Machinist Apprentice: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 51-4041 Machinists, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Machinists. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Urban Honolulu, HI	$84,410	250	0.3	1.48
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$82,690	160	1.59	2.08
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$80,620	370	2.11	1.28
Barnstable Town, MA	$77,650	30	0.2	1.38
Lake Charles, LA	$75,580	280	1.51	1.65
Anchorage, AK	$75,040	50	0.16	1.25
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$74,560	4,250	1.1	1.03
Bismarck, ND	$74,090	70	0.55	1.41
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$72,060	4,870	0.98	1.08
Flagstaff, AZ	$71,620	50	0.4	1.51
Corpus Christi, TX	$71,590	300	0.85	1.58
Albany, OR	$71,300	190	2.16	1.43
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$71,290	120	0.27	1.12
Duluth, MN-WI	$69,440	330	1.43	1.39
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$68,850	620	0.11	0.97
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$68,060	120	0.52	1.19
Warner Robins, GA	$68,060	110	0.78	1.40
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$67,750	1,610	0.37	0.91
Baton Rouge, LA	$67,700	870	1.15	1.39
Grand Island, NE	$67,430	90	1.2	1.36
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$67,140	370	0.86	1.46
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$66,990	550	0.67	1.42
Bozeman, MT	$66,500	40	0.27	1.21
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$66,390	80	0.77	1.40
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$66,280	140	1.45	1.11
Ogden, UT	$65,270	1,260	2.51	1.33
Portland-South Portland, ME	$65,200	1,100	2.06	1.14
Worcester, MA	$64,480	930	1.45	1.11
Billings, MT	$64,420	140	0.79	1.31
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$64,400	30	0.1	1.36
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$64,320	2,680	2.42	1.07
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$64,170	2,090	0.94	1.06
Boulder, CO	$63,990	240	0.67	0.92
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$63,970	580	0.7	1.09
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$63,540	1,370	0.66	0.76
Monroe, LA	$63,350	130	0.78	1.66
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$63,330	420	1.45	1.46
Longview-Kelso, WA	$63,190	140	1.84	1.10
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,100	500	0.67	1.03
Springfield, MA	$63,090	920	2.48	1.21
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$62,960	170	1.07	1.30
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$62,900	2,350	1.67	1.27
Bend, OR	$62,890	90	0.45	1.15
Flint, MI	$62,850	350	1.41	1.37
Lexington Park, MD	$62,820	50	0.37	0.98
Ithaca, NY	$62,810	120	1.32	1.08
Wilmington, NC	$62,810	180	0.51	1.37
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$62,750	4,300	0.25	1.02
Richmond, VA	$62,650	650	0.53	1.22
Lewiston, ID-WA	$62,530	60	1.04	1.29
Huntsville, AL	$62,490	670	1.36	1.21
Vineland, NJ	$62,330	50	0.43	1.29
St. Cloud, MN	$62,230	460	2.42	1.22
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$62,220	720	3.81	1.28
Rome, GA	$62,220	90	1.07	1.46
St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,210	5,620	2.27	1.24
Toledo, OH	$62,190	1,140	2.12	1.29
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$62,070	9,420	2.61	1.05
Mobile, AL	$62,020	380	1.18	1.32
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$62,000	170	0.33	1.22
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,890	430	0.76	1.29
Fargo, ND-MN	$61,820	130	0.48	1.21
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$61,710	600	1.79	1.27
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$61,700	110	0.58	1.41
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$61,640	1,210	0.79	1.12
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$61,500	480	1.55	1.11
Pittsfield, MA	$61,500	110	1.04	1.19
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$61,480	240	2.93	1.44
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$61,430	570	0.42	1.18
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$61,420	2,180	0.77	1.05
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$61,280	8,140	1.34	1.24
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$61,280	3,330	0.62	1.13
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,270	3,230	0.74	1.19
Columbus, IN	$61,230	1,470	15.95	1.26
Lynchburg, VA	$61,140	480	2.69	1.32
Mankato, MN	$61,120	160	1.51	1.23
Albany, GA	$60,840	60	0.54	1.39
Madison, WI	$60,830	700	0.93	1.05
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$60,700	2,170	0.42	1.25
