MANUFACTURING & LABOR WORKERS / SALARY
UNITED STATES

SALARY SURVEYS

478

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$60,347 USD

£46,996 GBP

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$59,750 USD

$42,000 USD

£32,708 GBP

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Average Salary / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States

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Average salary for Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States is $60,347 USD per year. The most typical earning is $42,000 USD. All data are based on 478 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $62,400 USD. Women receive a salary of $58,500 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $126,700 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $94,000 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $79,100 USD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive $67,400 USD.

Levels / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	11	100% 2.3%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	28	97.7% 5.86%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	18	91.84% 3.77%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	43	88.08% 9%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	40	79.08% 8.37%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	47	70.71% 9.83%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	43	60.88% 9%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	32	51.88% 6.69%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	20	45.19% 4.18%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	26	41% 5.44%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	20	35.56% 4.18%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	27	31.38% 5.65%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	24	25.73% 5.02%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	21	20.71% 4.39%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	14	16.32% 2.93%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	10	13.39% 2.09%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	6	11.3% 1.26%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	9	10.04% 1.88%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	2	8.16% 0.42%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	2	7.74% 0.42%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	3	7.32% 0.63%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	5	6.69% 1.05%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	4	5.65% 0.84%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	4	4.81% 0.84%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	0	n/a
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	2	3.97% 0.42%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	6	3.56% 1.26%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	0	n/a
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	0	n/a
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	1	2.3% 0.21%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	1	2.09% 0.21%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	2	1.88% 0.42%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	1	1.46% 0.21%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	0	n/a
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	2	1.26% 0.42%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	4	0.84% 0.84%

Gender / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	349	$62,400 USD
2	Women	54	$58,500 USD

Education / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	3	$126,700 USD
2	Masters Degree	20	$94,000 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	97	$74,700 USD
4	Some College	186	$59,700 USD
5	High School	157	$48,400 USD
6	Bellow H. School	15	$42,300 USD

Experience / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	130	$79,100 USD
2	12-16 Years	45	$67,400 USD
3	16-20 Years	47	$62,500 USD
4	8-12 Years	68	$61,300 USD
5	4-8 Years	64	$54,000 USD
6	2-4 Years	58	$44,600 USD
7	1-2 Years	34	$37,600 USD
8	0-1 Year	32	$34,300 USD

Age / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	11	$88,400 USD
2	61-65	12	$85,700 USD
3	56-60	31	$76,400 USD
4	51-55	42	$71,600 USD
5	46-50	46	$70,900 USD
6	41-45	51	$68,100 USD
7	31-35	61	$60,600 USD
8	36-40	47	$58,300 USD
9	n/a	75	$52,000 USD
10	26-30	57	$48,300 USD
11	21-25	36	$38,200 USD
12	14-20	9	$29,400 USD

Work Type / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	13	$67,700 USD
2	Permanent	435	$61,000 USD
3	Contract	20	$57,200 USD
4	Part Time	10	$28,900 USD

States / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	West Virginia	1	$125,000 USD
2	Michigan	15	$87,100 USD
3	Texas	45	$84,300 USD
4	Wyoming	1	$79,000 USD
5	Louisiana	6	$77,000 USD
6	Hawaii	2	$75,700 USD
7	North Carolina	17	$74,900 USD
8	Vermont	2	$72,500 USD
9	South Carolina	5	$71,600 USD
10	Nevada	3	$70,300 USD
11	Mississippi	5	$68,900 USD
12	Connecticut	4	$66,700 USD
13	New Jersey	6	$66,200 USD
14	Utah	5	$66,200 USD
15	Delaware	2	$65,000 USD
16	Rhode Island	2	$63,500 USD
17	Arizona	10	$63,400 USD
18	Pennsylvania	20	$63,000 USD
19	Nebraska	3	$62,700 USD
20	California	46	$61,500 USD
21	Virginia	4	$61,000 USD
22	Illinois	13	$58,600 USD
23	Alabama	6	$57,900 USD
24	New York State	10	$57,200 USD
25	Arkansas	6	$56,800 USD
26	Georgia	11	$56,400 USD
27	Oklahoma	9	$56,100 USD
28	Minnesota	14	$55,900 USD
29	Washington State	15	$55,700 USD
30	Wisconsin	12	$55,600 USD
31	South Dakota	3	$55,300 USD
32	Missouri	13	$54,900 USD
33	Ohio	28	$54,000 USD
34	Indiana	8	$53,900 USD
35	Kansas	4	$53,300 USD
36	Idaho	3	$52,700 USD
37	Massachusetts	9	$51,600 USD
38	Colorado	5	$50,700 USD
39	Maryland	5	$50,200 USD
40	Oregon	7	$49,800 USD
41	Iowa	4	$42,100 USD
42	Tennessee	11	$40,100 USD
43	District Of Columbia (DC)	3	$34,700 USD
44	Kentucky	7	$34,500 USD
45	North Dakota	2	$34,000 USD
46	Florida	9	$33,600 USD
47	Montana	1	$33,200 USD
48	New Mexico	1	$20,000 USD

