Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Median hourly earnings of machinists were $16.33 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $12.84 and $20.33. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $10.08, while the top 10 percent earned more than $24.34. Median hourly earnings in the manufacturing industries employing the largest number of machinists in May 2004 were:

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	$17.78
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing	17.46
Metalworking machinery manufacturing	17.06
Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing	15.87
Employment services	11.09

Apprentices earn much less than machinists, but earnings increase quickly as they improve their skills. Also most employers pay for apprentices’ training classes.

Machinists held about 370,000 jobs in 2004. Most machinists work in small machining shops or in manufacturing industries, such as machinery manufacturing and transportation equipment manufacturing (motor vehicle parts and aerospace products and parts). Maintenance machinists work in most industries that use production machinery.

(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machinists)

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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 87,290 mean earnings: $28,790	18,780	22,620	28,000	34,070	40,680
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 2,130 mean earnings: $26,700	18,970	21,100	27,130	31,960	34,610
Birmingham - Hoover, AL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $20,890	18,360	19,190	20,560	21,920	24,180
Huntsville, AL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,670	17,010	20,550	24,670	27,140	28,620
Mobile, AL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,560	20,150	22,610	25,090	27,230	28,500
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 670 mean earnings: $28,620	19,180	22,590	27,680	33,850	40,120
Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ employment: 530 mean earnings: $29,430	19,990	23,900	28,600	34,240	40,780
Tucson, AZ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,240	19,700	23,090	31,450	34,010	35,540
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,080 mean earnings: $28,580	21,180	24,610	29,200	33,150	35,460
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR - MO employment: 380 mean earnings: $29,160	23,270	25,340	29,960	33,520	35,650
Fort Smith, AR - OK employment: 340 mean earnings: $28,750	23,370	25,470	29,250	32,590	34,590
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,590 mean earnings: $25,620	15,710	17,760	22,450	30,550	40,050
Bakersfield, CA employment: 40 mean earnings: $27,560	19,520	22,080	28,640	32,680	35,160
Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 1,410 mean earnings: $26,200	15,890	17,790	21,910	31,570	41,800
Modesto, CA employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,280	19,700	21,990	29,930	38,710	42,320
Oakland - Fremont - Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 110 mean earnings: $34,480	22,740	28,570	37,030	41,490	44,180
Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario, CA employment: 680 mean earnings: $25,220	15,000	16,390	22,670	31,840	38,830
San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,840	16,200	19,080	23,130	27,590	32,840
San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,340	15,860	17,760	21,330	25,150	27,640
San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, CA employment: 160 mean earnings: $32,960	19,500	23,550	30,860	40,950	50,690
Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 670 mean earnings: $27,430	17,940	19,950	22,870	30,300	46,070
Santa Rosa - Petaluma, CA employment: 30 mean earnings: $19,660	14,860	15,670	17,010	19,960	34,520
Visalia - Porterville, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,670	19,320	21,300	24,540	27,920	34,780
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 540 mean earnings: $33,620	20,970	27,010	32,410	37,910	44,930
Denver - Aurora, CO employment: 230 mean earnings: $30,990	18,230	23,370	30,960	36,390	45,010
Grand Junction, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,390	20,860	29,290	31,530	33,770	35,120
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,820 mean earnings: $32,190	17,580	24,480	32,260	39,150	44,700
Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk, CT employment: 560 mean earnings: $29,140	16,120	17,620	30,350	38,390	43,050
Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford, CT employment: 360 mean earnings: $35,930	23,060	26,680	33,690	43,140	55,040
New Haven, CT employment: 240 mean earnings: $33,610	20,990	27,910	33,440	38,080	47,540
Delaware (ACS) (EAG) employment: 290 mean earnings: $32,480	20,410	27,210	32,150	36,290	44,980
