Shutdown Millwright: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-9044 Millwrights, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Millwrights. 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
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$113,490	320	0.52	1.53
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$107,700	80	2.39	1.88
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$99,250	710	0.44	1.78
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$93,070	440	0.18	1.52
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$91,850	1,490	3.02	1.76
Fort Wayne, IN	$91,410	110	1.89	1.92
Kansas City, MO-KS	$91,380	640	2.25	1.80
Topeka, KS	$91,170	70	2.28	1.84
Saginaw, MI	$91,010	100	4.63	1.97
Madison, WI	$90,750	40	0.42	1.56
Ann Arbor, MI	$90,320	60	1	1.63
Green Bay, WI	$84,880	200	4.32	1.70
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$84,850	210	1	1.66
Appleton, WI	$84,740	100	3.14	1.70
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$84,590	130	2.28	1.60
Monroe, MI	$83,970	60	5.76	1.82
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$83,600	150	0.36	1.34
Wausau, WI	$83,480	50	2.71	1.71
Toledo, OH	$83,280	280	3.74	1.73
Wichita, KS	$82,890	120	1.49	1.74
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$82,840	290	2.06	1.63
Lima, OH	$82,640	90	6.99	1.75
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$82,470	280	0.51	1.14
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$82,310	130	1.44	1.73
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$80,840	100	0.86	1.38
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,080	70	4.88	1.34
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$79,840	100	0.34	1.34
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$79,420	390	1.37	1.61
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$79,340	280	0.55	1.34
Duluth, MN-WI	$77,890	40	1.31	1.56
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$77,810	40	0.24	1.30
Akron, OH	$77,570	100	1.18	1.59
Bowling Green, KY	$77,480	50	2.31	1.72
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$77,160	30	0.5	1.22
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$77,120	510	0.68	1.42
Baton Rouge, LA	$76,610	290	2.72	1.57
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$76,300	490	2.74	1.58
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$76,200	240	0.77	1.26
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$75,650	250	0.87	1.51
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$75,610	80	3.15	1.40
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$74,940	60	0.2	1.61
Longview-Kelso, WA	$74,940	80	7.13	1.31
Cleveland, OH	$74,800	290	1.07	1.49
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$74,730	1,490	1.27	1.37
Lebanon, PA	$74,190	30	2.21	1.60
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$73,540	90	0.25	1.24
Worcester, MA	$72,840	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.26
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$72,740	80	1.2	1.33
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$72,450	40	1.62	1.49
Glens Falls, NY	$71,520	70	5.02	1.46
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$70,540	50	0.49	1.41
Bellingham, WA	$70,350	40	1.61	1.22
Columbus, OH	$69,920	180	0.63	1.36
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$69,880	190	0.42	1.44
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$69,720	90	2.07	1.56
Huntsville, AL	$69,510	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.34
Sandusky, OH	$67,920	50	3.88	1.51
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$67,750	820	0.96	1.37
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$67,750	30	1.03	1.46
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$66,560	50	1.66	1.47
Rockford, IL	$66,560	60	1.67	1.41
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$66,510	320	2.04	1.40
St. Louis, MO-IL	$66,480	420	1.2	1.33
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$66,460	70	3.53	1.39
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$66,240	140	1.92	1.36
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$65,830	90	0.95	1.41
Winston-Salem, NC	$65,790	60	0.8	1.42
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$65,500	640	0.61	1.27
Jacksonville, FL	$65,420	160	0.78	1.34
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$65,360	300	0.85	1.31
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$65,350	90	0.41	1.18
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$65,220	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.98
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$65,200	30	0.66	1.15
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$64,810	40	0.52	1.31
Reno, NV	$64,750	30	0.46	1.30
Boise City, ID	$64,710	70	0.67	1.32
Fargo, ND-MN	$64,530	40	1.1	1.26
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$64,530	80	1.66	1.34
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$64,420	40	0.06	1.32
Sherman-Denison, TX	$64,240	50	3.53	1.44
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$64,160	510	0.68	1.25
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$64,090	60	1.27	1.34
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$64,070	100	2.4	1.32
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$63,950	150	1.54	1.31
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,950	100	1	1.23