Savannah, GA	$60,680	330	0.91	1.28
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$60,650	1,460	1.48	1.19
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$60,620	1,050	0.35	0.97
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$60,590	140	0.86	1.57
Eau Claire, WI	$60,580	220	1.38	1.26
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,500	990	0.78	1.25
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$60,480	520	1.1	1.11
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$60,440	340	1.14	1.35
Boise City, ID	$60,430	440	0.6	1.23
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$60,410	130	1.34	1.26
Medford, OR	$60,370	70	0.42	1.21
Appleton, WI	$60,350	660	2.88	1.21
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$60,320	4,230	2.79	1.18
Paducah, KY-IL	$60,300	100	1.11	1.31
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$60,280	750	0.3	1.02
Green Bay, WI	$60,270	660	2.03	1.21
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$60,210	2,390	0.95	1.20
Monroe, MI	$60,210	210	2.77	1.30
Ames, IA	$60,200	60	0.55	1.20
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$60,120	340	0.93	1.06
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$60,070	340	1.97	1.11
Missoula, MT	$60,060	50	0.41	1.26
Spartanburg, SC	$60,060	420	1.36	1.26
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$59,920	230	1.65	1.25
Bellingham, WA	$59,910	150	0.86	1.04
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$59,850	750	1.87	1.13
Vallejo, CA	$59,850	150	0.55	1.02
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$59,830	4,660	0.62	1.16
Lafayette, LA	$59,830	980	2.94	1.43
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$59,800	520	1.74	1.23
Kenosha, WI	$59,800	230	1.67	1.24
Goldsboro, NC	$59,790	60	0.85	1.47
New Haven, CT	$59,780	410	0.8	1.00
Odessa, TX	$59,770	380	2.55	1.23
Jacksonville, FL	$59,700	640	0.45	1.22
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$59,630	170	0.74	1.26
Columbia, SC	$59,570	240	0.34	1.28
Glens Falls, NY	$59,570	140	1.5	1.21
Yakima, WA	$59,560	180	1	1.25
Reading, PA	$59,550	440	1.38	1.20
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$59,520	11,270	1.35	1.09
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$59,470	70	0.68	1.31
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$59,390	210	1.08	1.25
Great Falls, MT	$59,340	40	0.52	1.28
Springfield, IL	$59,340	90	0.46	1.13
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$59,330	630	0.91	1.21
Elmira, NY	$59,330	180	2.9	1.24
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$59,310	7,680	2.19	1.14
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$59,290	210	0.28	1.14
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$59,280	470	0.64	1.21
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$59,220	1,050	0.93	1.26
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$59,050	1,360	1.97	1.18
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$59,030	1,210	0.51	1.04
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$59,020	90	1	1.19
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$58,950	1,290	0.98	1.10
Salem, OR	$58,930	110	0.32	1.07
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$58,910	100	0.51	1.16
Dubuque, IA	$58,890	180	1.68	1.21
Midland, TX	$58,800	270	1.18	1.08
Wheeling, WV-OH	$58,780	60	0.57	1.33
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$58,690	130	0.36	1.14
Syracuse, NY	$58,650	470	0.85	1.11
Logan, UT-ID	$58,620	380	3.06	1.26
Omaha, NE-IA	$58,540	240	0.27	1.18
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$58,540	650	2.2	1.14
Farmington, NM	$58,460	60	0.68	1.28
Evansville, IN	$58,410	190	0.78	1.26
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$58,360	110	0.89	1.02
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$58,340	120	0.92	1.22
Greeley, CO	$58,340	260	1.16	1.06
Williamsport, PA	$58,250	80	0.92	1.26
Cleveland, OH	$58,240	3,980	2.09	1.16
Decatur, AL	$58,240	290	2.53	1.26
Homosassa Springs, FL	$58,220	30	0.53	1.41
Reno, NV	$58,170	280	0.55	1.17
Tyler, TX	$58,170	80	0.38	1.36
Fayetteville, NC	$58,150	80	0.34	1.27
Albuquerque, NM	$58,120	360	0.49	1.21
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$58,100	180	1.16	1.22
Greenville, NC	$58,010	100	0.64	1.25
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$57,970	1,050	1.31	1.24
Columbus, OH	$57,940	1,150	0.56	1.13
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,900	600	0.3	0.97
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$57,890	100	1.06	1.16