Cities / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	San Francisco	3	$121,200 USD
2	Houston	20	$108,500 USD
3	Raleigh	3	$105,000 USD
4	Anaheim	5	$100,900 USD
5	Detroit	12	$95,000 USD
6	Austin	4	$93,600 USD
7	Greensboro	4	$86,000 USD
8	New Orleans	5	$79,000 USD
9	Columbia, South Carolina	5	$71,600 USD
10	Charlotte	7	$70,700 USD
11	Philadelphia	12	$69,400 USD
12	Jackson	5	$68,900 USD
13	Oklahoma City	4	$67,300 USD
14	Hartford	4	$66,700 USD
15	Irvine	3	$66,300 USD
16	Newark	6	$66,200 USD
17	Salt Lake City	5	$66,200 USD
18	Seattle	8	$65,400 USD
19	Madison	6	$65,200 USD
20	Cincinnati	4	$64,500 USD
21	Phoenix	7	$63,100 USD
22	Kansas City	5	$63,000 USD
23	Birmingham, United States	4	$62,100 USD
24	Dallas	11	$60,400 USD
25	New York City	4	$59,800 USD
26	Atlanta	10	$59,000 USD
27	Indianapolis	7	$58,700 USD
28	Chicago	13	$58,600 USD
29	Little Rock	6	$56,800 USD
30	Minneapolis	13	$56,200 USD
31	Cleveland	13	$56,100 USD
32	Grand Rapids	3	$55,700 USD
33	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	3	$55,300 USD
34	Aurora	3	$55,300 USD
35	Pittsburgh	8	$53,300 USD
36	Wichita	4	$53,300 USD
37	Boise	3	$52,700 USD
38	--Other--	55	$52,100 USD
39	Sacramento	7	$51,700 USD
40	Baltimore	5	$50,200 USD
41	St. Louis	8	$49,900 USD
42	Portland, Oregon	7	$49,800 USD
43	Akron	5	$47,400 USD
44	Tulsa	5	$47,200 USD
45	Los Angeles	8	$46,300 USD
46	Milwaukee	6	$46,100 USD
47	Memphis	4	$45,900 USD
48	Boston	6	$45,700 USD
49	Fort Worth	4	$44,800 USD
50	Columbus	5	$42,400 USD
51	Des Moines	4	$42,100 USD
52	Louisville	5	$37,400 USD
53	Fort Lauderdale	4	$37,400 USD
54	Washington DC	3	$34,700 USD
55	Nashville	6	$32,100 USD
56	Rochester	3	$32,000 USD
57	Vancouver, United States	4	$30,400 USD
58	Miami	3	$28,700 USD

Careers / Manufacturing & Labor Workers / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Product Development	16	$79,400 USD
2	Manufacturing	116	$70,400 USD
3	Other Manufacturing Career	95	$68,200 USD
4	Quality Coordinator	24	$67,900 USD
5	Manufacturing Worker Lead	50	$63,100 USD
6	Quality Controller	47	$56,200 USD
7	Manufacturing Worker	46	$51,100 USD
8	Warehousing Employee Lead	12	$42,800 USD
9	Manufacturing Assembly Worker	34	$42,300 USD
10	Warehousing Employee	27	$32,200 USD
11	Manufacturing Packaging Worker	11	$30,000 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Cnc Machinist

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Set machines and offset."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Minneapolis	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$40,000 USD

Aircraft Mechanic

Posted 23 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Build fighter aircraft and spare parts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
St. Louis	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$94,000 USD

Laborer

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Handy work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Miami	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$20,000 USD

Service And Warranty

Posted 21 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Process warranty claims and service calls."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$49,000 USD

Process Assistant

Posted 12 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am in charge of releasing trailers for drivers to take."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Bernardino	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$60,000 USD

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 16 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, Tech Support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$87,500 USD