Canton-Massillon, OH	$63,920	60	1.4	1.40
Corpus Christi, TX	$63,890	110	2.18	1.41
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$63,730	140	1.19	1.35
Decatur, IL	$63,190	180	14.81	1.23
Albany, OR	$63,060	60	4.52	1.27
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,960	230	1.75	1.27
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$62,860	30	0.34	1.04
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$62,850	160	2.3	1.35
Reading, PA	$62,580	70	1.49	1.27
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$62,520	110	0.6	1.16
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$62,450	40	2.03	1.33
Florence, SC	$62,140	60	2.71	1.43
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$62,080	110	1.79	1.35
Peoria, IL	$61,870	60	1.44	1.25
Knoxville, TN	$61,820	200	1.83	1.31
Lancaster, PA	$61,790	110	1.74	1.28
Decatur, AL	$61,670	60	3.98	1.33
Pittsburgh, PA	$61,440	200	0.71	1.24
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,410	40	0.55	1.28
Tuscaloosa, AL	$61,380	120	4.38	1.36
Spartanburg, SC	$61,340	80	1.89	1.29
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$61,320	260	0.92	1.22
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$61,260	80	1.7	1.26
Erie, PA	$61,260	70	2.22	1.38
Cedar Rapids, IA	$60,900	60	1.66	1.23
Savannah, GA	$60,890	210	4.06	1.29
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$60,880	130	3.58	1.37
Birmingham, AL	$60,830	310	2.32	1.27
Rochester, NY	$60,720	70	0.53	1.19
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$60,260	30	2.78	1.36
Columbus, GA-AL	$59,680	40	1.42	1.37
Jackson, TN	$59,670	40	1.73	1.33
Redding, CA	$59,580	40	2.32	1.22
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$59,400	240	0.83	1.26
Mobile, AL	$59,130	160	3.6	1.26
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$58,930	190	1.19	1.26
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$58,800	40	0.96	1.34
Greenville, NC	$57,590	40	1.83	1.24
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$57,380	380	0.62	1.12
Waco, TX	$57,070	50	1.61	1.24
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$56,920	160	1.39	1.22
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$55,430	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.78
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$53,330	140	3.39	1.23
Monroe, LA	$53,290	60	2.58	1.40
El Paso, TX	$53,020	120	1.33	1.34
Dothan, AL	$50,630	60	3.54	1.33
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$50,590	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.02
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$50,040	50	2.03	1.26
Modesto, CA	$49,810	130	2.58	0.98
Richmond, VA	$48,890	150	0.9	0.95
Jackson, MS	$48,470	200	2.82	1.13
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$48,410	130	1.83	1.04
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,360	190	2.04	1.06
Lynchburg, VA	$45,760	50	2.14	0.99

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
Saginaw, MI	1.97	$91,010	4.63
Fort Wayne, IN	1.92	$91,410	1.89
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.88	$107,700	2.39
Topeka, KS	1.84	$91,170	2.28
Monroe, MI	1.82	$83,970	5.76
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.80	$91,380	2.25
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.78	$99,250	0.44
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.76	$91,850	3.02
Lima, OH	1.75	$82,640	6.99
Wichita, KS	1.74	$82,890	1.49
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.73	$82,310	1.44
Toledo, OH	1.73	$83,280	3.74
Bowling Green, KY	1.72	$77,480	2.31
Wausau, WI	1.71	$83,480	2.71
Green Bay, WI	1.70	$84,880	4.32
Appleton, WI	1.70	$84,740	3.14
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.66	$84,850	1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.63	$82,840	2.06
Ann Arbor, MI	1.63	$90,320	1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.61	$79,420	1.37
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.61	$74,940	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.60	$84,590	2.28
Lebanon, PA	1.60	$74,190	2.21
Akron, OH	1.59	$77,570	1.18
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.58	$76,300	2.74
Baton Rouge, LA	1.57	$76,610	2.72
Madison, WI	1.56	$90,750	0.42
Duluth, MN-WI	1.56	$77,890	1.31
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.56	$69,720	2.07
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.53	$113,490	0.52
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.52	$93,070	0.18
Sandusky, OH	1.51	$67,920	3.88
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.51	$75,650	0.87
Cleveland, OH	1.49	$74,800	1.07
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.49	$72,450	1.62
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.47	$66,560	1.66
Glens Falls, NY	1.46	$71,520	5.02
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.46	$67,750	1.03
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.44	$69,880	0.42
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.44	$64,240	3.53
Florence, SC	1.43	$62,140	2.71
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.42	$77,120	0.68
Winston-Salem, NC	1.42	$65,790	0.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.41	$65,830	0.95
Rockford, IL	1.41	$66,560	1.67
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.41	$70,540	0.49
Corpus Christi, TX	1.41	$63,890	2.18
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.40	$75,610	3.15
