SOC 51-4111 · Production Occupations

Tool and Die Makers

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

U.S. median annual wage$64,050

U.S. median hourly wage$30.79

U.S. employment56,930

Nationally, tool and die makers earned a median of $64,050 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 56,930 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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Tool and Die Makers: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$109,390	$52.59	1,510	0.4
Kansas	$83,890	$40.33	660	0.5
Maine	$79,910	$38.42	80	0.1
Connecticut	$77,540	$37.28	1,880	1.1
California	$77,030	$37.04	1,790	0.1
New Jersey	$74,460	$35.80	540	0.1
Oregon	$73,930	$35.54	300	0.2
North Dakota	$73,130	$35.16	70	0.2
Minnesota	$71,020	$34.15	1,150	0.4
New Hampshire	$69,910	$33.61	250	0.4
Vermont	$69,300	$33.32	140	0.4
Nebraska	$69,150	$33.24	360	0.4
Wisconsin	$68,120	$32.75	2,450	0.8
New York	$68,080	$32.73	1,270	0.1
Indiana	$68,050	$32.72	4,090	1.3
Massachusetts	$67,230	$32.32	850	0.2
Kentucky	$66,570	$32.00	1,900	0.9
Oklahoma	$65,870	$31.67	330	0.2
Michigan	$65,590	$31.53	9,420	2.1
South Carolina	$65,250	$31.37	870	0.4
Iowa	$65,000	$31.25	760	0.5
Alabama	$64,800	$31.15	690	0.3
Virginia	$64,050	$30.79	390	0.1
Florida	$63,890	$30.71	440	0.0
Colorado	$63,800	$30.67	160	0.1
Rhode Island	$63,430	$30.49	260	0.5
Ohio	$62,280	$29.94	5,520	1.0
Nevada	$61,350	$29.49	220	0.1
Illinois	$61,170	$29.41	5,220	0.9
Pennsylvania	$61,160	$29.40	3,380	0.6
North Carolina	$61,060	$29.36	1,580	0.3
Missouri	$60,810	$29.24	1,280	0.4
Tennessee	$60,760	$29.21	2,930	0.9
Georgia	$60,020	$28.86	850	0.2
South Dakota	$59,770	$28.74	60	0.1
Arizona	$59,140	$28.44	310	0.1
Maryland	$58,110	$27.94	70	0.0
Mississippi	$57,980	$27.87	300	0.3
Idaho	$57,800	$27.79	50	0.1
Arkansas	$56,840	$27.33	290	0.2
Utah	$56,740	$27.28	270	0.2
Texas	$55,470	$26.67	1,710	0.1
New Mexico	$47,960	$23.06	40	0.0
Louisiana	$46,950	$22.57	170	0.1
West Virginia	$46,190	$22.21	40	0.1
Puerto Rico	$37,820	$18.18	340	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 167 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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Tool and Die Makers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$116,850	$56.18	1,090	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$97,560	$46.91	130	0.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$87,240	$41.94	60	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$85,740	$41.22	450	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$85,010	$40.87	100	0.1
Lima, OH	$84,730	$40.74	70	1.3
Wichita, KS	$83,890	$40.33	440	1.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$83,510	$40.15	290	1.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$82,820	$39.82	40	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$81,510	$39.19	250	0.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$80,060	$38.49	80	0.8
Lincoln, NE	$80,030	$38.48	130	0.7
Portland-South Portland, ME	$79,910	$38.42	40	0.2
Ogden, UT	$79,480	$38.21	60	0.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$79,020	$37.99	60	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$78,960	$37.96	170	0.4
Burlington, NC	$78,140	$37.57	40	0.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$78,060	$37.53	770	1.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$78,020	$37.51	950	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$77,780	$37.39	260	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$77,620	$37.32	370	0.1
New Haven, CT	$77,410	$37.21	230	0.8
Savannah, GA	$77,040	$37.04	50	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$76,420	$36.74	550	3.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$76,380	$36.72	660	0.1
Sheboygan, WI	$75,490	$36.29	220	3.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$75,250	$36.18	610	0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$74,840	$35.98	930	0.5
Jackson, MS	$74,560	$35.84	70	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$74,320	$35.73	160	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$74,070	$35.61	510	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$73,760	$35.46	130	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$73,250	$35.22	40	0.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$73,170	$35.18	90	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$73,120	$35.15	4,900	2.6
Huntsville, AL	$73,050	$35.12	80	0.3
Appleton, WI	$73,010	$35.10	80	0.7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$72,390	$34.80	50	0.2
Saginaw, MI	$71,910	$34.57	250	3.1
Columbus, IN	$71,180	$34.22	180	3.5
Columbia, SC	$70,620	$33.95	110	0.3
Bowling Green, KY	$69,790	$33.56	180	2.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$69,690	$33.50	80	1.0
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$69,570	$33.45	70	0.0
Bay City, MI	$69,240	$33.29	30	1.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$69,210	$33.27	810	0.7
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$68,290	$32.83	50	0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$68,120	$32.75	830	1.0
Richmond, VA	$68,000	$32.69	30	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$67,830	$32.61	200	0.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$67,650	$32.53	90	2.3
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$67,130	$32.27	40	0.8
Binghamton, NY	$66,880	$32.15	40	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$66,700	$32.07	110	0.2
Rochester, MN	$66,680	$32.06	30	0.3
Toledo, OH	$66,630	$32.03	540	1.8
Omaha, NE-IA	$66,420	$31.93	80	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$66,320	$31.89	200	1.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$66,240	$31.85	110	0.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$66,190	$31.82	30	0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$66,140	$31.80	100	0.5
Madison, WI	$65,900	$31.68	150	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$65,660	$31.57	80	0.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$65,590	$31.53	100	1.1
