Machinists pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$66,030avg. a year
$31.75 an hour · 4,300 employed
Machinists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $66,030 a year. That is $4,120 (7%) more than the New York average of $61,910. The U.S. average is $59,320.
$62,750Median pay
$31.75Average hourly
+7%vs. New York average
4,300Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for machinists in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1580 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$67,520
$32.46 an hour
2120 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$63,980
$30.76 an hour
3170 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$62,560
$30.08 an hour
41,460 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$60,860
$29.26 an hour
5140 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$60,000
$28.84 an hour
6470 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$57,880
$27.83 an hour
71,940 jobs
Rochester, NY
$56,100
$26.97 an hour
8180 jobs
Elmira, NY
$56,090
$26.97 an hour
9170 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$55,850
$26.85 an hour
10100 jobs
Kingston, NY
$53,930
$25.93 an hour
11320 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$52,740
$25.36 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $67,430 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,750 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,130 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,980 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $50,460 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $53,720 |
Questions and answers
How much do machinists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $66,030 a year, and the median is $62,750. About 4,300 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $4,120 (7%) more than the New York average of $61,910.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.25 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-4041. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.