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$57,890	450	2.04	1.28
Clarksville, TN-KY	$57,820	360	1.88	1.29
Lincoln, NE	$57,820	240	0.71	1.16
Yuma, AZ	$57,820	60	0.48	1.31
Oklahoma City, OK	$57,780	1,130	0.9	1.22
Rochester, MN	$57,770	270	1.21	0.95
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$57,720	450	3.22	1.18
Fond du Lac, WI	$57,700	550	6.77	1.15
Port St. Lucie, FL	$57,610	200	0.64	1.24
Colorado Springs, CO	$57,510	380	0.65	1.09
Elizabethtown, KY	$57,480	70	0.7	1.23
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$57,410	560	1.24	1.17
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,390	710	0.27	1.23
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$57,300	2,890	1.42	1.14
Pueblo, CO	$57,230	90	0.78	1.17
Sandusky, OH	$57,170	170	1.84	1.27
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$57,160	1,530	0.57	1.17
Twin Falls, ID	$57,050	50	0.49	1.26
Canton-Massillon, OH	$57,040	450	1.49	1.25
Decatur, IL	$56,980	60	0.72	1.11
Rocky Mount, NC	$56,920	90	0.92	1.29
Florence, SC	$56,900	160	0.97	1.31
Yuba City, CA	$56,820	30	0.37	1.14
Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,740	1,350	0.67	1.12
Lancaster, PA	$56,700	560	1.21	1.18
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$56,530	540	0.9	1.08
Salinas, CA	$56,490	90	0.25	1.19
Burlington, NC	$56,460	110	0.89	1.28
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$56,460	270	0.53	1.21
Topeka, KS	$56,400	150	0.71	1.14
Akron, OH	$56,380	1,090	1.85	1.15
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$56,350	80	0.58	1.20
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$56,270	2,500	0.47	1.10
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$56,200	230	0.61	0.99
Abilene, TX	$56,160	60	0.44	1.27
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$56,070	360	0.58	1.13
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$56,010	120	0.68	1.36
Cedar Rapids, IA	$56,000	180	0.71	1.13
Beckley, WV	$55,950	70	0.91	1.34
Modesto, CA	$55,950	140	0.39	1.11
Pittsburgh, PA	$55,880	2,760	1.34	1.13
Tucson, AZ	$55,700	590	0.82	1.17
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$55,660	7,850	0.68	1.00
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$55,660	120	0.5	0.90
Gainesville, GA	$55,620	210	1.12	1.21
Charlottesville, VA	$55,600	50	0.23	1.01
Binghamton, NY	$55,580	170	0.93	1.12
College Station-Bryan, TX	$55,560	90	0.37	1.25
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$55,560	570	3.72	1.22
Rochester, NY	$55,560	1,940	2.13	1.08
Ann Arbor, MI	$55,500	290	0.71	1.00
Jacksonville, NC	$55,500	30	0.34	1.38
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$55,440	230	0.79	1.12
Midland, MI	$55,380	50	0.69	1.12
Redding, CA	$55,260	60	0.44	1.13
Casper, WY	$55,250	110	1.53	1.13
Sheboygan, WI	$55,130	560	5.03	1.06
Erie, PA	$55,120	640	2.86	1.24
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,930	340	0.52	1.20
Johnstown, PA	$54,910	150	1.75	1.24
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$54,840	170	0.31	1.17
Fresno, CA	$54,580	300	0.35	1.16
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$54,580	90	0.53	1.21
Mansfield, OH	$54,540	210	2.34	1.22
Terre Haute, IN	$54,160	240	2.01	1.21
Bangor, ME	$54,080	70	0.54	1.13
Lima, OH	$53,950	120	1.35	1.14
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$53,840	40	0.53	1.25
Fort Wayne, IN	$53,770	1,030	2.47	1.13
Wausau, WI	$53,680	360	2.8	1.10
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$53,510	120	0.54	1.05
Idaho Falls, ID	$53,500	80	0.51	1.14
Montgomery, AL	$53,460	410	1.33	1.19
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$53,290	540	1.6	1.11
Tulsa, OK	$53,260	2,000	2.36	1.14
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$53,190	750	0.36	1.13
Asheville, NC	$53,110	850	2.55	1.13
Wichita Falls, TX	$52,790	130	1.28	1.22
Bay City, MI	$52,780	200	3.19	1.16
St. George, UT	$52,740	110	0.65	1.17
Altoona, PA	$52,660	120	1.13	1.19
Lebanon, PA	$52,620	170	1.7	1.13
Saginaw, MI	$52,360	650	4.43	1.13
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$52,270	530	0.78	1.12
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$52,200	340	0.55	1.10
Hattiesburg, MS	$52,170	40	0.35	1.38
Roanoke, VA	$52,000	290	1.04	1.10
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$52,000	160	0.47	1.08
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$51,990	630	2.61	1.12
Jefferson City, MO	$51,850	70	0.46	1.08
Bowling Green, KY	$51,730	260	1.74	1.15
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$51,700	140	1.88	1.14
Peoria, IL	$51,680	500	1.62	1.04
