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Tool & Die Maker Salary by Metro

National median $72,000. Top quartile $86,000. The full band across 50 metros.

Metro Mult. p25 p50 p75 p90
San Francisco 1.25× $75,000 $90,000 $107,500 $125,000
New York 1.20× $72,000 $86,400 $103,200 $120,000
Seattle 1.18× $70,800 $84,960 $101,480 $118,000
Washington DC 1.17× $70,200 $84,240 $100,620 $117,000
Los Angeles 1.15× $69,000 $82,800 $98,900 $115,000
San Diego 1.13× $67,800 $81,360 $97,180 $113,000
Boston 1.12× $67,200 $80,640 $96,320 $112,000
Sacramento 1.10× $66,000 $79,200 $94,600 $110,000
Anchorage 1.10× $66,000 $79,200 $94,600 $110,000
Portland 1.08× $64,800 $77,760 $92,880 $108,000
Hartford 1.08× $64,800 $77,760 $92,880 $108,000
Minneapolis 1.07× $64,200 $77,040 $92,020 $107,000
Baltimore 1.07× $64,200 $77,040 $92,020 $107,000
Philadelphia 1.06× $63,600 $76,320 $91,160 $106,000
Honolulu 1.06× $63,600 $76,320 $91,160 $106,000
Austin 1.05× $63,000 $75,600 $90,300 $105,000
Chicago 1.05× $63,000 $75,600 $90,300 $105,000
Dallas 1.04× $62,400 $74,880 $89,440 $104,000
Detroit 1.04× $62,400 $74,880 $89,440 $104,000
Raleigh 1.04× $62,400 $74,880 $89,440 $104,000
Denver 1.03× $61,800 $74,160 $88,580 $103,000
Houston 1.03× $61,800 $74,160 $88,580 $103,000
Salt Lake City 1.03× $61,800 $74,160 $88,580 $103,000
Providence 1.03× $61,800 $74,160 $88,580 $103,000
Charlotte 1.02× $61,200 $73,440 $87,720 $102,000
Milwaukee 1.02× $61,200 $73,440 $87,720 $102,000
Nashville 1.01× $60,600 $72,720 $86,860 $101,000
Richmond 1.01× $60,600 $72,720 $86,860 $101,000
National (US) 1.00× $60,000 $72,000 $86,000 $100,000
Pittsburgh 1.00× $60,000 $72,000 $86,000 $100,000
Columbus 1.00× $60,000 $72,000 $86,000 $100,000
Kansas City 1.00× $60,000 $72,000 $86,000 $100,000
Cincinnati 1.00× $60,000 $72,000 $86,000 $100,000
St Louis 1.00× $60,000 $72,000 $86,000 $100,000
Indianapolis 1.00× $60,000 $72,000 $86,000 $100,000
Buffalo 0.99× $59,400 $71,280 $85,140 $99,000
Virginia Beach 0.99× $59,400 $71,280 $85,140 $99,000
Omaha 0.99× $59,400 $71,280 $85,140 $99,000
Miami 0.98× $58,800 $70,560 $84,280 $98,000
Phoenix 0.98× $58,800 $70,560 $84,280 $98,000
Tampa 0.98× $58,800 $70,560 $84,280 $98,000
New Orleans 0.97× $58,200 $69,840 $83,420 $97,000
Louisville 0.97× $58,200 $69,840 $83,420 $97,000
Memphis 0.96× $57,600 $69,120 $82,560 $96,000
Birmingham 0.96× $57,600 $69,120 $82,560 $96,000
Atlanta 0.95× $57,000 $68,400 $81,700 $95,000
San Antonio 0.95× $57,000 $68,400 $81,700 $95,000
Orlando 0.95× $57,000 $68,400 $81,700 $95,000
Las Vegas 0.95× $57,000 $68,400 $81,700 $95,000
Oklahoma City 0.95× $57,000 $68,400 $81,700 $95,000

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