SOC 49-9044 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Millwrights

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

U.S. median annual wage$65,700

U.S. median hourly wage$31.59

U.S. employment40,330

Nationally, millwrights earned a median of $65,700 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 40,330 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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Millwrights: pay and employment by state
State
New Jersey	$107,540	$51.70	340	0.1
New Mexico	$90,230	$43.38	60	0.1
Michigan	$89,190	$42.88	2,900	0.7
Wisconsin	$82,630	$39.73	1,220	0.4
Colorado	$81,440	$39.15	200	0.1
Kansas	$79,690	$38.31	840	0.6
New York	$79,560	$38.25	1,000	0.1
Minnesota	$78,570	$37.77	480	0.2
California	$77,950	$37.48	2,230	0.1
Indiana	$77,140	$37.09	1,760	0.6
Alaska	$76,940	$36.99	300	0.9
Connecticut	$76,810	$36.93	110	0.1
Washington	$76,490	$36.77	1,020	0.3
New Hampshire	$76,190	$36.63	80	0.1
Ohio	$73,220	$35.20	1,930	0.3
Oregon	$70,700	$33.99	460	0.2
Kentucky	$70,610	$33.95	1,220	0.6
Maine	$68,220	$32.80	350	0.5
West Virginia	$67,270	$32.34	330	0.5
Illinois	$66,640	$32.04	2,160	0.4
Missouri	$66,480	$31.96	830	0.3
Louisiana	$66,080	$31.77	1,080	0.6
Massachusetts	$65,220	$31.36	Not published	Not published
Idaho	$64,710	$31.11	410	0.5
Pennsylvania	$64,410	$30.96	1,700	0.3
Vermont	$64,180	$30.86	60	0.2
Nevada	$63,040	$30.31	150	0.1
Utah	$63,040	$30.31	220	0.1
North Carolina	$62,990	$30.29	700	0.1
Wyoming	$62,780	$30.18	130	0.5
Georgia	$62,760	$30.17	1,780	0.4
Texas	$62,630	$30.11	3,540	0.3
Iowa	$62,220	$29.91	690	0.4
Florida	$62,000	$29.81	530	0.1
South Dakota	$61,820	$29.72	240	0.5
Tennessee	$61,810	$29.72	1,060	0.3
South Carolina	$61,700	$29.66	950	0.4
Alabama	$61,410	$29.52	1,400	0.7
North Dakota	$60,750	$29.21	170	0.4
Nebraska	$60,320	$29.00	590	0.6
Montana	$60,050	$28.87	70	0.1
Maryland	$59,220	$28.47	160	0.1
Delaware	$58,770	$28.25	90	0.2
Mississippi	$58,280	$28.02	1,280	1.1
Arizona	$57,380	$27.59	450	0.1
Arkansas	$56,310	$27.07	1,140	0.9
Virginia	$51,430	$24.73	690	0.2
Oklahoma	$50,950	$24.50	510	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 139 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Millwrights: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$113,490	$54.56	320	0.1
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$107,700	$51.78	80	0.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$99,250	$47.72	710	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$93,070	$44.75	440	0.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$91,850	$44.16	1,490	0.8
Fort Wayne, IN	$91,410	$43.95	110	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$91,380	$43.93	640	0.6
Topeka, KS	$91,170	$43.83	70	0.6
Saginaw, MI	$91,010	$43.76	100	1.2
Madison, WI	$90,750	$43.63	40	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$90,320	$43.42	60	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$84,880	$40.81	200	1.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$84,850	$40.79	210	0.3
Appleton, WI	$84,740	$40.74	100	0.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$84,590	$40.67	130	0.6
Monroe, MI	$83,970	$40.37	60	1.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$83,600	$40.19	150	0.1
Wausau, WI	$83,480	$40.13	50	0.7
Toledo, OH	$83,280	$40.04	280	1.0
Wichita, KS	$82,890	$39.85	120	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$82,840	$39.83	290	0.5
Lima, OH	$82,640	$39.73	90	1.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$82,470	$39.65	280	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$82,310	$39.57	130	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$80,840	$38.87	100	0.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,080	$38.50	70	1.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$79,840	$38.39	100	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$79,420	$38.18	390	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$79,340	$38.14	280	0.1
Duluth, MN-WI	$77,890	$37.45	40	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$77,810	$37.41	40	0.1
Akron, OH	$77,570	$37.30	100	0.3
Bowling Green, KY	$77,480	$37.25	50	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$77,160	$37.10	30	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$77,120	$37.08	510	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$76,610	$36.83	290	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$76,300	$36.68	490	0.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$76,200	$36.64	240	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$75,650	$36.37	250	0.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$75,610	$36.35	80	0.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$74,940	$36.03	60	0.1
Longview-Kelso, WA	$74,940	$36.03	80	1.8
Cleveland, OH	$74,800	$35.96	290	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$74,730	$35.93	1,490	0.3
Lebanon, PA	$74,190	$35.67	30	0.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$73,540	$35.36	90	0.1
Worcester, MA	$72,840	$35.02	Not published	Not published
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$72,740	$34.97	80	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$72,450	$34.83	40	0.4
Glens Falls, NY	$71,520	$34.39	70	1.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$70,540	$33.91	50	0.1