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$51,670	40	0.45	1.23
Carson City, NV	$51,670	160	2.65	0.91
Manhattan, KS	$51,630	100	0.98	1.12
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$51,630	130	1.4	1.05
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$51,540	730	1.48	1.10
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$51,430	1,640	0.81	1.02
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$51,420	70	0.38	0.94
Lawton, OK	$51,290	90	1.17	1.22
Dover, DE	$51,230	30	0.25	1.10
Jonesboro, AR	$51,220	80	0.72	1.21
Corvallis, OR	$51,110	30	0.44	0.89
Springfield, MO	$51,100	410	0.99	1.12
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$50,930	360	1.23	1.16
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$50,920	220	0.41	1.04
State College, PA	$50,900	120	0.98	1.03
Tuscaloosa, AL	$50,850	110	0.56	1.12
Birmingham, AL	$50,780	1,110	1.16	1.06
Dothan, AL	$50,740	90	0.83	1.33
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$50,740	220	0.35	0.84
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$50,680	250	0.4	1.07
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,610	3,540	1.73	1.03
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$50,560	230	1.31	1.28
Hot Springs, AR	$50,560	60	0.82	1.38
Wichita, KS	$50,540	1,630	2.86	1.06
Morgantown, WV	$50,510	90	0.75	1.07
Lawrence, KS	$50,460	60	0.59	1.06
Niles, MI	$50,430	530	4.81	1.10
Killeen-Temple, TX	$50,420	130	0.48	1.08
Kingston, NY	$50,400	100	0.96	1.01
Waco, TX	$50,380	250	1.03	1.09
Winston-Salem, NC	$50,350	910	1.81	1.09
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$50,250	120	0.68	1.11
Columbia, MO	$50,120	240	1.23	1.06
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$50,110	3,460	3.13	1.05
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$49,930	70	0.69	1.13
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$49,910	590	2.49	1.04
Harrisonburg, VA	$49,900	60	0.49	1.08
Knoxville, TN	$49,900	1,470	1.87	1.06
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$49,860	70	0.32	0.83
Jackson, MS	$49,850	230	0.46	1.16
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,850	430	0.92	1.08
Jackson, MI	$49,840	650	6.25	1.04
Visalia, CA	$49,750	130	0.4	1.10
Sherman-Denison, TX	$49,710	160	1.65	1.11
Rockford, IL	$49,700	1,800	7.1	1.05
San Angelo, TX	$49,610	100	1.09	1.14
Sumter, SC	$49,480	90	1.47	1.15
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$49,440	640	2.85	1.02
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$49,440	1,810	0.57	1.02
Traverse City, MI	$49,420	260	2.07	1.04
Gainesville, FL	$49,390	120	0.42	1.05
Tallahassee, FL	$49,370	50	0.16	1.06
Texarkana, TX-AR	$49,310	140	1.34	1.14
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$49,210	160	1.17	1.06
Grand Junction, CO	$49,180	100	0.78	1.01
Winchester, VA-WV	$49,130	100	0.8	1.04
Utica-Rome, NY	$49,090	320	1.47	1.00
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$48,990	340	0.16	1.05
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$48,970	120	0.4	1.34
Salisbury, MD	$48,890	50	0.5	1.00
Valdosta, GA	$48,710	50	0.51	1.25
Battle Creek, MI	$48,530	240	2.42	1.00
Victoria, TX	$48,420	60	0.84	1.12
Chambersburg, PA	$48,400	190	1.73	1.02
Gadsden, AL	$48,370	80	1.36	1.32
Muncie, IN	$48,360	150	1.79	1.10
Longview, TX	$48,350	690	3.16	1.07
Jackson, TN	$48,340	240	1.52	1.08
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$48,280	530	4.63	1.05
Dalton, GA	$48,240	120	0.99	1.14
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$48,230	110	0.2	1.35
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$48,160	100	1.17	1.08
Charleston, WV	$48,110	110	0.58	1.05
Kankakee, IL	$47,930	100	1.33	1.05
Grants Pass, OR	$47,870	50	0.9	0.94
Bloomington, IN	$47,850	540	4.01	1.00
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$47,840	80	0.6	1.22
Rapid City, SD	$47,840	70	0.51	1.03
Lubbock, TX	$47,790	160	0.53	1.13
Ocala, FL	$47,750	90	0.42	1.09
Morristown, TN	$47,370	330	3.8	1.07
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$47,360	110	0.3	1.02
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,300	400	1	1.05
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$47,200	170	0.53	0.99
Owensboro, KY	$47,170	90	1.02	1.05
Merced, CA	$47,130	40	0.27	1.00
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$46,990	390	0.81	1.02
El Paso, TX	$46,880	360	0.57	1.19
Joplin, MO-KS	$46,820	360	2.25	1.04
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$46,810	340	2.63	0.97
Chico, CA	$46,580	40	0.31	0.97
Gettysburg, PA	$46,570	80	1.42	1.00
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$46,530	140	2.11	1.02
