Machinists pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha
$59,460avg. a year
$28.59 an hour · 4,230 employed
Machinists in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area earn an average of $59,460 a year. That is $1,600 (3%) more than the Wisconsin average of $57,860. The U.S. average is $59,320.
$60,320Median pay
$28.59Average hourly
+3%vs. Wisconsin average
4,230Jobs in this metro
Other Wisconsin metro areas
Average pay for machinists in other Wisconsin metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
1330 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$66,650
$32.04 an hour
29,420 jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$63,000
$30.29 an hour
3170 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$62,430
$30.02 an hour
4700 jobs
Madison, WI
$61,330
$29.49 an hour
5660 jobs
Appleton, WI
$59,490
$28.60 an hour
6660 jobs
Green Bay, WI
$59,030
$28.38 an hour
7550 jobs
Fond du Lac, WI
$58,740
$28.24 an hour
8230 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$58,410
$28.08 an hour
9220 jobs
Eau Claire, WI
$57,980
$27.87 an hour
10340 jobs
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
$57,890
$27.83 an hour
11450 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$55,890
$26.87 an hour
12560 jobs
Sheboygan, WI
$55,880
$26.86 an hour
13360 jobs
Wausau, WI
$54,140
$26.03 an hour
14340 jobs
Janesville-Beloit, WI
$49,120
$23.61 an hour
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How Milwaukee-Waukesha compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $58,700 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $50,170 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $44,280 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $57,660 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $50,220 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,910 |
Questions and answers
How much do machinists make in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
The average is $59,460 a year, and the median is $60,320. About 4,230 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Wisconsin average?
That is $1,600 (3%) more than the Wisconsin average of $57,860.
Is this job common in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
It makes up 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.79 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: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33340). 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.