Tool and Die Makers salary by location
National median: $64,050 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $116,850 | +82.4% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $109,390 | +70.8% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $97,560 | +52.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $87,240 | +36.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $85,740 | +33.9% | 450 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $85,010 | +32.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Lima, OH | metropolitan | $84,730 | +32.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $83,890 | +31.0% | 440 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $83,890 | +31.0% | 660 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $83,510 | +30.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $82,820 | +29.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $81,510 | +27.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $80,060 | +25.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $80,030 | +24.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $79,910 | +24.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $79,910 | +24.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $79,480 | +24.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $79,020 | +23.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $78,960 | +23.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Burlington, NC | metropolitan | $78,140 | +22.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $78,060 | +21.9% | 770 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $78,020 | +21.8% | 950 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $77,780 | +21.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $77,620 | +21.2% | 370 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $77,540 | +21.1% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $77,410 | +20.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $77,040 | +20.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $77,030 | +20.3% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $76,420 | +19.3% | 550 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $76,380 | +19.3% | 660 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $75,490 | +17.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $75,250 | +17.5% | 610 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $74,840 | +16.8% | 930 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $74,560 | +16.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $74,460 | +16.3% | 540 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $74,320 | +16.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $74,070 | +15.6% | 510 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $73,930 | +15.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $73,760 | +15.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $73,250 | +14.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $73,170 | +14.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $73,130 | +14.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $73,120 | +14.2% | 4,900 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $73,050 | +14.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $73,010 | +14.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $72,390 | +13.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $71,910 | +12.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Columbus, IN | metropolitan | $71,180 | +11.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $71,020 | +10.9% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $70,620 | +10.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $69,910 | +9.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| Bowling Green, KY | metropolitan | $69,790 | +9.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $69,690 | +8.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $69,570 | +8.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $69,300 | +8.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bay City, MI | metropolitan | $69,240 | +8.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $69,210 | +8.1% | 810 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $69,150 | +8.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| Florence, AL | metropolitan | $68,290 | +6.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $68,120 | +6.4% | 2,450 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $68,120 | +6.4% | 830 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $68,080 | +6.3% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $68,050 | +6.2% | 4,090 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $68,000 | +6.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $67,830 | +5.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Michigan City, IN | metropolitan | $67,650 | +5.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $67,230 | +5.0% | 850 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $67,130 | +4.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $66,880 | +4.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $66,700 | +4.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $66,680 | +4.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $66,630 | +4.0% | 540 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $66,570 | +3.9% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $66,420 | +3.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $66,320 | +3.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $66,240 | +3.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $66,190 | +3.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $66,140 | +3.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $65,900 | +2.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $65,870 | +2.8% | 330 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $65,660 | +2.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $65,590 | +2.4% | 9,420 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $65,590 | +2.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Sandusky, OH | metropolitan | $65,460 | +2.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $65,440 | +2.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $65,250 | +1.9% | 870 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $65,230 | +1.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $65,000 | +1.5% | 760 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $64,920 | +1.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $64,800 | +1.2% | 690 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $64,800 | +1.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $64,650 | +0.9% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $64,530 | +0.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $64,460 | +0.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $64,410 | +0.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $64,400 | +0.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $64,370 | +0.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $64,320 | +0.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $64,270 | +0.3% | 680 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $64,270 | +0.3% | 390 | 2025 |