Bellingham, WA	$70,350	$33.82	40	0.4
Columbus, OH	$69,920	$33.61	180	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$69,880	$33.60	190	0.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$69,720	$33.52	90	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$69,510	$33.42	Not published	Not published
Sandusky, OH	$67,920	$32.65	50	1.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$67,750	$32.57	820	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$67,750	$32.57	30	0.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$66,560	$32.00	50	0.4
Rockford, IL	$66,560	$32.00	60	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$66,510	$31.98	320	0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	$66,480	$31.96	420	0.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$66,460	$31.95	70	0.9
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$66,240	$31.85	140	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$65,830	$31.65	90	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$65,790	$31.63	60	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$65,500	$31.49	640	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$65,420	$31.45	160	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$65,360	$31.43	300	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$65,350	$31.42	90	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$65,220	$31.36	Not published	Not published
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$65,200	$31.35	30	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$64,810	$31.16	40	0.1
Reno, NV	$64,750	$31.13	30	0.1
Boise City, ID	$64,710	$31.11	70	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$64,530	$31.02	40	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$64,530	$31.03	80	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$64,420	$30.97	40	0.0
Sherman-Denison, TX	$64,240	$30.88	50	0.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$64,160	$30.85	510	0.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$64,090	$30.81	60	0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$64,070	$30.80	100	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$63,950	$30.74	150	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,950	$30.74	100	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$63,920	$30.73	60	0.4
Corpus Christi, TX	$63,890	$30.72	110	0.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$63,730	$30.64	140	0.3
Decatur, IL	$63,190	$30.38	180	3.8
Albany, OR	$63,060	$30.32	60	1.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,960	$30.27	230	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$62,860	$30.22	30	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$62,850	$30.21	160	0.6
Reading, PA	$62,580	$30.09	70	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$62,520	$30.06	110	0.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$62,450	$30.03	40	0.5
Florence, SC	$62,140	$29.87	60	0.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$62,080	$29.85	110	0.5
Peoria, IL	$61,870	$29.74	60	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$61,820	$29.72	200	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$61,790	$29.71	110	0.5
Decatur, AL	$61,670	$29.65	60	1.0
Pittsburgh, PA	$61,440	$29.54	200	0.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,410	$29.52	40	0.1
Tuscaloosa, AL	$61,380	$29.51	120	1.1
Spartanburg, SC	$61,340	$29.49	80	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$61,320	$29.48	260	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$61,260	$29.45	80	0.4
Erie, PA	$61,260	$29.45	70	0.6
Cedar Rapids, IA	$60,900	$29.28	60	0.4
Savannah, GA	$60,890	$29.27	210	1.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$60,880	$29.27	130	0.9
Birmingham, AL	$60,830	$29.24	310	0.6
Rochester, NY	$60,720	$29.19	70	0.1
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$60,260	$28.97	30	0.7
Columbus, GA-AL	$59,680	$28.69	40	0.4
Jackson, TN	$59,670	$28.69	40	0.5
Redding, CA	$59,580	$28.65	40	0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$59,400	$28.56	240	0.2
Mobile, AL	$59,130	$28.43	160	0.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$58,930	$28.33	190	0.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$58,800	$28.27	40	0.2
Greenville, NC	$57,590	$27.69	40	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$57,380	$27.59	380	0.2
Waco, TX	$57,070	$27.44	50	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$56,920	$27.37	160	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$55,430	$26.65	Not published	Not published
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$53,330	$25.64	140	0.9
Monroe, LA	$53,290	$25.62	60	0.7
El Paso, TX	$53,020	$25.49	120	0.3
Dothan, AL	$50,630	$24.34	60	0.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$50,590	$24.32	Not published	Not published
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$50,040	$24.06	50	0.5
Modesto, CA	$49,810	$23.95	130	0.7
Richmond, VA	$48,890	$23.50	150	0.2
Jackson, MS	$48,470	$23.30	200	0.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$48,410	$23.27	130	0.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,360	$23.25	190	0.5
Lynchburg, VA	$45,760	$22.00	50	0.6

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.