Tool and Die Makers Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Tool and Die Makers positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$63,180

National average

Salary Range

$44,200 – $87,660

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Tool and Die Makers Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$103,200$55,470$108,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98,080$50,450$119,710
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$90,140$51,860$97,800
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$86,920$49,790$99,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$85,290$53,310$124,870
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$84,900$49,930$91,670
Bay City, MI$84,610$40,380$84,610
Kansas City, MO-KS$82,950$50,130$90,700
Lima, OH$82,070$55,080$90,710
Wichita, KS$81,230$60,380$81,500
Kansas$81,230$49,420$84,780
Stockton-Lodi, CA$80,280$51,930$102,960
Lexington-Fayette, KY$78,840$51,770$85,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78,810$49,180$102,380
Washington$78,310$53,290$108,160
New Haven, CT$78,130$48,600$98,220
California$77,800$49,060$102,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$77,540$50,070$95,680
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$76,600$48,090$98,250
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$76,590$48,670$99,030
Portland-South Portland, ME$76,500$48,880$91,560
Maine$76,500$48,880$86,280
Connecticut$76,310$48,260$98,460
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$76,230$48,600$98,430
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$76,110$49,450$102,440
New Jersey$75,920$46,760$100,020
Burlington, NC$75,750$50,930$76,520
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$75,730$52,490$94,770
Ogden, UT$75,060$59,290$84,640
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75,030$51,610$107,010
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$74,630$48,190$92,710
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$73,890$51,370$87,490
Kenosha, WI$73,880$53,350$81,810
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$73,860$46,800$101,950
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$73,200$58,780$106,130
Sheboygan, WI$73,170$55,400$77,820
Columbia, SC$72,800$52,500$85,580
Decatur, IL$72,750$37,590$75,610
Oklahoma City, OK$72,360$45,560$78,620
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$72,300$47,180$91,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$72,210$47,090$94,970
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$71,880$38,670$77,290
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$71,570$46,710$82,820
Jacksonville, FL$71,050$47,350$89,160
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$70,360$47,060$85,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$70,270$46,670$91,650
Syracuse, NY$70,030$52,000$99,320
Sandusky, OH$69,870$44,730$85,440
Columbia, MO$69,710$56,900$73,570
Oregon$69,580$47,100$107,010
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$69,300$56,780$69,300
Appleton, WI$69,170$36,050$81,150
Huntsville, AL$69,010$51,940$78,380
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$68,890$44,200$74,240
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$68,680$47,170$79,500
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$68,340$50,530$93,220
New Hampshire$68,210$56,090$91,100
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$67,810$46,690$81,490
New York$67,790$47,240$91,670
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$67,580$48,920$84,460
Arizona$67,580$47,730$84,460
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$67,500$44,190$84,170
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$67,350$44,810$86,170
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$67,140$46,710$91,510
Fond du Lac, WI$67,000$53,260$82,150
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$66,970$47,740$77,220
Spartanburg, SC$66,660$48,980$79,920
Utah$66,660$47,490$82,680
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$66,530$48,610$78,280
South Carolina$66,300$50,720$80,860
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$66,260$56,720$86,780
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$66,190$44,920$73,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$66,020$46,790$102,670
North Dakota$65,980$51,780$79,570
Manchester-Nashua, NH$65,980$54,030$82,060
York-Hanover, PA$65,980$45,160$75,880
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$65,980$51,780$79,570
Wisconsin$65,850$42,440$81,310
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$65,850$46,020$88,630
Massachusetts$65,840$47,280$87,040
Richmond, VA$65,790$36,060$77,400
Pittsfield, MA$65,480$53,080$82,420
Minnesota$65,400$47,680$91,510
Janesville-Beloit, WI$65,270$45,760$78,430
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$65,080$45,940$78,230
Binghamton, NY$64,830$52,680$82,270
Nebraska$64,810$47,320$78,280
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$64,780$47,820$75,870
Bowling Green, KY$64,770$42,120$80,670
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$64,740$47,000$80,200
Lincoln, NE$64,690$46,550$77,520
Tulsa, OK$64,650$45,210$78,970
Kentucky$64,620$44,080$82,820
Toledo, OH$64,480$43,470$87,760
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$64,420$35,370$85,510
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$64,310$49,100$83,070
Jackson, MI$64,310$44,600$94,330
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$64,280$49,300$77,190
