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Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic Salary by State and Metro Area

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastics in the United States earn a median salary of $58,000/year ($27.89/hr). Salaries range from $42,460 to $82,590 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 12 states and 5 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$42K
10th percentile
$49K
25th percentile
$58K
Median
$70K
75th percentile
$83K
90th percentile

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Ohio$98K$46.97/hr70
Minnesota$75K$36.01/hr60
Massachusetts$65K$31.35/hr,
Iowa$63K$30.49/hr90
Alabama$62K$29.95/hr110
Washington$60K$28.75/hr30
Indiana$55K$26.32/hr80
Pennsylvania$54K$26.03/hr160
Michigan$54K$25.86/hr250
Wisconsin$52K$25.07/hr230
Texas$49K$23.74/hr40
North Carolina$47K$22.62/hr40
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Showing 1–10 of 12 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$75K50
Birmingham, AL$62K70
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$55K40
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49K110
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$49K100
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