Wilmington, DE - MD - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 150 mean earnings: $36,640	28,650	30,740	33,900	40,940	51,520
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,670 mean earnings: $24,660	16,430	18,880	23,540	29,030	34,580
Deltona - Daytona Beach - Ormond Beach, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $22,420	15,570	16,800	19,630	27,440	33,710
Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 210 mean earnings: $27,770	16,570	19,300	24,400	32,970	43,440
Jacksonville, FL employment: 440 mean earnings: $24,140	18,060	19,780	22,850	28,240	32,960
Lakeland, FL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 150 mean earnings: $26,440	19,760	23,170	26,180	29,590	34,280
Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 280 mean earnings: $22,750	15,540	17,080	20,790	27,690	33,040
Naples - Marco Island, FL employment: 30 mean earnings: $27,850	19,640	21,910	26,770	33,080	39,480
Orlando - Kissimmee, FL employment: 100 mean earnings: $26,590	18,280	20,970	27,520	32,270	34,830
Panama City - Lynn Haven, FL employment: 80 mean earnings: $31,180	16,340	19,630	32,070	40,100	46,990
Port St. Lucie - Fort Pierce, FL employment: 70 mean earnings: $22,310	17,350	18,730	20,610	22,860	33,220
Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice, FL employment: 180 mean earnings: $23,900	16,360	18,410	22,380	28,390	34,400
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 500 mean earnings: $24,700	16,560	19,360	24,140	28,060	34,460
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton - Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 60 mean earnings: $23,940	16,490	19,400	23,330	27,750	33,100
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,760 mean earnings: $29,940	20,840	24,870	29,920	35,130	40,550
Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta, GA employment: 1,580 mean earnings: $31,800	23,700	26,570	31,650	36,820	42,490
Dalton, GA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,470	23,470	24,520	26,170	27,830	29,940
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,470	22,420	23,460	25,120	26,780	27,780
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 4,520 mean earnings: $28,730	17,300	20,970	27,660	35,210	42,760
Chicago - Naperville - Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division employment: 3,310 mean earnings: $29,500	17,070	21,430	29,120	36,320	43,320
Lake County - Kenosha County, IL - WI Metropolitan Division employment: 420 mean earnings: $22,320	16,450	18,410	20,680	23,820	31,770
Peoria, IL employment: 90 mean earnings: $36,220	20,350	23,650	34,540	48,230	53,740
Rockford, IL employment: 110 mean earnings: $26,550	15,490	17,970	23,880	33,880	42,500
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,010 mean earnings: $32,130	21,700	26,110	31,820	37,150	43,500
Elkhart - Goshen, IN employment: 580 mean earnings: $29,290	20,340	24,650	30,610	34,400	36,650
Evansville, IN - KY employment: 460 mean earnings: $31,610	21,670	28,890	32,270	35,710	40,920
Fort Wayne, IN employment: 580 mean earnings: $32,250	23,370	27,180	32,120	37,900	42,720
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division employment: 140 mean earnings: $36,550	13,440	21,260	32,770	49,250	68,790
Indianapolis - Carmel, IN employment: 1,150 mean earnings: $30,230	22,130	25,480	29,380	34,690	39,540
Lafayette, IN employment: 100 mean earnings: $33,490	26,260	29,420	32,830	38,480	43,310
South Bend - Mishawaka, IN - MI employment: 200 mean earnings: $32,950	26,130	30,070	33,040	36,050	41,250
Terre Haute, IN employment: 820 mean earnings: $36,440	28,990	34,050	37,830	41,280	43,340
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 600 mean earnings: $26,990	17,430	21,100	26,260	33,010	37,340
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 620 mean earnings: $26,480	18,530	20,820	26,260	32,040	35,030
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,450 mean earnings: $31,080	20,470	27,170	32,070	35,720	40,720
Lexington - Fayette, KY employment: 230 mean earnings: $32,280	22,870	25,380	33,640	39,890	42,920
Louisville - Jefferson County, KY - IN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,420	20,310	23,360	27,010	32,070	35,030
Owensboro, KY employment: 40 mean earnings: $28,410	22,340	24,450	26,960	30,950	39,840
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 240 mean earnings: $25,750	17,950	20,790	25,680	29,580	33,920
New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner, LA employment: 40 mean earnings: $24,730	15,690	17,940	21,110	29,310	34,910
Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $29,160	17,790	28,090	31,100	33,680	35,230
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 870 mean earnings: $29,590	19,620	24,440	28,700	34,890	40,970