Sandusky, OH	$65,460	$31.47	40	0.9
Reading, PA	$65,440	$31.46	100	0.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$65,230	$31.36	50	0.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$64,920	$31.21	130	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$64,800	$31.15	200	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$64,650	$31.08	1,540	2.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$64,530	$31.02	120	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$64,460	$30.99	80	0.1
Decatur, IL	$64,410	$30.97	40	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$64,400	$30.96	90	0.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$64,370	$30.95	140	0.8
Bloomington, IL	$64,320	$30.92	40	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$64,270	$30.90	680	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$64,270	$30.90	390	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$64,110	$30.82	30	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$64,070	$30.80	1,280	1.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$64,050	$30.79	140	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$64,010	$30.77	80	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$63,890	$30.72	30	0.2
Erie, PA	$63,740	$30.64	230	1.9
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$63,720	$30.63	70	0.7
Owensboro, KY	$63,720	$30.63	80	1.7
Wausau, WI	$63,570	$30.56	60	0.8
Jackson, MI	$63,410	$30.49	180	3.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$63,330	$30.45	40	0.2
Dubuque, IA	$63,290	$30.43	70	1.2
Traverse City, MI	$63,260	$30.41	60	0.9
Eau Claire, WI	$63,250	$30.41	60	0.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$63,240	$30.40	180	2.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$63,230	$30.40	110	0.7
Knoxville, TN	$63,180	$30.37	500	1.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$63,140	$30.36	30	0.2
Peoria, IL	$62,950	$30.27	130	0.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$62,690	$30.14	280	0.2
Springfield, MA	$62,620	$30.10	150	0.7
Kenosha, WI	$62,550	$30.07	30	0.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$62,540	$30.07	180	1.4
Battle Creek, MI	$62,440	$30.02	50	0.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$62,440	$30.02	450	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$62,040	$29.83	570	0.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$61,940	$29.78	120	1.0
Montgomery, AL	$61,790	$29.71	40	0.2
Worcester, MA	$61,770	$29.70	200	0.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$61,760	$29.69	140	1.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$61,720	$29.67	260	1.0
Niles, MI	$61,690	$29.66	160	2.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$61,670	$29.65	40	0.6
Lebanon, PA	$61,570	$29.60	30	0.6
Akron, OH	$61,440	$29.54	280	0.9
Spartanburg, SC	$61,420	$29.53	180	1.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,370	$29.51	250	0.1
Reno, NV	$61,350	$29.49	140	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,340	$29.49	340	1.5
Fond du Lac, WI	$61,330	$29.49	70	1.6
Muncie, IN	$61,310	$29.48	60	1.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$61,250	$29.45	220	1.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$61,180	$29.41	3,750	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	$61,160	$29.40	660	0.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$61,090	$29.37	250	0.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$61,020	$29.34	390	1.0
Asheville, NC	$60,950	$29.30	130	0.7
Evansville, IN	$60,890	$29.27	160	1.2
Monroe, MI	$60,840	$29.25	80	2.0
Rochester, NY	$60,820	$29.24	280	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$60,760	$29.21	120	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$60,590	$29.13	110	0.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$60,570	$29.12	200	1.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$60,420	$29.05	30	0.1
Decatur, AL	$60,410	$29.05	30	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$60,280	$28.98	230	0.9
Springfield, OH	$60,220	$28.95	90	2.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$59,970	$28.83	280	1.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$59,910	$28.80	630	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$59,730	$28.72	70	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$59,610	$28.66	570	0.4
Columbus, OH	$59,350	$28.54	310	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$59,000	$28.37	90	0.5
Mansfield, OH	$58,710	$28.23	140	2.8
Springfield, MO	$58,540	$28.14	70	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,110	$27.94	400	0.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$58,000	$27.88	60	0.6
Gainesville, GA	$57,560	$27.68	50	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$57,510	$27.65	130	0.5
Jackson, TN	$57,240	$27.52	110	1.3
Johnson City, TN	$56,460	$27.14	60	0.7
Joplin, MO-KS	$55,930	$26.89	40	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$54,920	$26.40	30	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$53,720	$25.83	180	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$53,330	$25.64	370	0.1
Rockford, IL	$52,900	$25.43	390	2.8
Modesto, CA	$52,300	$25.14	40	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$50,410	$24.24	50	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$50,320	$24.19	60	0.0
Williamsport, PA	$49,910	$24.00	60	1.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$49,690	$23.89	40	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$48,730	$23.43	70	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$48,680	$23.40	160	0.2
Morristown, TN	$48,400	$23.27	180	3.8
El Paso, TX	$45,800	$22.02	80	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$37,910	$18.22	60	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$37,800	$18.18	180	0.3
Ponce, PR	$36,400	$17.50	60	1.0
Arecibo, PR	Not published	Not published	40	1.2

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.