Enid, OK	$46,460	70	1.62	1.15
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$46,460	50	0.18	1.22
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$46,290	680	2.62	1.04
Cleveland, TN	$46,120	50	0.59	1.15
Johnson City, TN	$45,550	180	1.18	1.05
Las Cruces, NM	$45,370	50	0.33	1.08
Kokomo, IN	$45,200	60	0.85	0.92
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$43,430	460	1.63	0.96
Amarillo, TX	$41,900	360	1.59	0.94
Springfield, OH	$37,380	310	3.65	0.82
Aguadilla, PR	$32,490	40	0.49	1.23
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$29,310	920	0.72	1.00

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	2.08	$82,690	1.59
Monroe, LA	1.66	$63,350	0.78
Lake Charles, LA	1.65	$75,580	1.51
Corpus Christi, TX	1.58	$71,590	0.85
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.57	$60,590	0.86
Flagstaff, AZ	1.51	$71,620	0.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.48	$84,410	0.3
Goldsboro, NC	1.47	$59,790	0.85
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.46	$67,140	0.86
Rome, GA	1.46	$62,220	1.07
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.46	$63,330	1.45
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.44	$61,480	2.93
Albany, OR	1.43	$71,300	2.16
Lafayette, LA	1.43	$59,830	2.94
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.42	$66,990	0.67
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	1.41	$61,700	0.58
Bismarck, ND	1.41	$74,090	0.55
Homosassa Springs, FL	1.41	$58,220	0.53
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.40	$66,390	0.77
Warner Robins, GA	1.40	$68,060	0.78
Albany, GA	1.39	$60,840	0.54
Baton Rouge, LA	1.39	$67,700	1.15
Duluth, MN-WI	1.39	$69,440	1.43
Hot Springs, AR	1.38	$50,560	0.82
Hattiesburg, MS	1.38	$52,170	0.35
Jacksonville, NC	1.38	$55,500	0.34
Barnstable Town, MA	1.38	$77,650	0.2
Wilmington, NC	1.37	$62,810	0.51
Flint, MI	1.37	$62,850	1.41
Grand Island, NE	1.36	$67,430	1.2
Tyler, TX	1.36	$58,170	0.38
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.36	$56,010	0.68
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.36	$64,400	0.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.35	$60,440	1.14
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.35	$48,230	0.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.34	$48,970	0.4
Beckley, WV	1.34	$55,950	0.91
Ogden, UT	1.33	$65,270	2.51
Dothan, AL	1.33	$50,740	0.83
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.33	$58,780	0.57
Lynchburg, VA	1.32	$61,140	2.69
Mobile, AL	1.32	$62,020	1.18
Gadsden, AL	1.32	$48,370	1.36
Paducah, KY-IL	1.31	$60,300	1.11
Billings, MT	1.31	$64,420	0.79
Yuma, AZ	1.31	$57,820	0.48
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.31	$59,470	0.68
Florence, SC	1.31	$56,900	0.97
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.30	$62,960	1.07
Monroe, MI	1.30	$60,210	2.77
Rocky Mount, NC	1.29	$56,920	0.92
Lewiston, ID-WA	1.29	$62,530	1.04
Vineland, NJ	1.29	$62,330	0.43
Toledo, OH	1.29	$62,190	2.12
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.29	$61,890	0.76
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.29	$57,820	1.88
Savannah, GA	1.28	$60,680	0.91
Columbia, SC	1.28	$59,570	0.34
Burlington, NC	1.28	$56,460	0.89
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.28	$57,890	2.04
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.28	$50,560	1.31
Farmington, NM	1.28	$58,460	0.68
Great Falls, MT	1.28	$59,340	0.52
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.28	$80,620	2.11
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.28	$62,220	3.81
Fayetteville, NC	1.27	$58,150	0.34
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.27	$62,900	1.67
Sandusky, OH	1.27	$57,170	1.84
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.27	$61,710	1.79
Abilene, TX	1.27	$56,160	0.44
Williamsport, PA	1.26	$58,250	0.92
Logan, UT-ID	1.26	$58,620	3.06
Columbus, IN	1.26	$61,230	15.95
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.26	$59,220	0.93
Spartanburg, SC	1.26	$60,060	1.36
Eau Claire, WI	1.26	$60,580	1.38
Decatur, AL	1.26	$58,240	2.53
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.26	$60,410	1.34
Twin Falls, ID	1.26	$57,050	0.49
Missoula, MT	1.26	$60,060	0.41
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.26	$59,630	0.74
Evansville, IN	1.26	$58,410	0.78
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	1.25	$53,840	0.53
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.25	$59,390	1.08
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.25	$60,500	0.78