Grand Island, NE$64,270$48,340$80,490
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$64,260$47,700$84,830
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$64,200$37,770$76,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$64,140$47,060$84,870
Oklahoma$64,080$41,000$78,620
Michigan$64,030$45,700$91,290
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$63,980$45,660$85,020
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$63,840$49,970$98,100
Owensboro, KY$63,800$38,710$68,260
Columbus, IN$63,750$39,320$83,550
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$63,670$44,060$83,770
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$63,630$49,940$80,860
Cleveland, TN$63,610$45,220$69,380
Indiana$63,590$44,590$89,230
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$63,530$43,030$91,580
Alabama$63,500$46,280$74,620
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$63,500$47,070$77,300
Cleveland, OH$63,480$45,930$90,270
Saginaw, MI$63,450$46,790$93,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$63,390$47,180$66,800
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$63,390$53,920$74,310
Wausau, WI$63,380$48,620$76,710
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$63,240$42,650$81,040
Rhode Island$63,150$43,400$80,300
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$63,100$45,180$77,530
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$63,080$51,160$76,850
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$63,050$44,830$78,370
Madison, WI$63,020$47,860$81,620
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$63,010$39,970$89,730
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$63,010$51,610$76,900
Colorado$62,970$46,080$91,790
Eau Claire, WI$62,970$45,320$78,660
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$62,950$46,060$79,200
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$62,900$51,170$80,910
Worcester, MA$62,900$44,820$77,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$62,850$45,670$84,080
Reading, PA$62,840$49,480$79,840
Champaign-Urbana, IL$62,790$38,550$80,350
Dubuque, IA$62,770$47,820$74,960
Youngstown-Warren, OH$62,720$42,700$83,130
Birmingham, AL$62,700$42,860$78,430
Jackson, TN$62,610$41,740$67,390
Florida$62,570$44,140$86,330
Peoria, IL$62,560$44,960$87,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$62,550$43,190$74,340
Ohio$62,540$43,930$83,130
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$62,500$46,910$75,940
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$62,350$41,610$77,940
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$62,350$44,540$78,430
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$62,340$36,370$71,420
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$62,310$42,030$77,980
Rochester, NY$62,270$45,160$86,560
Omaha, NE-IA$62,150$45,430$80,490
Corpus Christi, TX$62,150$38,710$93,940
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$62,120$46,510$89,430
Erie, PA$62,110$39,510$70,600
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$62,040$46,730$85,650
Clarksville, TN-KY$61,990$46,030$79,420
Fort Wayne, IN$61,960$43,150$84,500
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$61,920$47,360$78,230
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,850$49,710$75,710
Iowa$61,840$49,710$76,410
Greensboro-High Point, NC$61,600$46,420$78,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$61,580$43,000$85,230
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$61,530$45,250$82,080
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$61,440$42,740$81,310
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$61,350$43,570$63,570
Green Bay, WI$61,340$41,990$78,450
Akron, OH$61,330$45,260$75,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$61,310$42,320$64,740
Georgia$61,260$39,170$83,290
Gainesville, GA$61,260$45,000$74,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$61,240$42,780$74,850
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,210$44,930$77,720
Traverse City, MI$61,190$48,450$96,210
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$61,170$38,350$84,170
North Carolina$61,130$43,890$79,640
Bloomington, IL$61,130$44,280$100,490
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,070$39,450$86,010
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$61,050$35,860$107,190
Montgomery, AL$60,970$47,460$66,300
Missouri$60,940$39,610$91,490
Springfield, MA$60,920$46,470$78,230
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$60,910$50,570$69,320
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$60,840$48,230$87,440
Virginia$60,800$34,100$77,010
Tennessee$60,690$42,990$77,040
Knoxville, TN$60,690$43,960$72,360
Springfield, OH$60,660$40,560$78,580
Ithaca, NY$60,630$60,630$79,570
Illinois$60,610$41,540$83,720
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$60,610$48,530$75,640
Asheville, NC$60,520$45,410$80,350
Ann Arbor, MI$60,320$43,950$85,060
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,170$46,570$78,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$60,150$43,850$80,380
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$59,970$38,710$91,150
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,910$47,040$76,950
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$59,800$44,410$75,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$59,770$48,680$76,040
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$59,750$40,040$69,290
Evansville, IN$59,700$45,520$72,000
