What are the main factors that influence a General Machinist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for General Machinist?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for General Machinist roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A General Machinist's salary?

A General Machinist's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,736 for beginners, reaching about $51,444 at mid-level, and approach $51,838 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a General Machinist?

General Machinist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for General Machinist roles are District of Columbia $57,725, California $57,506, Massachusetts $56,740. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of General Machinist roles make?

Salaries for General Machinist level roles vary by specialization: Expert Machinist: $73,400; General Machinist IV: $73,380; Machinist IV: $73,377; General Machinist III: $65,800; Machinist III: $65,787.

General Machinist Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a General Machinist make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Machinist in Wisconsin is $51,286 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a General Machinist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,126
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,490 to $56,960
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,123

10% $42,123

50% (Median) $51,286

90% $62,126

General Machinist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,960	$4,747	$1,095	$27
Average	$51,286	$4,274	$986	$25
25th Percentile	$46,490	$3,874	$894	$22

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Key Factors That Influence General Machinist Salaries

A General Machinist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects General Machinist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a General Machinist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $49,736
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,656
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,444
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $51,680
Expert (over 8 years): $51,838

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level General Machinist	less than 1 year	$49,736
Early Career Level General Machinist	1-2 years	$50,656
Mid-Level Level General Machinist	2-4 years	$51,444
Senior-Level Level General Machinist	5-8 years	$51,680
Expert Level General Machinist	over 8 years	$51,838

How Do General Machinist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract General Machinists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,725.
California: $57,506.
Massachusetts: $56,740.

District of Columbia $57,725 California $57,506 Massachusetts $56,740 Washington $56,531 New Jersey $56,510 Alaska $56,437 Connecticut $55,718 New York $55,426

Hawaii $54,493 Rhode Island $54,055 Maryland $53,758 Minnesota $53,351 Colorado $53,195 Illinois $53,142 Oregon $52,944 Delaware $52,798

New Hampshire $52,707 Virginia $52,501 Pennsylvania $51,902 Nevada $51,599 North Dakota $51,500 Michigan $51,344 Wisconsin $51,286 Vermont $51,172

Texas $50,854 Maine $50,833 Arizona $50,802 Ohio $50,765 Georgia $50,285 Indiana $50,046 Wyoming $49,999 Utah $49,926

Iowa $49,894 Kansas $49,644 Louisiana $49,571 North Carolina $49,545 Missouri $49,535 Florida $49,331 Montana $49,222 Nebraska $49,118

Kentucky $49,060 South Carolina $48,852 Tennessee $48,721 Idaho $48,669 New Mexico $48,289 Oklahoma $48,205 Alabama $47,898 South Dakota $47,381

Arkansas $47,100 West Virginia $46,949 Mississippi $46,495

Top Paying Cities for General Machinist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $49,887
Greenville: $50,361
Hancock: $49,445