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.25	$55,560	0.37
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.25	$60,700	0.42
Anchorage, AK	1.25	$75,040	0.16
Greenville, NC	1.25	$58,010	0.64
Yakima, WA	1.25	$59,560	1
Valdosta, GA	1.25	$48,710	0.51
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.25	$59,920	1.65
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.25	$57,040	1.49
Johnstown, PA	1.24	$54,910	1.75
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.24	$57,970	1.31
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.24	$62,210	2.27
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.24	$61,280	1.34
Elmira, NY	1.24	$59,330	2.9
Erie, PA	1.24	$55,120	2.86
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.24	$57,610	0.64
Kenosha, WI	1.24	$59,800	1.67
Mankato, MN	1.23	$61,120	1.51
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	1.23	$51,670	0.45
Boise City, ID	1.23	$60,430	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.23	$57,390	0.27
Odessa, TX	1.23	$59,770	2.55
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.23	$59,800	1.74
Elizabethtown, KY	1.23	$57,480	0.7
Aguadilla, PR	1.23	$32,490	0.49
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.22	$58,100	1.16
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.22	$46,460	0.18
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.22	$47,840	0.6
St. Cloud, MN	1.22	$62,230	2.42
Oklahoma City, OK	1.22	$57,780	0.9
Jacksonville, FL	1.22	$59,700	0.45
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.22	$58,340	0.92
Wichita Falls, TX	1.22	$52,790	1.28
Mansfield, OH	1.22	$54,540	2.34
Lawton, OK	1.22	$51,290	1.17
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.22	$55,560	3.72
Richmond, VA	1.22	$62,650	0.53
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.22	$62,000	0.33
Springfield, MA	1.21	$63,090	2.48
Glens Falls, NY	1.21	$59,570	1.5
Bozeman, MT	1.21	$66,500	0.27
Jonesboro, AR	1.21	$51,220	0.72
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.21	$54,580	0.53
Gainesville, GA	1.21	$55,620	1.12
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.21	$56,460	0.53
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.21	$59,330	0.91
Fargo, ND-MN	1.21	$61,820	0.48
Medford, OR	1.21	$60,370	0.42
Albuquerque, NM	1.21	$58,120	0.49
Appleton, WI	1.21	$60,350	2.88
Dubuque, IA	1.21	$58,890	1.68
Huntsville, AL	1.21	$62,490	1.36
Terre Haute, IN	1.21	$54,160	2.01
Green Bay, WI	1.21	$60,270	2.03
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.21	$59,280	0.64
Reading, PA	1.20	$59,550	1.38
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.20	$60,210	0.95
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.20	$54,930	0.52
Ames, IA	1.20	$60,200	0.55
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.20	$56,350	0.58
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.19	$60,650	1.48
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.19	$61,270	0.74
Salinas, CA	1.19	$56,490	0.25
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1.19	$59,020	1
Altoona, PA	1.19	$52,660	1.13
Montgomery, AL	1.19	$53,460	1.33
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.19	$68,060	0.52
El Paso, TX	1.19	$46,880	0.57
Pittsfield, MA	1.19	$61,500	1.04
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.18	$61,430	0.42
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.18	$59,050	1.97
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.18	$57,720	3.22
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.18	$60,320	2.79
Omaha, NE-IA	1.18	$58,540	0.27
Lancaster, PA	1.18	$56,700	1.21
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.17	$54,840	0.31
Reno, NV	1.17	$58,170	0.55
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.17	$57,410	1.24
Pueblo, CO	1.17	$57,230	0.78
St. George, UT	1.17	$52,740	0.65
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.17	$57,160	0.57
Tucson, AZ	1.17	$55,700	0.82
Fresno, CA	1.16	$54,580	0.35
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.16	$57,890	1.06
Jackson, MS	1.16	$49,850	0.46
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.16	$59,830	0.62
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.16	$50,930	1.23
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.16	$58,910	0.51
Cleveland, OH	1.16	$58,240	2.09
Lincoln, NE	1.16	$57,820	0.71
Bay City, MI	1.16	$52,780	3.19
Akron, OH	1.15	$56,380	1.85
Sumter, SC	1.15	$49,480	1.47
Bend, OR	1.15	$62,890	0.45
Bowling Green, KY	1.15	$51,730	1.74
Enid, OK	1.15	$46,460	1.62
Cleveland, TN	1.15	$46,120	0.59
Fond du Lac, WI	1.15	$57,700	6.77
