SOC 51-9071 · Production Occupations

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$52,540

U.S. median hourly wage$25.26

U.S. employment22,440

Nationally, jewelers and precious stone and metal workers earned a median of $52,540 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 22,440 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers: pay and employment by state
State
Connecticut	$69,800	$33.56	140	0.1
Virginia	$61,940	$29.78	240	0.1
New York	$61,720	$29.67	4,300	0.4
California	$60,790	$29.23	2,300	0.1
South Carolina	$60,380	$29.03	200	0.1
Washington	$60,380	$29.03	290	0.1
New Jersey	$59,480	$28.60	780	0.2
Vermont	$58,570	$28.16	50	0.2
Kansas	$57,730	$27.75	110	0.1
Colorado	$57,120	$27.46	220	0.1
North Dakota	$57,020	$27.42	50	0.1
Michigan	$56,610	$27.21	460	0.1
Missouri	$56,140	$26.99	490	0.2
Wisconsin	$55,830	$26.84	280	0.1
North Carolina	$55,420	$26.65	770	0.2
Mississippi	$55,010	$26.45	40	0.0
Illinois	$54,990	$26.44	610	0.1
Pennsylvania	$54,880	$26.39	760	0.1
Minnesota	$54,310	$26.11	220	0.1
Florida	$51,470	$24.74	1,070	0.1
Louisiana	$51,420	$24.72	280	0.1
Massachusetts	$51,060	$24.55	830	0.2
Iowa	$50,280	$24.17	160	0.1
Alabama	$48,890	$23.50	110	0.1
Rhode Island	$48,800	$23.46	540	1.1
Hawaii	$48,450	$23.29	170	0.3
Tennessee	$48,240	$23.19	370	0.1
Ohio	$48,190	$23.17	430	0.1
Maine	$48,080	$23.11	50	0.1
Georgia	$47,810	$22.99	420	0.1
Indiana	$47,620	$22.90	380	0.1
Texas	$47,590	$22.88	1,810	0.1
Idaho	$47,090	$22.64	130	0.2
Kentucky	$47,090	$22.64	320	0.2
Nebraska	$46,920	$22.56	120	0.1
West Virginia	$46,370	$22.29	30	0.0
New Mexico	$46,200	$22.21	230	0.3
Maryland	$45,430	$21.84	80	0.0
South Dakota	$45,110	$21.69	90	0.2
Oregon	$44,510	$21.40	530	0.3
New Hampshire	$43,520	$20.92	170	0.2
Arizona	$42,240	$20.31	440	0.1
Oklahoma	$41,720	$20.06	180	0.1
Nevada	$40,510	$19.47	330	0.2
Utah	$39,860	$19.16	420	0.2
Montana	$37,580	$18.07	80	0.2
Arkansas	$35,950	$17.28	270	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 90 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$82,200	$39.52	50	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$75,640	$36.37	240	0.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$73,800	$35.48	40	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$73,650	$35.41	50	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$71,410	$34.33	40	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$65,370	$31.43	110	0.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$64,740	$31.13	70	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$64,620	$31.07	260	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$63,650	$30.60	50	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$62,970	$30.28	40	0.2
Madison, WI	$62,700	$30.14	30	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$62,450	$30.02	50	0.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$62,400	$30.00	230	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,360	$29.50	4,440	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$61,150	$29.40	1,190	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$61,000	$29.33	120	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$60,540	$29.10	30	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$60,440	$29.06	110	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,420	$29.05	200	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,870	$28.78	90	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$58,890	$28.31	40	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$58,760	$28.25	90	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$58,550	$28.15	30	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$58,390	$28.07	50	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,310	$28.03	40	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$58,030	$27.90	50	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,930	$27.85	220	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,290	$27.55	340	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,830	$27.32	120	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$56,730	$27.28	Not published	Not published
St. Louis, MO-IL	$56,140	$26.99	Not published	Not published
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$56,120	$26.98	110	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$56,060	$26.95	50	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$55,790	$26.82	60	0.2
Boise City, ID	$55,560	$26.71	Not published	Not published
Kansas City, MO-KS	$55,560	$26.71	110	0.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$55,340	$26.61	50	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$55,000	$26.44	60	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$54,990	$26.44	460	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$54,960	$26.42	410	0.1
Richmond, VA	$54,860	$26.37	70	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,760	$26.33	420	0.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$54,750	$26.32	40	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$54,610	$26.26	40	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$54,310	$26.11	140	0.1
Santa Fe, NM	$54,080	$26.00	30	0.5
Asheville, NC	$53,450	$25.70	50	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$52,570	$25.27	520	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$52,520	$25.25	50	0.1
Barnstable Town, MA	$52,000	$25.00	40	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$51,420	$24.72	40	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$50,690	$24.37	70	0.1
Rochester, NY	$50,600	$24.33	100	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$50,570	$24.31	140	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$50,400	$24.23	70	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$49,610	$23.85	80	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$49,570	$23.83	240	0.1
Worcester, MA	$49,490	$23.80	30	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$49,400	$23.75	160	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,350	$23.73	150	0.1
Knoxville, TN	$49,230	$23.67	80	0.2
Salem, OR	$48,980	$23.55	40	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,890	$23.51	70	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$48,800	$23.46	710	1.0
Urban Honolulu, HI	$48,450	$23.29	130	0.3
Springfield, MA	$48,350	$23.25	70	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,250	$23.20	520	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$48,240	$23.19	160	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,230	$23.19	60	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,190	$23.17	200	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$47,960	$23.06	110	0.3
Columbus, OH	$47,890	$23.03	70	0.1
Akron, OH	$47,460	$22.82	110	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$46,760	$22.48	30	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$46,350	$22.28	300	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$46,080	$22.15	50	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$45,400	$21.83	Not published	Not published
Rapid City, SD	$45,110	$21.69	40	0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$44,950	$21.61	160	0.1
Bend, OR	$44,570	$21.43	40	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$44,450	$21.37	310	0.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$42,950	$20.65	50	0.2
Reno, NV	$41,600	$20.00	40	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$40,510	$19.47	280	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$40,420	$19.43	90	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$40,260	$19.36	230	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$39,860	$19.16	80	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$38,880	$18.69	150	0.1
Ogden, UT	$38,410	$18.46	60	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$38,390	$18.46	50	0.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.