Baltimore - Towson, MD employment: 570 mean earnings: $30,110	21,250	24,850	28,370	35,190	41,670
Hagerstown - Martinsburg, MD - WV employment: 390 mean earnings: $31,280	21,090	25,850	31,600	36,680	42,260
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,690 mean earnings: $30,850	21,410	25,810	30,940	34,960	40,880
Boston - Cambridge - Quincy, MA NECTA Division employment: 240 mean earnings: $32,990	19,860	25,700	32,100	37,630	50,990
New Bedford, MA employment: 130 mean earnings: $25,960	19,080	20,920	25,090	31,330	34,700
Pittsfield, MA employment: 50 mean earnings: $29,030	19,970	23,870	28,780	33,270	38,610
Springfield, MA - CT employment: 320 mean earnings: $30,460	22,660	25,810	30,260	34,810	40,070
Worcester, MA - CT employment: 230 mean earnings: $30,630	23,930	26,280	30,370	34,360	38,790
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,380 mean earnings: $27,040	19,420	22,880	26,370	30,560	35,860
Ann Arbor, MI employment: 80 mean earnings: $31,710	22,660	24,800	27,810	39,610	45,580
Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division employment: 440 mean earnings: $31,060	20,760	25,210	31,140	36,460	42,970
Flint, MI employment: 80 mean earnings: $26,970	18,000	18,970	20,590	22,210	53,390
Grand Rapids - Wyoming, MI employment: 510 mean earnings: $28,870	17,880	23,770	29,340	34,010	39,050
Holland - Grand Haven, MI Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 220 mean earnings: $27,070	19,980	24,890	27,630	29,960	33,780
Niles - Benton Harbor, MI employment: 130 mean earnings: $28,700	23,920	25,570	28,300	31,730	34,570
Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division employment: 2,090 mean earnings: $25,060	18,460	20,220	23,080	29,740	35,100
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,260 mean earnings: $33,880	22,120	26,040	32,620	41,610	49,260
Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN - WI employment: 860 mean earnings: $34,610	21,330	25,560	34,560	43,250	50,450
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 880 mean earnings: $25,940	19,740	22,660	25,780	28,900	33,250
Jackson, MS employment: 80 mean earnings: $26,820	20,240	23,300	26,390	30,310	34,730
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,570 mean earnings: $27,420	20,520	23,510	26,480	30,960	35,500
Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 170 mean earnings: $27,990	18,190	23,090	27,030	33,190	39,710
St. Joseph, MO - KS employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,690	21,520	23,680	25,760	27,830	31,330
St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 420 mean earnings: $31,140	20,680	25,320	31,110	35,710	41,900
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 790 mean earnings: $25,850	15,940	18,460	25,070	31,440	38,250
Lincoln, NE employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,270	16,970	20,460	31,630	39,890	43,880
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 260 mean earnings: $25,560	19,160	21,840	25,310	28,230	33,330
Las Vegas - Paradise, NV employment: 70 mean earnings: $23,870	17,690	20,190	23,750	27,080	29,290
Reno - Sparks, NV employment: 180 mean earnings: $26,420	19,920	23,130	25,980	28,790	34,340
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 640 mean earnings: $28,590	20,570	24,160	28,490	32,920	35,710
Manchester, NH employment: 120 mean earnings: $28,850	21,170	24,590	28,930	32,970	35,350
Nashua, NH - MA NECTA Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,800	22,840	29,470	32,100	34,790	36,580
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,450 mean earnings: $25,670	16,730	19,690	24,570	30,990	36,010
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 140 mean earnings: $32,510	25,300	29,250	32,390	36,060	41,860
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 600 mean earnings: $24,990	18,470	20,260	23,570	27,870	34,320
Newark - Union, NJ - PA Metropolitan Division employment: 870 mean earnings: $25,100	15,820	19,150	24,400	29,650	35,350
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 250 mean earnings: $25,170	18,950	19,940	21,590	23,240	40,720
New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,360 mean earnings: $32,360	19,250	23,220	30,000	39,340	49,540
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY employment: 30 mean earnings: $24,790	17,850	21,780	25,290	28,100	31,930
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: 280 mean earnings: $31,720	18,910	23,690	30,180	35,380	49,280
Nassau - Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division employment: 230 mean earnings: $32,710	19,670	22,540	27,540	45,490	53,540
New York - White Plains - Wayne, NY - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 1,120 mean earnings: $28,200	16,440	19,440	25,850	34,330	43,240
Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown, NY Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 200 mean earnings: $41,710	21,860	28,960	34,250	62,750	70,020
Rochester, NY employment: 320 mean earnings: $28,170	20,150	22,600	26,980	33,710	39,470
Syracuse, NY employment: 120 mean earnings: $26,590	20,060	23,140	26,630	29,820	33,710
Utica - Rome, NY employment: 140 mean earnings: $28,530	19,510	20,950	23,400	36,800	45,590
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,530 mean earnings: $27,790	19,550	23,070	27,800	32,710	35,830
Burlington, NC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,520	23,210	25,810	29,830	33,510	35,750
Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC - SC employment: 580 mean earnings: $30,970	19,740	22,840	30,460	39,350	43,400
Greensboro - High Point, NC employment: 570 mean earnings: $21,830	17,300	19,030	21,150	24,320	27,720
Raleigh - Cary, NC Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 360 mean earnings: $25,520	20,060	22,580	24,930	27,550	32,300
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,290 mean earnings: $28,420	18,660	22,000	27,130	33,780	41,280
Akron, OH employment: 790 mean earnings: $27,210	15,720	19,410	24,950	34,930	43,320
Canton - Massillon, OH employment: 60 mean earnings: $27,340	18,620	20,590	25,400	33,100	40,770
Cincinnati - Middletown, OH - KY - IN employment: 1,070 mean earnings: $31,490	23,000	26,080	30,800	34,850	42,790
Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor, OH employment: 1,400 mean earnings: $27,010	18,600	20,780	25,580	32,700	37,870
Columbus, OH employment: 380 mean earnings: $30,590	22,970	25,220	28,710	35,720	42,770
Dayton, OH employment: 130 mean earnings: $32,070	23,210	26,270	31,980	36,480	42,060
Toledo, OH employment: 260 mean earnings: $27,060	19,300	22,200	26,460	31,730	36,060
Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH - PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $32,340	19,070	23,820	30,470	37,220	52,420
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 440 mean earnings: $27,650	17,490	20,860	26,570	33,980	40,150
Oklahoma City, OK employment: 100 mean earnings: $26,100	17,250	19,830	23,930	27,880	42,420
Tulsa, OK employment: 140 mean earnings: $26,260	17,180	21,280	26,190	32,280	35,990
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,080 mean earnings: $27,200	18,850	21,080	25,830	32,150	38,380
Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR - WA employment: 590 mean earnings: $27,280	18,510	20,900	26,080	32,400	37,760
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,410 mean earnings: $31,730	21,070	25,730	31,250	36,200	43,730
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA - NJ employment: 320 mean earnings: $31,460	21,390	26,970	31,850	36,090	41,550
Erie, PA employment: 200 mean earnings: $28,960	15,660	18,170	25,360	38,910	44,270
Harrisburg - Carlisle, PA employment: 60 mean earnings: $34,060	21,260	27,150	34,390	40,450	44,600
Lancaster, PA employment: 220 mean earnings: $35,800	25,210	30,300	36,740	41,860	44,970
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division employment: 1,020 mean earnings: $30,890	21,100	25,610	30,870	34,960	41,360
Pittsburgh, PA employment: 1,270 mean earnings: $32,710	21,010	25,160	30,810	37,650	50,690
Reading, PA employment: 490 mean earnings: $36,560	29,250	31,230	34,540	41,780	46,890
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre, PA employment: 590 mean earnings: $26,490	19,230	21,420	25,550	30,950	35,800
York - Hanover, PA employment: 190 mean earnings: $29,380	23,990	25,970	29,220	32,930	35,240
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: 530 mean earnings: $34,510	25,080	30,720	34,830	40,390	44,360
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA employment: 730 mean earnings: $32,980	22,070	29,190	33,320	38,680	43,610
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,990 mean earnings: $31,640	22,800	25,680	30,990	38,050	43,160
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 80 mean earnings: $32,570	23,840	25,820	29,170	40,490	44,680
Columbia, SC employment: 220 mean earnings: $29,200	21,520	24,540	28,010	33,740	39,450
Greenville, SC employment: 580 mean earnings: $33,310	23,070	27,520	33,160	40,350	44,180
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 180 mean earnings: $25,820	19,860	22,530	25,680	29,130	33,340
Sioux Falls, SD employment: 50 mean earnings: $25,210	19,990	22,100	25,120	28,100	31,330
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,000 mean earnings: $27,140	19,780	22,990	26,760	31,670	35,210
Kingsport - Bristol - Bristol, TN - VA employment: 80 mean earnings: $21,960	15,840	18,570	22,280	25,830	27,720