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.14	$65,200	2.06
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.14	$59,290	0.28
Lima, OH	1.14	$53,950	1.35
Idaho Falls, ID	1.14	$53,500	0.51
Dalton, GA	1.14	$48,240	0.99
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.14	$57,300	1.42
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.14	$49,310	1.34
Tulsa, OK	1.14	$53,260	2.36
San Angelo, TX	1.14	$49,610	1.09
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.14	$59,310	2.19
Topeka, KS	1.14	$56,400	0.71
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.14	$58,540	2.2
Yuba City, CA	1.14	$56,820	0.37
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.14	$58,690	0.36
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.14	$51,700	1.88
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.13	$56,000	0.71
Lubbock, TX	1.13	$47,790	0.53
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.13	$59,850	1.87
Saginaw, MI	1.13	$52,360	4.43
Asheville, NC	1.13	$53,110	2.55
Lebanon, PA	1.13	$52,620	1.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.13	$53,190	0.36
Casper, WY	1.13	$55,250	1.53
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.13	$56,070	0.58
Redding, CA	1.13	$55,260	0.44
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.13	$49,930	0.69
Columbus, OH	1.13	$57,940	0.56
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.13	$61,280	0.62
Bangor, ME	1.13	$54,080	0.54
Fort Wayne, IN	1.13	$53,770	2.47
Springfield, IL	1.13	$59,340	0.46
Pittsburgh, PA	1.13	$55,880	1.34
Manhattan, KS	1.12	$51,630	0.98
Victoria, TX	1.12	$48,420	0.84
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.12	$50,850	0.56
Binghamton, NY	1.12	$55,580	0.93
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.12	$71,290	0.27
Midland, MI	1.12	$55,380	0.69
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.12	$52,270	0.78
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.12	$51,990	2.61
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.12	$56,740	0.67
Springfield, MO	1.12	$51,100	0.99
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.12	$55,440	0.79
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.12	$61,640	0.79
Worcester, MA	1.11	$64,480	1.45
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.11	$49,710	1.65
Macon-Bibb County, GA	1.11	$50,250	0.68
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.11	$66,280	1.45
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.11	$61,500	1.55
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.11	$60,070	1.97
Decatur, IL	1.11	$56,980	0.72
Syracuse, NY	1.11	$58,650	0.85
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.11	$60,480	1.1
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.11	$53,290	1.6
Modesto, CA	1.11	$55,950	0.39
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.10	$51,540	1.48
Roanoke, VA	1.10	$52,000	1.04
Visalia, CA	1.10	$49,750	0.4
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.10	$63,190	1.84
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.10	$52,200	0.55
Wausau, WI	1.10	$53,680	2.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.10	$56,270	0.47
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.10	$58,950	0.98
Dover, DE	1.10	$51,230	0.25
Niles, MI	1.10	$50,430	4.81
Muncie, IN	1.10	$48,360	1.79
Waco, TX	1.09	$50,380	1.03
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.09	$63,970	0.7
Colorado Springs, CO	1.09	$57,510	0.65
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.09	$59,520	1.35
Winston-Salem, NC	1.09	$50,350	1.81
Ocala, FL	1.09	$47,750	0.42
Rochester, NY	1.08	$55,560	2.13
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.08	$52,000	0.47
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	1.08	$48,160	1.17
Harrisonburg, VA	1.08	$49,900	0.49
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.08	$72,060	0.98
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.08	$50,420	0.48
Ithaca, NY	1.08	$62,810	1.32
Jefferson City, MO	1.08	$51,850	0.46
Midland, TX	1.08	$58,800	1.18
Jackson, TN	1.08	$48,340	1.52
Las Cruces, NM	1.08	$45,370	0.33
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.08	$56,530	0.9
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.08	$49,850	0.92
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.07	$64,320	2.42
Longview, TX	1.07	$48,350	3.16
Morristown, TN	1.07	$47,370	3.8
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.07	$50,680	0.4
Morgantown, WV	1.07	$50,510	0.75
Salem, OR	1.07	$58,930	0.32
Lawrence, KS	1.06	$50,460	0.59
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.06	$60,120	0.93
