Model Makers, Wood pay in the U.S.

$63,670avg. a year
$30.61 an hour · 280 employed

Model Makers, Wood in the U.S. earn an average of $63,670 a year and a median of $56,550.

$56,550Median pay
$30.61Average hourly
+2%Avg. pay since 2020
280Jobs in the U.S.

Top-paying states for model makers, wood

Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 1.

1
Ohio
$35,990
$17.30 an hour

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Model Makers, Wood pay, charted

Pay over time

United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Average pay by state

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Under $36k$36k–$36k$36k–$36k$36k+

Model Makers, Wood pay in every state

States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.

StateAvg. payMedianJobs
Ohio$35,990$35,900–

Questions and answers

How much do model makers, wood make?

The average is $63,670 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $56,550 and half earn less (the median).

What is the hourly pay?

The average hourly wage is $30.61, and the median is $27.19 an hour.

Which state pays model makers, wood the most?

Ohio, with an average of $35,990 a year.

What is the pay range?

The lowest-paid 10% earn under $34,800 a year, and the top 10% earn over $98,050.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-7031. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.