Highest-paying Cities for Millwrights

The top 100 highest paying cities for millwrights (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of millwrights in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $111,620, Elmira, New York is the highest paying city for millwrights. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $105,200). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of millwrights in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Millwrights

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Elmira, New York	$111,620	$51,400	n/a
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$105,200	$55,430	70
3	Modesto, California	$105,130	$58,920	50
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$97,660	$59,340	240
5	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$95,020	$84,840	60
6	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$88,200	$54,990	80
7	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$85,570	$45,600	400
8	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$84,830	$51,800	180
9	Jackson, Michigan	$82,210	$44,030	40
10	Anchorage, Alaska	$80,670	$49,280	190
11	Monroe, Michigan	$79,510	$55,690	60
12	Rockford, Illinois	$78,740	$37,190	110
13	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$78,710	$50,250	200
14	Toledo, Ohio	$78,400	$63,920	380
15	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$77,870	$56,140	130
16	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$77,410	$47,320	60
17	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$76,730	$49,620	90
18	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$76,500	$49,730	90
19	Columbus, Ohio	$76,490	$47,520	220
20	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$76,330	$54,650	40
21	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$76,250	$50,670	550
22	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$76,170	$47,630	140
23	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$75,790	$62,190	1,820
24	Duluth, Wisconsin	$75,500	$47,040	30
25	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$75,500	$47,520	40
26	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$75,440	$32,060	170
27	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$75,200	$48,430	120
28	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$75,030	$59,140	50
29	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$74,980	$48,580	790
30	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$74,430	$54,480	160
31	Kokomo, Indiana	$74,410	$66,960	240
32	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$73,310	$50,000	270
33	Battle Creek, Michigan	$73,250	$60,140	40
34	Farmington, New Mexico	$73,050	$52,100	60
35	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$73,040	$50,030	230
36	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$72,400	$39,520	180
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$72,390	$45,740	260
38	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$72,290	$34,420	50
39	Lewiston, Washington	$72,190	$48,440	40
40	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$71,760	$49,660	190
41	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$71,570	$44,370	300
42	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$71,290	$50,440	220
43	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$70,610	$23,390	870
44	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$70,560	$49,130	270
45	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$70,360	$52,740	40
46	Bowling Green, Kentucky	$69,770	$44,260	40
47	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$69,680	$66,070	110
48	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$69,650	$51,910	140
49	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$69,650	$43,940	140
50	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$69,460	$42,640	60
51	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$69,250	$49,570	470
52	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$69,100	$50,380	40
53	Brunswick, Georgia	$69,090	$49,850	40
54	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$68,920	$50,980	330
55	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$68,900	$52,180	880
56	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$68,720	$32,830	50
57	Lima, Ohio	$68,230	$44,210	60
58	Flint, Michigan	$68,060	$58,550	190
59	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$67,830	$37,350	40
60	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$67,710	$46,580	330
61	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$67,390	$50,140	130
62	Syracuse, New York	$66,840	$48,050	30
63	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$66,660	$58,420	230
64	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$66,550	$49,370	130
65	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$66,500	$30,780	810
66	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$66,460	$51,980	120
67	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$66,370	$46,310	110
68	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$66,320	$49,400	150
69	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$66,150	$47,920	110
70	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$66,110	$53,180	160
71	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$66,110	$47,010	130
72	Jacksonville, Florida	$66,050	$48,790	250
73	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$65,980	$41,180	50
74	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$65,870	$43,330	40
75	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$65,650	$36,770	1,000
76	Tucson, Arizona	$65,640	$40,960	n/a
77	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$65,510	$42,890	120
78	Glens Falls, New York	$65,490	$52,650	40
79	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$65,420	$49,180	130
80	Rochester, New York	$65,380	$41,770	80
81	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$65,360	$37,600	160
82	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$65,250	$37,930	40
83	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$65,100	$50,140	60
84	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$65,010	$47,370	420
85	Terre Haute, Indiana	$64,980	$47,150	30
86	Alexandria, Louisiana	$64,960	$50,800	110
87	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$64,880	$34,060	n/a
88	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$64,790	$58,950	130
89	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$64,760	$45,460	60
90	Evansville, Kentucky	$64,750	$46,350	110
91	St Cloud, Minnesota	$64,740	$40,870	40
92	Longview, Washington	$64,500	$54,880	70
93	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$64,460	$35,700	30
94	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$64,440	$37,830	2,080
95	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$64,320	$34,380	90
96	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$64,310	$39,870	80
97	Appleton, Wisconsin	$64,230	$48,830	60
98	Racine, Wisconsin	$64,120	$46,750	30
99	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$63,970	$54,080	60
100	Topeka, Kansas	$63,900	$48,360	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for millwrights.