Birmingham, AL	1.06	$50,780	1.16
Sheboygan, WI	1.06	$55,130	5.03
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.06	$49,210	1.17
Tallahassee, FL	1.06	$49,370	0.16
Wichita, KS	1.06	$50,540	2.86
Columbia, MO	1.06	$50,120	1.23
Knoxville, TN	1.06	$49,900	1.87
Greeley, CO	1.06	$58,340	1.16
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.06	$64,170	0.94
Rockford, IL	1.05	$49,700	7.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.05	$53,510	0.54
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.05	$50,110	3.13
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.05	$47,300	1
Gainesville, FL	1.05	$49,390	0.42
Charleston, WV	1.05	$48,110	0.58
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.05	$48,990	0.16
Owensboro, KY	1.05	$47,170	1.02
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.05	$48,280	4.63
Johnson City, TN	1.05	$45,550	1.18
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	1.05	$51,630	1.4
Madison, WI	1.05	$60,830	0.93
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.05	$61,420	0.77
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.05	$62,070	2.61
Kankakee, IL	1.05	$47,930	1.33
Winchester, VA-WV	1.04	$49,130	0.8
Jackson, MI	1.04	$49,840	6.25
Peoria, IL	1.04	$51,680	1.62
Traverse City, MI	1.04	$49,420	2.07
Joplin, MO-KS	1.04	$46,820	2.25
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.04	$50,920	0.41
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.04	$49,910	2.49
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.04	$46,290	2.62
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.04	$59,030	0.51
Bellingham, WA	1.04	$59,910	0.86
State College, PA	1.03	$50,900	0.98
Rapid City, SD	1.03	$47,840	0.51
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.03	$74,560	1.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.03	$63,100	0.67
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.03	$50,610	1.73
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.02	$47,360	0.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	1.02	$58,360	0.89
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.02	$62,750	0.25
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.02	$49,440	0.57
Vallejo, CA	1.02	$59,850	0.55
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.02	$51,430	0.81
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.02	$60,280	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.02	$49,440	2.85
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.02	$46,990	0.81
Chambersburg, PA	1.02	$48,400	1.73
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	1.02	$46,530	2.11
Grand Junction, CO	1.01	$49,180	0.78
Charlottesville, VA	1.01	$55,600	0.23
Kingston, NY	1.01	$50,400	0.96
Bloomington, IN	1.00	$47,850	4.01
Salisbury, MD	1.00	$48,890	0.5
Utica-Rome, NY	1.00	$49,090	1.47
Ann Arbor, MI	1.00	$55,500	0.71
Gettysburg, PA	1.00	$46,570	1.42
Merced, CA	1.00	$47,130	0.27
Battle Creek, MI	1.00	$48,530	2.42
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.00	$55,660	0.68
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.00	$29,310	0.72
New Haven, CT	1.00	$59,780	0.8
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	0.99	$56,200	0.61
Naples-Marco Island, FL	0.99	$47,200	0.53
Lexington Park, MD	0.98	$62,820	0.37
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.97	$60,620	0.35
Chico, CA	0.97	$46,580	0.31
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.97	$57,900	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.97	$68,850	0.11
Janesville-Beloit, WI	0.97	$46,810	2.63
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.96	$43,430	1.63
Rochester, MN	0.95	$57,770	1.21
Grants Pass, OR	0.94	$47,870	0.9
Amarillo, TX	0.94	$41,900	1.59
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.94	$51,420	0.38
Kokomo, IN	0.92	$45,200	0.85
Boulder, CO	0.92	$63,990	0.67
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.91	$67,750	0.37
Carson City, NV	0.91	$51,670	2.65
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.90	$55,660	0.5
Corvallis, OR	0.89	$51,110	0.44
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.84	$50,740	0.35
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.83	$49,860	0.32
Springfield, OH	0.82	$37,380	3.65
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.76	$63,540	0.66

Broader occupation Our title "Machinist Apprentice" is reported by BLS as SOC 51-4041 Machinists. BLS groups Machinist Apprentice within Machinists; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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