 North Hartland, VT $52,319 North Pomfret, VT $52,229 North Thetford, VT $52,300

Norwich, VT $52,289 Plymouth, VT $52,123 Post Mills, VT $52,288 Quechee, VT $52,342 Randolph, VT $52,333 Randolph Center, VT $52,306 Reading, VT $52,166 Sharon, VT $52,242

South Pomfret, VT $52,192 South Royalton, VT $52,257 South Ryegate, VT $52,267 South Strafford, VT $52,254 South Woodstock, VT $52,179 Strafford, VT $52,209 Taftsville, VT $52,346 Thetford, VT $52,301

Thetford Center, VT $52,246 Topsham, VT $52,230 Tunbridge, VT $52,240 Vershire, VT $52,216 Wells River, VT $52,271 West Fairlee, VT $52,367 West Hartford, VT $52,230 West Newbury, VT $52,251

West Topsham, VT $52,272 Wilder, VT $52,468 Windsor, VT $52,303 Woodstock, VT $52,239 Bellows Falls, VT $52,430 Cambridgeport, VT $52,370 Cavendish, VT $52,196 Chester, VT $52,248

Chester Depot, VT $52,229 Grafton, VT $52,208 Londonderry, VT $52,302 Ludlow, VT $52,223 North Springfield, VT $52,405 Perkinsville, VT $52,263 Peru, VT $52,247 Proctorsville, VT $52,205

Saxtons River, VT $52,419 South Londonderry, VT $52,334 Springfield, VT $52,380 Westminster, VT $52,429 Westminster Station, VT $52,433 Weston, VT $52,194 Shaftsbury, VT $52,608 Brattleboro, VT $52,537

Bondville, VT $52,319 East Dover, VT $52,426 Jacksonville, VT $52,558 Jamaica, VT $52,320 Marlboro, VT $52,797 Newfane, VT $52,391 Putney, VT $52,380 Readsboro, VT $52,803

South Newfane, VT $52,410 Stamford, VT $52,765 Townshend, VT $52,344 Vernon, VT $52,697 Wardsboro, VT $52,382 West Dover, VT $52,468 West Dummerston, VT $52,404 West Halifax, VT $52,485

West Townshend, VT $52,273 West Wardsboro, VT $52,275 Whitingham, VT $52,539 Williamsville, VT $52,404 Wilmington, VT $52,507 Burlington, VT $52,650 South Burlington, VT $52,647 Winooski, VT $52,650

Colchester, VT $52,650 Alburgh, VT $52,388 Bakersfield, VT $52,465 Belvidere Center, VT $52,275 Bristol, VT $52,476 Cambridge, VT $52,539 Charlotte, VT $52,579 East Berkshire, VT $52,415

East Fairfield, VT $52,493 Enosburg Falls, VT $52,348 Essex, VT $52,610 Essex Junction, VT $52,614 Fairfax, VT $52,542 Fairfield, VT $52,492 Ferrisburgh, VT $52,521 Franklin, VT $52,351

Grand Isle, VT $52,548 Highgate Center, VT $52,395 Highgate Springs, VT $52,422 Hinesburg, VT $52,578 Huntington, VT $52,538 Isle La Motte, VT $52,453 Jeffersonville, VT $52,503 Jericho, VT $52,566

Jonesville, VT $52,577 Milton, VT $52,591 Monkton, VT $52,536 Montgomery, VT $52,348 Montgomery Center, VT $52,284 New Haven, VT $52,470 North Ferrisburgh, VT $52,544 North Hero, VT $52,492

Richford, VT $52,339 Richmond, VT $52,572 Saint Albans, VT $52,515 Saint Albans Bay, VT $52,509 Shelburne, VT $52,627 Sheldon, VT $52,453 Sheldon Springs, VT $52,582 South Hero, VT $52,595

Starksboro, VT $52,507 Swanton, VT $52,443 Underhill, VT $52,554 Underhill Center, VT $52,556 Vergennes, VT $52,454 Waterville, VT $52,472 Westford, VT $52,581 Williston, VT $52,620

Montpelier, VT $52,437 Bennington, VT $52,709 Arlington, VT $52,524 Dorset, VT $52,319 East Arlington, VT $52,300 East Dorset, VT $52,320 Manchester, VT $52,462 Manchester Center, VT $52,427

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	$76,739	$37.0	50%
Retail & Wholesale	$66,507	$32.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$61,392	$30.0	20%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$56,276	$27.0	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

$46,375

Average $51,160/year

$56,811

$3,865

Average $4,263/month

$4,734

$892

Average $984/week

$1,093

$22

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,811	$4,734	$1,093	$27
Average	$51,160	$4,263	$984	$25
25th Percentile	$46,375	$3,865	$892	$22

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