The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $75,690, Nevada is the highest paying state for millwrights. It is followed by Michigan (average annual salary $75,380). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | $75,690 |
$50,960 | 40 |
| 2 | Michigan | $75,380 |
$55,900 | 3,170 |
| 3 | New Mexico | $73,930 |
$48,970 | 50 |
| 4 | Arizona | $71,760 |
$37,840 | 590 |
| 5 | Nebraska | $70,720 |
$48,410 | 220 |
| 6 | Ohio | $70,180 |
$48,200 | 2,460 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $69,400 |
$53,610 | 160 |
| 8 | Colorado | $67,200 |
$45,100 | 320 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $66,800 |
$46,780 | 790 |
| 10 | Alaska | $66,460 |
$49,280 | 230 |
| 11 | Wyoming | $65,790 |
$46,310 | 130 |
| 12 | Washington | $65,550 |
$49,180 | 960 |
| 13 | Indiana | $65,450 |
$48,530 | 1,960 |
| 14 | Oregon | $64,940 |
$42,780 | 470 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $64,780 |
$37,950 | 100 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $64,710 |
$48,240 | 620 |
| 17 | Delaware | $64,550 |
$51,320 | 50 |
| 18 | Idaho | $64,390 |
$47,540 | 330 |
| 19 | New York | $64,080 |
$47,040 | 880 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $64,030 |
$48,950 | 810 |
| 21 | Kentucky | $64,030 |
$48,160 | 500 |
| 22 | Maine | $63,990 |
$43,600 | 330 |
| 23 | Kansas | $63,200 |
$38,230 | 910 |
| 24 | Utah | $61,810 |
$47,910 | 160 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $61,020 |
$44,760 | 70 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $60,930 |
$45,110 | 80 |
| 27 | California | $60,860 |
$41,640 | 2,010 |
| 28 | Illinois | $60,640 |
$37,200 | 3,120 |
| 29 | Louisiana | $60,640 |
$45,350 | 2,100 |
| 30 | West Virginia | $59,860 |
$39,520 | 710 |
| 31 | Iowa | $58,570 |
$39,490 | 760 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $58,020 |
$39,010 | 770 |
| 33 | Hawaii | $57,840 |
$36,790 | 80 |
| 34 | Virginia | $57,220 |
$35,650 | 330 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $57,170 |
$38,440 | 100 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $57,160 |
$41,140 | 170 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $56,830 |
$42,320 | 1,120 |
| 38 | Florida | $55,770 |
$40,830 | 1,220 |
| 39 | Texas | $54,940 |
$37,510 | 3,210 |
| 40 | Georgia | $54,780 |
$37,940 | 1,970 |
| 41 | Vermont | $52,650 |
$48,380 | 30 |
| 42 | Alabama | $52,100 |
$35,460 | 1,580 |
| 43 | Missouri | $51,570 |
$26,880 | 1,840 |
| 44 | Montana | $50,890 |
$37,300 | 110 |
| 45 | Maryland | $50,700 |
$41,820 | 100 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $49,600 |
$38,020 | 710 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $49,350 |
$37,780 | 770 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $49,040 |
$33,200 | 750 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $48,630 |
$26,350 | 1,030 |
| 50 | Rhode Island | $43,920 |
$34,510 | 30 |