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.40	$66,510	2.04
Monroe, LA	1.40	$53,290	2.58
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.40	$63,920	1.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.39	$66,460	3.53
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.38	$80,840	0.86
Erie, PA	1.38	$61,260	2.22
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.37	$67,750	0.96
Columbus, GA-AL	1.37	$59,680	1.42
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.37	$74,730	1.27
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.37	$60,880	3.58
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.36	$66,240	1.92
Columbus, OH	1.36	$69,920	0.63
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.36	$61,380	4.38
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	1.36	$60,260	2.78
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.35	$62,080	1.79
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.35	$63,730	1.19
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.35	$62,850	2.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.34	$80,080	4.88
Huntsville, AL	1.34	$69,510	Not published by BLS
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.34	$58,800	0.96
El Paso, TX	1.34	$53,020	1.33
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.34	$83,600	0.36
Jacksonville, FL	1.34	$65,420	0.78
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.34	$64,530	1.66
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.34	$79,340	0.55
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.34	$79,840	0.34
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.34	$64,090	1.27
Decatur, AL	1.33	$61,670	3.98
Jackson, TN	1.33	$59,670	1.73
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.33	$72,740	1.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.33	$66,480	1.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.33	$62,450	2.03
Dothan, AL	1.33	$50,630	3.54
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.32	$64,420	0.06
Boise City, ID	1.32	$64,710	0.67
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.32	$64,070	2.4
Knoxville, TN	1.31	$61,820	1.83
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.31	$65,360	0.85
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.31	$64,810	0.52
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.31	$63,950	1.54
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.31	$74,940	7.13
Reno, NV	1.30	$64,750	0.46
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.30	$77,810	0.24
Savannah, GA	1.29	$60,890	4.06
Spartanburg, SC	1.29	$61,340	1.89
Lancaster, PA	1.28	$61,790	1.74
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.28	$61,410	0.55
Birmingham, AL	1.27	$60,830	2.32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.27	$65,500	0.61
Albany, OR	1.27	$63,060	4.52
Omaha, NE-IA	1.27	$62,960	1.75
Reading, PA	1.27	$62,580	1.49
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.26	$50,040	2.03
Fargo, ND-MN	1.26	$64,530	1.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.26	$59,400	0.83
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.26	$61,260	1.7
Worcester, MA	1.26	$72,840	Not published by BLS
Mobile, AL	1.26	$59,130	3.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.26	$58,930	1.19
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.26	$76,200	0.77
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.25	$64,160	0.68
Peoria, IL	1.25	$61,870	1.44
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.24	$73,540	0.25
Waco, TX	1.24	$57,070	1.61
Pittsburgh, PA	1.24	$61,440	0.71
Greenville, NC	1.24	$57,590	1.83
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.23	$63,950	1
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.23	$60,900	1.66
Decatur, IL	1.23	$63,190	14.81
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.23	$53,330	3.39
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.22	$56,920	1.39
Redding, CA	1.22	$59,580	2.32
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.22	$61,320	0.92
Bellingham, WA	1.22	$70,350	1.61
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.22	$77,160	0.5
Rochester, NY	1.19	$60,720	0.53
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.18	$65,350	0.41
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.16	$62,520	0.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.15	$65,200	0.66
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.14	$82,470	0.51
Jackson, MS	1.13	$48,470	2.82
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.12	$57,380	0.62
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.06	$48,360	2.04
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.04	$48,410	1.83
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1.04	$62,860	0.34
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.02	$50,590	Not published by BLS
Lynchburg, VA	0.99	$45,760	2.14
Modesto, CA	0.98	$49,810	2.58
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.98	$65,220	Not published by BLS
Richmond, VA	0.95	$48,890	0.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.78	$55,430	Not published by BLS

Broader occupation Our title "Shutdown Millwright" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-9044 Millwrights. BLS groups Shutdown Millwright within Millwrights; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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