Green Lake, WI $49,887

Greenville, WI $50,361

Hancock, WI $49,445

Hortonville, WI $50,256

Iola, WI $49,665

King, WI $50,045

Larsen, WI $50,163

Leopolis, WI $49,603

Manawa, WI $49,850

Marion, WI $49,696

Menasha, WI $50,403

Neenah, WI $50,311

Neshkoro, WI $49,708

New London, WI $50,048

Ogdensburg, WI $49,737

Omro, WI $49,983

Pickett, WI $50,024

Pine River, WI $49,831

Plainfield, WI $49,537

Poy Sippi, WI $49,865

Princeton, WI $49,768

Readfield, WI $50,113

Redgranite, WI $49,879

Ripon, WI $49,975

Rosendale, WI $50,000

Saxeville, WI $49,776

Scandinavia, WI $49,705

Tilleda, WI $49,528

Van Dyne, WI $50,062

Waukau, WI $49,975

Waupaca, WI $49,841

Wautoma, WI $49,725

Weyauwega, WI $49,927

Wild Rose, WI $49,740

Winnebago, WI $50,177

Winneconne, WI $50,060

Wilson, WI $50,881

Boyd, WI $49,563

Cadott, WI $49,599

Chetek, WI $49,465

Chippewa Falls, WI $49,705

Colfax, WI $49,645

Conrath, WI $49,365

Cornell, WI $49,492

Dallas, WI $49,749

Downing, WI $50,642

Downsville, WI $50,275

Durand, WI $50,226

Eau Galle, WI $50,115

Eleva, WI $49,759

Elk Mound, WI $49,649

Elmwood, WI $50,597

Fairchild, WI $49,698

Fall Creek, WI $49,728

Gilmanton, WI $49,986

Holcombe, WI $49,407

Humbird, WI $49,643

Independence, WI $49,841

Jim Falls, WI $49,534

Knapp, WI $50,616

Maiden Rock, WI $50,677

Menomonie, WI $50,227

Merrillan, WI $49,574

Mondovi, WI $49,859

Nelson, WI $50,454

New Auburn, WI $49,445

Osseo, WI $49,875

Pepin, WI $50,852

Pigeon Falls, WI $49,986

Plum City, WI $50,609

Prairie Farm, WI $50,178

Ridgeland, WI $49,909

Rock Falls, WI $49,670

Sand Creek, WI $49,472

Sheldon, WI $49,343

Spring Valley, WI $50,915

Stanley, WI $49,576

Stockholm, WI $50,971

Strum, WI $49,842

Thorp, WI $49,553

Wheeler, WI $50,017

Whitehall, WI $49,777

Spooner, WI $49,328

Almena, WI $50,018

Ashland, WI $49,279

Balsam Lake, WI $50,834

Barron, WI $49,705

Barronett, WI $49,349

Bayfield, WI $49,280

Benoit, WI $49,208

Birchwood, WI $49,261

Brill, WI $49,467

Bruce, WI $49,317

Brule, WI $49,739

Cable, WI $49,107

Cameron, WI $49,479

Centuria, WI $51,113

Comstock, WI $50,155

Cornucopia, WI $49,345

Couderay, WI $49,132

Cumberland, WI $49,786

Danbury, WI $49,623

Drummond, WI $49,253

Edgewater, WI $49,232

Exeland, WI $49,169

Foxboro, WI $49,916

Frederic, WI $50,062

Gordon, WI $49,502

Grand View, WI $49,153

Grantsburg, WI $50,366

Haugen, WI $49,521

Hawthorne, WI $49,903

Hayward, WI $49,169

Herbster, WI $49,413

Hertel, WI $49,342

High Bridge, WI $49,205

Iron River, WI $49,559

Ladysmith, WI $49,321

Lake Nebagamon, WI $49,792

La Pointe, WI $49,196

Luck, WI $50,642

Maple, WI $49,909

Marengo, WI $49,185

Mason, WI $49,192

Mikana, WI $49,462

Milltown, WI $50,853

Minong, WI $49,480

Odanah, WI $49,391

Ojibwa, WI $49,084

Glidden, WI $49,102

Harshaw, WI $49,330

Hawkins, WI $49,236

Hazelhurst, WI $49,338

Heafford Junction, WI $49,379

Hurley, WI $49,238

Iron Belt, WI $49,147

Kennan, WI $49,244