Planner

Posted 23 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Organize contractors and keep up with inventory."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bellow H. School	2-4 Years	Advanced	$140,000 USD

Aviation

Posted 20 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aviation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$80,000 USD

Technincian

Posted 26 October 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boise	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$40,000 USD

Met Tech

Posted 23 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chemistry, desktop apps."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Austin	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$75,000 USD

Ehs Inspector

Posted 22 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Safety program and inspections."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
St. Louis	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$67,000 USD

Manufacturing Team Leader

Posted 22 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Expert."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Birmingham, United States	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	$60,000 USD

Production Supervisor

Posted 18 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise production areas."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$44,000 USD

Formulation

Posted 14 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Computer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Burlington, Vermont	High School	16-20 Years	Expert	$70,000 USD

Data Analyst

Posted 31 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data analysis, investigative writing, SOP revision, audit responses, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Burlington, Vermont	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Plant Technician Team Leader

Posted 30 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Papermaker
Forklift operator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$90,000 USD

Machinist

Posted 20 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"CNC machinist 
CNC programmer 
Cam cad software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Pittsburgh	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	$52,000 USD

Quality Manager

Posted 11 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"ISO9001 auditor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	$53,000 USD

Warehouse Lead

Posted 18 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leading warehouse team, inventory management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Portland, Oregon	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Welder

Posted 10 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Welding, blue print reading, plasma and flame cutting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	$46,000 USD

President

Posted 15 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales, accounting, purchasing, management, engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$250,000 USD

Tool And Die

Posted 10 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Tool and die repair and injection mold repair and diagnosis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toledo	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Machine Operator

Posted 20 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operation of manufacturing machines in steel industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$68,000 USD

Warehouse Operator

Posted 03 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operate a Walkmen and a order picker."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Akron	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Machine Operator

Posted 17 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"5 years experience as a machine operator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Grand Rapids	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	$30,000 USD

Engine Set Tier 3

Posted 28 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Install Mercury and YAMAHA outboard engines, ensure proper function and inspect for issues. 
Can do attitude, Team Player."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Orlando	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	$28,000 USD

Scheduler

Posted 26 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"SCHEDULE WORK FORCE."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Little Rock	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Drilling Offshore

Posted 16 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oil Field worker."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$190,000 USD

Craftsman - Designer

Posted 19 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Making Fishing Rod Parts For Bamboo Fly Rods."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Machinist

Posted 17 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cad and programer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Team Leader

Posted 05 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Process improvement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Lincoln	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$58,000 USD

Supervisor

Posted 21 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Make sure jobs and the quality of the product is the best and in a timely manner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Jackson	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	$46,500 USD

Manufacturing Set Up Technician

Posted 01 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Set up manufacturing machines for production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	$38,500 USD

Board Process Operator

Posted 30 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operate utility, gas, and oil process units and pipeline on oil refinery."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Salt Lake City	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Team Leader

Posted 04 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance organize."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Material Handler

Posted 23 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pull parts from stores to stock assembly lines."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Akron	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	$35,000 USD

Cost Estimator

Posted 31 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Evaluate costs, review blue prints, Estimate cost."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
St. Louis	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Machinist

Posted 14 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cnc machinist setup controll."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Providence	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$47,000 USD

Operations Supervisor

Posted 08 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise operations including shipping, receiving, and assembly."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$54,500 USD

Machinist

Posted 07 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Download program, set up the machine, run, deburr and check the parts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tulsa	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$68,000 USD

Npm Buyer

Posted 05 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Non production material purchasing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Cnc Operator

Posted 17 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Run and operate CNC machinery to cut product for customers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wilmington, Delaware	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$30,000 USD

Warehouse Forklift Operator

Posted 16 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I move and stack product to be loaded on the trucks for delivery."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	$49,000 USD

Pressman

Posted 02 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operate printing press."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$45,000 USD

Quality Coordinator

Posted 31 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"ISO Compliance for the companies second site. Quality procedure and insurance implementation and training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$53,000 USD

Final Assembly

Posted 28 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assembling and testing products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Rochester	High School	12-16 Years	n/a	$31,000 USD

Assembler

Posted 25 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assemble medical devices."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$35,000 USD

Refining

Posted 22 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervisor refining process."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Honolulu	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$26,400 USD

Techinician

Posted 15 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Began as a assembly line worker. I am presently a manufacturing engineering technician."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chattanooga	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$65,000 USD

Machine Operator

Posted 08 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operation of a plastic mold machine."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$22,000 USD

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