Tool and Die Makers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$64,050
10th percentile
$44,680
90th percentile
$92,680
Employment
56,930
- MIMedian $65,590 · Employment 9,420
- OHMedian $62,280 · Employment 5,520
- ILMedian $61,170 · Employment 5,220
- Detroit, MIMedian $73,120 · Employment 4,900
- INMedian $68,050 · Employment 4,090
- Chicago, ILMedian $61,180 · Employment 3,750
- PAMedian $61,160 · Employment 3,380
- TNMedian $60,760 · Employment 2,930
- WIMedian $68,120 · Employment 2,450
- KYMedian $66,570 · Employment 1,900
- CTMedian $77,540 · Employment 1,880
- CAMedian $77,030 · Employment 1,790
- TXMedian $55,470 · Employment 1,710
- NCMedian $61,060 · Employment 1,580
- Grand Rapids, MIMedian $64,650 · Employment 1,540
- WAMedian $109,390 · Employment 1,510
- MOMedian $60,810 · Employment 1,280
- Cleveland, OHMedian $64,070 · Employment 1,280
- NYMedian $68,080 · Employment 1,270
- MNMedian $71,020 · Employment 1,150
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.