Knoxville, TN employment: 330 mean earnings: $25,470	18,450	20,770	24,710	29,200	34,560
Memphis, TN - MS - AR employment: 180 mean earnings: $27,390	22,800	24,270	26,760	30,330	34,120
Morristown, TN employment: 130 mean earnings: $30,100	22,380	27,660	31,640	34,240	35,800
Nashville - Davidson - - Murfreesboro, TN employment: 360 mean earnings: $23,520	18,830	20,060	22,110	26,140	31,310
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,950 mean earnings: $27,530	17,660	21,170	26,640	32,970	38,740
Austin - Round Rock, TX employment: 120 mean earnings: $24,690	18,460	20,430	23,240	28,470	34,050
College Station - Bryan, TX employment: 80 mean earnings: $18,840	15,180	16,210	17,940	21,450	24,200
Corpus Christi, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,580	17,650	25,990	30,940	35,210	42,130
Dallas - Plano - Irving, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 1,460 mean earnings: $26,190	16,780	21,070	26,540	31,950	34,910
El Paso, TX employment: 230 mean earnings: $24,160	16,900	22,550	24,750	26,970	29,250
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 820 mean earnings: $30,690	20,160	24,990	31,680	35,230	40,930
Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown, TX employment: 2,110 mean earnings: $26,880	18,340	20,960	25,230	30,940	38,980
Longview, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,130	16,550	19,640	23,390	30,220	35,760
San Antonio, TX employment: 120 mean earnings: $24,030	16,200	18,680	21,360	26,350	40,310
Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 380 mean earnings: $27,780	19,890	23,060	26,850	31,700	35,260
Ogden - Clearfield, UT employment: 100 mean earnings: $31,920	21,380	25,720	30,610	34,070	40,310
Salt Lake City, UT employment: 240 mean earnings: $26,190	19,570	22,670	25,770	29,530	34,390
Vermont (ACS) (EAG) employment: 310 mean earnings: $29,120	22,400	24,910	28,810	33,040	35,660
Burlington - South Burlington, VT employment: 120 mean earnings: $27,290	21,530	23,860	26,770	31,120	34,410
Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,190 mean earnings: $27,990	19,120	23,030	27,580	32,610	35,880
Blacksburg - Christiansburg - Radford, VA employment: 50 mean earnings: $28,730	17,850	24,600	30,540	33,780	35,740
Richmond, VA employment: 160 mean earnings: $33,640	22,400	26,580	31,400	35,590	49,050
Roanoke, VA employment: 110 mean earnings: $28,760	22,650	24,580	27,720	32,780	35,910
Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA - NC employment: 150 mean earnings: $30,420	22,300	26,250	30,610	34,470	40,110
Washington (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,010 mean earnings: $33,890	22,760	28,260	33,300	40,520	45,800
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA Metropolitan Division employment: 330 mean earnings: $34,060	25,720	29,440	33,060	38,940	44,960
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $36,600	28,780	30,920	34,560	42,400	49,820
Wenatchee, WA employment: 40 mean earnings: $27,770	20,560	24,200	27,060	31,200	36,440
Yakima, WA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,260	22,040	24,610	27,360	31,610	36,390
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,210 mean earnings: $27,190	18,050	21,800	26,310	31,490	36,540
Parkersburg - Marietta - Vienna, WV - OH employment: 130 mean earnings: $22,300	15,820	17,050	19,490	27,410	33,050
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,090 mean earnings: $29,130	19,390	22,540	28,060	35,670	41,920
Appleton, WI employment: 170 mean earnings: $32,940	20,460	25,810	35,260	40,820	43,970
Eau Claire, WI employment: 80 mean earnings: $24,680	17,060	19,290	22,160	30,850	35,360
Janesville, WI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,600	22,870	25,720	30,450	34,910	40,970
La Crosse, WI - MN employment: 50 mean earnings: $28,580	22,390	24,110	26,960	32,680	39,350
Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis, WI employment: 340 mean earnings: $28,640	18,750	21,100	27,190	35,370	43,070
Sheboygan, WI employment: 140 mean earnings: $35,980	25,300	29,420	38,360	41,900	44,020
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 620 mean earnings: $25,070	12,470	15,200	22,570	30,360	37,350
Aguadilla - Isabela - San Sebastián, PR employment: n.a. mean earnings: $14,180	11,720	12,530	13,890	16,020	18,120
San Juan - Caguas - Guaynabo, PR employment: 420 mean earnings: $28,140	12,670	18,330	26,500	33,240	48,900

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The highlighted text indicates the maximum values in each column among the states and metropolitan areas.

The (ACS) links lead to data from the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.

The (EAG) links lead to U.S. Economy at a Glance data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.