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $49,324

Lake Tomahawk, WI $49,352

Land O Lakes, WI $49,286

Laona, WI $49,313

Long Lake, WI $49,178

Mc Naughton, WI $49,358

Manitowish Waters, WI $49,282

Mellen, WI $49,122

Mercer, WI $49,195

Minocqua, WI $49,376

Montreal, WI $49,252

Park Falls, WI $49,232

Phelps, WI $49,285

Phillips, WI $49,254

Prentice, WI $49,292

Presque Isle, WI $49,262

Saint Germain, WI $49,386

Saxon, WI $49,165

Sayner, WI $49,319

Star Lake, WI $49,191

Three Lakes, WI $49,328

Tony, WI $49,315

Tripoli, WI $49,209

Upson, WI $49,000

Wabeno, WI $49,317

Woodruff, WI $49,397

La Crosse, WI $49,050

Alma, WI $50,299

Alma Center, WI $49,636

Arcadia, WI $49,818

Arkdale, WI $49,449

Bangor, WI $49,157

Black River Falls, WI $49,475

Blair, WI $49,625

Camp Douglas, WI $49,521

Cashton, WI $49,210

Cataract, WI $49,289

Chaseburg, WI $49,131

Cochrane, WI $50,212

Coon Valley, WI $49,111

De Soto, WI $49,216

Dodge, WI $49,678

Eastman, WI $49,355

Ettrick, WI $49,310

Ferryville, WI $49,296

Fountain City, WI $49,995

Galesville, WI $49,460

Gays Mills, WI $49,450

Genoa, WI $49,167

Hillsboro, WI $49,626

Hixton, WI $49,636

Holmen, WI $49,164

Hustler, WI $49,702

Kendall, WI $49,565

La Farge, WI $49,489

Lynxville, WI $49,359

Mather, WI $49,462

Melrose, WI $49,301

Millston, WI $49,356

Mindoro, WI $49,199

Mount Sterling, WI $49,531

Necedah, WI $49,467

Norwalk, WI $49,269

Oakdale, WI $49,524

Onalaska, WI $49,087

Ontario, WI $49,485

Readstown, WI $49,433

Rockland, WI $49,148

Seneca, WI $49,580

Soldiers Grove, WI $49,487

Sparta, WI $49,250

Steuben, WI $49,444

Stoddard, WI $49,090

Taylor, WI $49,528

Tomah, WI $49,549

Trempealeau, WI $49,454

Palmyra, WI $50,572

Tunnel City, WI $49,525

Viola, WI $49,521

Viroqua, WI $49,211

Warrens, WI $49,447

Westby, WI $49,186

West Salem, WI $49,113

Wilton, WI $49,521

Eau Claire, WI $49,841

Altoona, WI $49,909

Arkansaw, WI $50,432

Augusta, WI $49,717

Bay City, WI $50,891

Bloomer, WI $49,546

Boyceville, WI $50,327

Glen Flora, WI $49,234

Wales, WI $51,263

Bagley, WI $49,364

Beetown, WI $49,413

Benton, WI $49,608

Bloomington, WI $49,422

Boscobel, WI $49,528

Cassville, WI $49,363

Cuba City, WI $49,520

Dickeyville, WI $49,562

Fennimore, WI $49,588

Glen Haven, WI $49,336

Hazel Green, WI $49,440

Kieler, WI $49,576

Lancaster, WI $49,475

Mount Hope, WI $49,414

Patch Grove, WI $49,592

Platteville, WI $49,685

Potosi, WI $49,377

Prairie Du Chien, WI $49,484

Sinsinawa, WI $49,420

Stitzer, WI $49,572

Wauzeka, WI $49,439

Woodman, WI $49,384

Portage, WI $50,472

Adams, WI $49,676

Arlington, WI $50,982

Baraboo, WI $50,476

Beaver Dam, WI $50,431

Brandon, WI $49,894

Briggsville, WI $50,158

Burnett, WI $50,090

Cambria, WI $50,402

Cazenovia, WI $49,717

Columbus, WI $50,828

Dalton, WI $50,114

Dellwood, WI $49,509

Doylestown, WI $50,749

Elroy, WI $49,579

Endeavor, WI $50,095

Fairwater, WI $49,991

Fall River, WI $50,684

Fox Lake, WI $50,182

