Pay by state · 48 states
Millwright Salary by State (2026)
Millwrights earn the most in New Jersey at $107,540 a year and the least in Oklahoma at $50,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $65,700. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $107,540New Jersey
- National median
- $65,700BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $50,950Oklahoma
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Millwright salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of millwrights OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJNew Jersey | $107,540 | $73,840 | $126,320 | 340 | $98,837 |
| 2 | NMNew Mexico | $90,230 | $87,360 | $101,650 | 60 | $97,851 |
| 3 | MIMichigan | $89,190 | $74,610 | $92,300 | 2,900 | $92,697 |
| 4 | WIWisconsin | $82,630 | $62,610 | $90,730 | 1,220 | $87,816 |
| 5 | COColorado | $81,440 | $67,340 | $83,600 | 200 | $79,028 |
| 6 | KSKansas | $79,690 | $49,970 | $91,380 | 840 | $88,478 |
| 7 | NYNew York | $79,560 | $65,380 | $90,830 | 1,000 | $73,721 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $78,570 | $65,430 | $86,020 | 480 | $79,669 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $77,950 | $61,310 | $109,190 | 2,230 | $70,403 |
| 10 | INIndiana | $77,140 | $60,510 | $91,410 | 1,760 | $82,654 |
| 11 | AKAlaska | $76,940 | $62,210 | $85,960 | 300 | $75,167 |
| 12 | CTConnecticut | $76,810 | $49,960 | $79,000 | 110 | $74,134 |
| 13 | WAWashington | $76,490 | $67,910 | $103,550 | 1,020 | $71,477 |
| 14 | NHNew Hampshire | $76,190 | $67,840 | $87,420 | 80 | $73,144 |
| 15 | OHOhio | $73,220 | $59,860 | $83,280 | 1,930 | $78,923 |
| 16 | OROregon | $70,700 | $61,350 | $88,660 | 460 | $68,401 |
| 17 | KYKentucky | $70,610 | $58,390 | $81,170 | 1,220 | $78,317 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $68,220 | $61,620 | $77,650 | 350 | $70,294 |
| 19 | WVWest Virginia | $67,270 | $58,800 | $68,570 | 330 | $75,165 |
| 20 | ILIllinois | $66,640 | $49,620 | $85,150 | 2,160 | $66,668 |
| 21 | MOMissouri | $66,480 | $53,010 | $91,780 | 830 | $73,202 |
| 22 | LALouisiana | $66,080 | $58,200 | $76,780 | 1,080 | $74,915 |
| 23 | MAMassachusetts | $65,220 | $62,200 | $74,530 | N/A | $61,670 |
| 24 | IDIdaho | $64,710 | $61,320 | $74,570 | 410 | $67,763 |
| 25 | PAPennsylvania | $64,410 | $58,780 | $78,720 | 1,700 | $66,013 |
| 26 | VTVermont | $64,180 | $62,800 | $74,900 | 60 | $65,518 |
| 27 | NVNevada | $63,040 | $60,020 | $74,950 | 150 | $63,053 |
| 28 | UTUtah | $63,040 | $60,370 | $70,310 | 220 | $63,764 |
| 29 | NCNorth Carolina | $62,990 | $56,150 | $72,680 | 700 | $66,779 |
| 30 | WYWyoming | $62,780 | $51,530 | $84,270 | 130 | $67,730 |
| 31 | GAGeorgia | $62,760 | $56,240 | $74,610 | 1,780 | $65,176 |
| 32 | TXTexas | $62,630 | $48,560 | $75,670 | 3,540 | $64,529 |
| 33 | IAIowa | $62,220 | $55,980 | $75,290 | 690 | $70,896 |
| 34 | FLFlorida | $62,000 | $52,220 | $68,270 | 530 | $59,953 |
| 35 | SDSouth Dakota | $61,820 | $52,250 | $64,090 | 240 | $69,785 |
| 36 | TNTennessee | $61,810 | $49,960 | $69,490 | 1,060 | $67,280 |
| 37 | SCSouth Carolina | $61,700 | $48,680 | $71,860 | 950 | $65,814 |
| 38 | ALAlabama | $61,410 | $52,040 | $70,050 | 1,400 | $69,137 |
| 39 | NDNorth Dakota | $60,750 | $59,800 | $68,690 | 170 | $68,290 |
| 40 | NENebraska | $60,320 | $49,530 | $67,330 | 590 | $66,946 |
| 41 | MTMontana | $60,050 | $52,120 | $62,120 | 70 | $63,448 |
| 42 | MDMaryland | $59,220 | $51,160 | $79,180 | 160 | $56,422 |
| 43 | DEDelaware | $58,770 | $50,590 | $77,120 | 90 | $58,883 |
| 44 | MSMississippi | $58,280 | $45,850 | $62,780 | 1,280 | $67,025 |
| 45 | AZArizona | $57,380 | $49,130 | $78,090 | 450 | $56,994 |
| 46 | ARArkansas | $56,310 | $43,750 | $62,450 | 1,140 | $64,771 |
| 47 | VAVirginia | $51,430 | $45,760 | $62,070 | 690 | $50,868 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $50,950 | $50,790 | $60,760 | 510 | $58,001 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Millwrights, that changes the ranking: New Jersey leads on raw pay at $107,540, while New Jersey leads once prices are taken into account at $98,837.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Millwright pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Millwrights the most?
New Jersey reports the highest median wage for Millwrights at $107,540 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Mexico ($90,230) and Michigan ($89,190).
Which state pays Millwrights the least?
Oklahoma reports the lowest median for Millwrights at $50,950 a year, $56,590 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Millwrights earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Jersey first at $98,837 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $107,540. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.