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$59,680$39,780$84,110
Utica-Rome, NY$59,650$43,910$73,050
St. Louis, MO-IL$59,590$44,550$91,490
Pennsylvania$59,540$44,050$75,360
Springfield, MO$59,530$46,610$79,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$59,520$41,600$76,140
Reno, NV$59,420$59,420$77,180
Nevada$59,420$57,450$80,010
Mansfield, OH$59,350$44,720$72,030
Joplin, MO-KS$59,340$47,360$91,010
Elmira, NY$59,320$45,140$69,580
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$59,220$39,350$80,800
Johnson City, TN$59,040$40,330$65,940
Vermont$59,000$48,840$92,750
Monroe, MI$58,930$37,720$82,760
Pittsburgh, PA$58,860$43,860$72,440
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$58,820$46,080$64,490
Niles, MI$58,770$37,570$73,390
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$58,740$37,000$75,930
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$58,730$38,790$80,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$58,580$39,890$101,810
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$58,570$41,410$75,810
Chattanooga, TN-GA$58,560$44,920$70,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$58,530$40,840$74,340
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$58,530$43,070$80,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$58,430$39,520$73,630
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$58,400$39,080$79,430
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$58,280$43,010$70,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$58,250$39,900$70,250
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$58,170$38,530$70,750
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$58,020$40,510$83,980
Canton-Massillon, OH$57,930$39,250$77,100
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$57,890$42,450$63,920
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$57,730$45,740$76,550
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$57,460$52,070$78,450
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$57,280$38,860$65,470
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$56,500$49,740$94,290
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$56,200$37,070$75,510
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$56,160$49,410$65,110
Columbus, OH$56,030$37,960$76,510
Battle Creek, MI$55,660$41,370$79,590
South Dakota$55,570$38,820$66,290
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$55,440$48,090$74,040
Winston-Salem, NC$55,380$39,320$72,510
Rockford, IL$54,660$38,760$75,320
Texas$54,550$36,240$91,400
Idaho$54,540$33,660$76,860
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$54,380$40,010$66,590
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$54,200$41,570$73,030
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$54,180$40,310$75,400
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$53,860$38,350$72,480
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$53,550$39,740$69,410
Maryland$53,520$35,940$94,140
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$53,070$36,750$70,480
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$52,870$36,370$64,420
St. Joseph, MO-KS$52,580$43,010$78,120
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$52,490$52,490$94,140
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$52,460$42,460$74,370
Mississippi$52,230$38,460$79,890
Muncie, IN$52,000$41,290$73,970
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$51,960$35,920$78,800
Jackson, MS$51,930$38,460$80,400
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$51,610$42,150$71,510
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$51,500$37,960$61,300
Lancaster, PA$51,390$46,070$74,940
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$51,160$40,650$76,030
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$50,780$38,740$77,590
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,460$35,400$79,210
Arkansas$50,380$29,890$67,210
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$49,930$45,760$80,410
West Virginia$49,620$36,440$83,600
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$49,340$35,900$65,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$48,890$40,260$62,780
Longview, TX$48,640$32,640$65,300
Morristown, TN$48,510$44,300$70,520
Williamsport, PA$48,350$39,230$66,720
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$48,290$29,880$59,820
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$48,130$35,640$72,800
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$47,990$38,820$69,260
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,940$38,410$67,340
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$46,590$38,330$58,430
El Paso, TX$45,970$33,750$68,570
Louisiana$45,220$38,850$60,370
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$43,700$29,880$59,120
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$39,290$29,960$60,750
Puerto Rico$36,410$25,910$55,980
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,690$24,160$57,310

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Tool and Die Makers make?▾

The median annual salary for a Tool and Die Makers is $63,180, with a typical range of $44,200 – $87,660 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Tool and Die Makers?▾

Entry-level Tool and Die Makers positions typically start around $44,200 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Tool and Die Makerss earn the most?▾

Tool and Die Makerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.