Friendship, WI $49,526

Friesland, WI $50,337

Grand Marsh, WI $49,698

Hillpoint, WI $50,007

Kingston, WI $50,162

Lake Delton, WI $50,291

La Valle, WI $49,785

Lime Ridge, WI $49,972

Loganville, WI $50,122

Lyndon Station, WI $49,852

Markesan, WI $49,919

Marquette, WI $50,092

Mauston, WI $49,664

Montello, WI $49,918

New Lisbon, WI $49,527

North Freedom, WI $50,501

Oxford, WI $49,927

Packwaukee, WI $50,125

Pardeeville, WI $50,502

Poynette, WI $50,822

Randolph, WI $50,400

Reedsburg, WI $50,108

Rio, WI $50,768

Rock Springs, WI $50,174

Union Center, WI $49,804

Waupun, WI $49,998

Westfield, WI $49,687

Wisconsin Dells, WI $50,084

Wonewoc, WI $49,615

Wyocena, WI $50,616

Amery, WI $51,126

Baldwin, WI $51,433

Beldenville, WI $51,339

Clayton, WI $50,457

Clear Lake, WI $50,864

Cushing, WI $50,954

Deer Park, WI $51,229

Dresser, WI $51,574

East Ellsworth, WI $51,208

Ellsworth, WI $51,292

Glenwood City, WI $50,977

Hager City, WI $51,423

Hammond, WI $52,039

Hudson, WI $52,863

New Richmond, WI $52,165

Osceola, WI $52,299

Prescott, WI $52,443

River Falls, WI $52,378

Roberts, WI $52,363

Saint Croix Falls, WI $51,269

Somerset, WI $52,656

Star Prairie, WI $52,027

Pell Lake, WI $50,434

Pleasant Prairie, WI $50,481

Powers Lake, WI $50,520

Rochester, WI $50,724

Salem, WI $50,561

Silver Lake, WI $50,573

Somers, WI $50,419

South Milwaukee, WI $51,911

Springfield, WI $50,456

Sturtevant, WI $50,429

Sullivan, WI $50,690

Trevor, WI $50,585

Twin Lakes, WI $50,563

Union Grove, WI $50,539

Walworth, WI $50,350

Radisson, WI $49,146

Waterford, WI $50,991

Waukesha, WI $51,766

Whitewater, WI $50,283

Williams Bay, WI $50,302

Wilmot, WI $50,582

Woodworth, WI $50,520

Zenda, WI $50,299

Milwaukee, WI $52,194

Saint Francis, WI $52,171

Racine, WI $50,395

Afton, WI $50,248

Albany, WI $50,591

Arena, WI $50,608

Argyle, WI $50,308

Avalon, WI $50,256

Avoca, WI $49,967

Barneveld, WI $50,612

Belleville, WI $50,925

Belmont, WI $49,824

Beloit, WI $50,202

Black Earth, WI $50,927

Blanchardville, WI $50,441

Blue Mounds, WI $50,776

Blue River, WI $49,510

Brodhead, WI $50,246

Brooklyn, WI $50,949

Browntown, WI $49,914

Cambridge, WI $50,925

Gile, WI $49,403

Clinton, WI $50,285

Wausau, WI $49,567

Marshfield, WI $49,588

Abbotsford, WI $49,539

Amherst, WI $49,671

Amherst Junction, WI $49,615

Aniwa, WI $49,372

Antigo, WI $49,421

Arpin, WI $49,490

Athens, WI $49,426

Auburndale, WI $49,466

Babcock, WI $49,389

Birnamwood, WI $49,402

Blenker, WI $49,459

Bowler, WI $49,498

Brokaw, WI $49,501

Bryant, WI $49,315

Chili, WI $49,528

Colby, WI $49,513

Curtiss, WI $49,490

Custer, WI $49,546

Deerbrook, WI $49,311

Dorchester, WI $49,493

Edgar, WI $49,465

Eland, WI $49,458

Elcho, WI $49,335

Elderon, WI $49,488

Elton, WI $49,378

Galloway, WI $49,535

Gilman, WI $49,382

Jump River, WI $49,339

Gleason, WI $49,322

Granton, WI $49,526

Greenwood, WI $49,551

Hannibal, WI $49,374

Hatley, WI $49,439

Hewitt, WI $49,677

Irma, WI $49,344

Junction City, WI $49,440

Loyal, WI $49,547

Lublin, WI $49,424

Marathon, WI $49,456

Mattoon, WI $49,554

Medford, WI $49,440

Merrill, WI $49,424

Milladore, WI $49,457

Mosinee, WI $49,490

Neillsville, WI $49,594

Nekoosa, WI $49,507

Nelsonville, WI $49,723

Ogema, WI $49,307

Owen, WI $49,501

Pearson, WI $49,295

Pelican Lake, WI $49,298

Phlox, WI $49,518

Woodville, WI $51,150

Houlton, WI $52,993

Abrams, WI $49,568

Amberg, WI $49,269

Armstrong Creek, WI $49,281

Athelstane, WI $49,301

Black Creek, WI $50,105

Bonduel, WI $49,706

Brillion, WI $50,061

Cecil, WI $49,629

Coleman, WI $49,526

Combined Locks, WI $50,438

Crivitz, WI $49,437

De Pere, WI $49,675

Dunbar, WI $49,248

Fence, WI $49,197

Florence, WI $49,269

Forest Junction, WI $50,204

Gillett, WI $49,594

Goodman, WI $49,279

Greenleaf, WI $49,865

Green Valley, WI $49,607

Gresham, WI $49,576

Hilbert, WI $50,185

Kaukauna, WI $50,376

Freedom, WI $50,314

Keshena, WI $49,629

Kimberly, WI $50,441

Krakow, WI $49,608

Lakewood, WI $49,360

Lena, WI $49,560

Little Chute, WI $50,439

Little Suamico, WI $49,556

Marinette, WI $49,588

Mountain, WI $49,389

Neopit, WI $49,507

Niagara, WI $49,323

Nichols, WI $49,884

Oconto, WI $49,555

Oconto Falls, WI $49,582

Oneida, WI $49,612

Pembine, WI $49,291

Peshtigo, WI $49,546

Porterfield, WI $49,417

Potter, WI $50,087

Pound, WI $49,472

Pulaski, WI $49,626

Pickerel, WI $49,341

Pittsville, WI $49,454

Plover, WI $49,620

Port Edwards, WI $49,646

Rib Lake, WI $49,375

Ringle, WI $49,424

Rosholt, WI $49,525

Rothschild, WI $49,613

Rudolph, WI $49,474

Schofield, WI $49,572

Spencer, WI $49,537

Stetsonville, WI $49,463

Stevens Point, WI $49,598

Stratford, WI $49,496

Summit Lake, WI $49,350

Tigerton, WI $49,575

Tomahawk, WI $49,381

Unity, WI $49,498

Vesper, WI $49,481

Westboro, WI $49,310

White Lake, WI $49,335

Willard, WI $49,540

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $49,569

Withee, WI $49,471

Wittenberg, WI $49,515

Rhinelander, WI $49,408

Argonne, WI $49,250

Boulder Junction, WI $49,281

Brantwood, WI $49,235

Butternut, WI $49,155

Catawba, WI $49,250

Clam Lake, WI $48,984

Conover, WI $49,306

Crandon, WI $49,383

Eagle River, WI $49,380

Fifield, WI $49,219

Poplar, WI $49,982

Port Wing, WI $49,571

Seymour, WI $49,824

Oak Creek, WI $51,561

Adell, WI $50,553

Allenton, WI $50,738

Ashippun, WI $50,901

Belgium, WI $51,049

Brookfield, WI $52,078

Brownsville, WI $50,049

Butler, WI $52,109

Campbellsport, WI $50,296

Cascade, WI $50,255

Cedarburg, WI $51,635

Cedar Grove, WI $50,815

Chilton, WI $50,089

Cleveland, WI $49,889

Clyman, WI $50,502

Colgate, WI $51,552

Delafield, WI $51,243

Eden, WI $50,034

Elkhart Lake, WI $50,030

Fredonia, WI $51,036

Germantown, WI $51,767

Glenbeulah, WI $50,005

Grafton, WI $51,644

Greenbush, WI $50,004

Hartford, WI $51,098

Hartland, WI $51,399

Hingham, WI $50,473

Horicon, WI $50,356

Hubertus, WI $51,483

Hustisford, WI $50,558

Iron Ridge, WI $50,633

Ixonia, WI $50,790

Jackson, WI $51,488

Johnson Creek, WI $50,634

Juneau, WI $50,355

Kewaskum, WI $50,759

Kiel, WI $49,942

Kohler, WI $50,158

Lannon, WI $51,839

Lebanon, WI $50,607

Lomira, WI $50,284

Malone, WI $50,047

Mayville, WI $50,300

Menomonee Falls, WI $51,916

Merton, WI $51,483

Mount Calvary, WI $50,089

Nashotah, WI $51,232

Neosho, WI $50,808

Newburg, WI $51,243

New Holstein, WI $50,018

Newton, WI $49,841

North Lake, WI $51,662

Oakfield, WI $49,956

Oconomowoc, WI $51,030

Okauchee, WI $51,176

Oostburg, WI $50,565

Pewaukee, WI $51,622

Plymouth, WI $50,098

Port Washington, WI $51,331

Random Lake, WI $50,794

Richfield, WI $51,511

Rubicon, WI $50,896

Saint Cloud, WI $50,084

Saukville, WI $51,395

Sheboygan, WI $50,302

Sheboygan Falls, WI $50,132

Slinger, WI $51,258

Stockbridge, WI $50,201

Sussex, WI $51,661

West Bend, WI $50,992

Theresa, WI $50,585

Thiensville, WI $52,016

Waldo, WI $50,428

Watertown, WI $50,570

Mequon, WI $51,882

Woodland, WI $50,678

Bassett, WI $50,563

Benet Lake, WI $50,516

Big Bend, WI $51,352

Bristol, WI $50,522

Burlington, WI $50,617

Caledonia, WI $50,806

Camp Lake, WI $50,578

Cudahy, WI $52,130

Darien, WI $50,340

Delavan, WI $50,318

Dousman, WI $50,892

Eagle, WI $50,799

Cobb, WI $49,994

Cottage Grove, WI $51,217

Cross Plains, WI $51,088

Dane, WI $51,085

Darlington, WI $49,966

Deerfield, WI $51,076

De Forest, WI $51,142

Dodgeville, WI $50,219

Edgerton, WI $50,813

Edmund, WI $50,104

Evansville, WI $50,674

Footville, WI $50,357

Fort Atkinson, WI $50,595

Gotham, WI $50,217

Gratiot, WI $49,743

Hanover, WI $50,346

Highland, WI $49,927

Hollandale, WI $50,521

Janesville, WI $50,386

Shawano, WI $49,658

Sherwood, WI $50,332

Shiocton, WI $49,978

Sobieski, WI $49,564

Suamico, WI $49,551

Suring, WI $49,489

Townsend, WI $49,383

Wausaukee, WI $49,354

Wrightstown, WI $50,184

Zachow, WI $49,645

Algoma, WI $49,554

Baileys Harbor, WI $49,418

Brussels, WI $49,549

Casco, WI $49,559

Collins, WI $49,947

Denmark, WI $49,618

Egg Harbor, WI $49,457

Ellison Bay, WI $49,372

Ephraim, WI $49,456

Fish Creek, WI $49,424

Forestville, WI $49,550

Francis Creek, WI $49,675

Kellnersville, WI $49,708

Kewaunee, WI $49,582

Luxemburg, WI $49,560

Manitowoc, WI $49,768

Maplewood, WI $49,541

Maribel, WI $49,676

Mishicot, WI $49,635

New Franken, WI $49,552

Reedsville, WI $49,809

Saint Nazianz, WI $49,907

Sister Bay, WI $49,427

Sturgeon Bay, WI $49,558

Tisch Mills, WI $49,612

Two Rivers, WI $49,631

Valders, WI $49,883

Washington Island, WI $49,344

Whitelaw, WI $49,710

Green Bay, WI $49,545

East Troy, WI $50,799

Elkhorn, WI $50,449

Elm Grove, WI $52,109

Fontana, WI $50,330

Franksville, WI $50,773

Genesee Depot, WI $51,164

Genoa City, WI $50,474

Greendale, WI $52,071

Hales Corners, WI $51,982

Franklin, WI $51,682

Helenville, WI $50,514

Honey Creek, WI $50,640

Kansasville, WI $50,622

Kenosha, WI $50,407

New Berlin, WI $51,819

Lake Geneva, WI $50,303

Lyons, WI $50,573

Mukwonago, WI $51,109

Muskego, WI $51,433

New Munster, WI $50,579

North Prairie, WI $51,081

Fremont, WI $50,020

Rice Lake, WI $49,422

Sarona, WI $49,301

Shell Lake, WI $49,343

Siren, WI $49,842

Solon Springs, WI $49,562

South Range, WI $50,030

Springbrook, WI $49,206

Stone Lake, WI $49,224

Superior, WI $50,083

Trego, WI $49,259

Turtle Lake, WI $50,375

Wascott, WI $49,512

Washburn, WI $49,322

Webster, WI $49,382

Weyerhaeuser, WI $49,302

Winter, WI $49,067

Oshkosh, WI $50,151

Almond, WI $49,609

Appleton, WI $50,442

Bancroft, WI $49,454

Bear Creek, WI $49,898

Berlin, WI $49,932

Big Falls, WI $49,783

Butte Des Morts, WI $50,125

Caroline, WI $49,648

Clintonville, WI $49,777

Coloma, WI $49,479

Dale, WI $50,217

Eldorado, WI $50,033

Embarrass, WI $49,760

Eureka, WI $49,946

Fond Du Lac, WI $50,276

Jefferson, WI $50,553

Juda, WI $50,183

Lake Mills, WI $50,795

Linden, WI $50,052

Livingston, WI $49,795

Lodi, WI $50,922

Lone Rock, WI $50,066

Lowell, WI $50,598

Mc Farland, WI $51,273

Marshall, WI $51,021

Mazomanie, WI $50,901

Merrimac, WI $50,700

Middleton, WI $51,236

Milton, WI $50,408

Mineral Point, WI $50,074

Monroe, WI $50,152

Montfort, WI $49,816

Monticello, WI $50,533

Morrisonville, WI $51,090

Mount Horeb, WI $50,849

Muscoda, WI $49,732

New Glarus, WI $50,740

Oregon, WI $51,188

Orfordville, WI $50,299

Plain, WI $50,218

Prairie Du Sac, WI $50,727

Reeseville, WI $50,700

Rewey, WI $49,851

Richland Center, WI $49,682

Ridgeway, WI $50,579

Sauk City, WI $50,742

Sextonville, WI $50,138

Sharon, WI $50,328

Shullsburg, WI $49,647

South Wayne, WI $49,848

Spring Green, WI $50,412

Stoughton, WI $51,091

Sun Prairie, WI $51,142

Verona, WI $51,128

Waterloo, WI $50,864

Waunakee, WI $51,257

Windsor, WI $51,224

Woodford, WI $50,144

Madison, WI $51,365

General Machinist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For General Machinist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Retail & Wholesale sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, General Machinist positions in Software & Networking or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view General Machinist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a General Machinist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$76,930	$37.0	50%
Retail & Wholesale	$66,672	$32.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$61,544	$30.0	20%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$56,415	$27.0	10%

General Machinist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a General Machinist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$46,490

Average $51,286/year

$56,960

$3,874

Average $4,274/month

$4,747

$894

Average $986/week

$1,095

$22

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,960	$4,747	$1,095	$27
Average	$51,286	$4,274	$986	$25
25th Percentile	$46,490	$3,874	$894	$22

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