What are the main factors that influence a Mill Operator's salary?

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

How does experience change A Mill Operator's salary?

A Mill Operator's salary grows with experience: a Millwright I (0-1 years)earns $51,726, a Mill Operator (1-3 years)earns $62,088, a Millwright III (3-5 years)earns $71,702, a Millwright IV (5-7 years)earns $79,722,

What are the highest paying states for a Mill Operator?

Mill Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Mill Operator roles are District of Columbia $69,353, California $69,090, Massachusetts $68,169. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Mill Operator roles make?

Salaries for Mill Operator level roles vary by specialization: Mill Manager: $104,567; Mill Engineer: $85,587; Boring Mill Operator: $77,391; CNC Mill Operator: $63,543; Tube Mill Operator: $61,611.

How do different companies affect a Mill Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Mill Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Mill Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Mill Operator make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Mill Operator in the United States is $62,638 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Mill Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,810
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,237 to $69,533
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,410

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Mill Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,533	$5,794	$1,337	$33
Average	$62,638	$5,220	$1,205	$30
25th Percentile	$56,237	$4,686	$1,081	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Mill Operator Salaries

A Mill Operator'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Mill Operator 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 Mill Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,353.
California: $69,090.
Massachusetts: $68,169.

District of Columbia $69,353 California $69,090 Massachusetts $68,169 Washington $67,919 New Jersey $67,894 Alaska $67,806 Connecticut $66,942 New York $66,591

Hawaii $65,470 Rhode Island $64,944 Maryland $64,586 Minnesota $64,098 Colorado $63,910 Illinois $63,847 Oregon $63,609 Delaware $63,434

New Hampshire $63,324 Virginia $63,077 Pennsylvania $62,357 Nevada $61,993 North Dakota $61,874 Michigan $61,686 Wisconsin $61,617 Vermont $61,480

Texas $61,098 Maine $61,072 Arizona $61,035 Ohio $60,991 Georgia $60,415 Indiana $60,127 Wyoming $60,070 Utah $59,983

Iowa $59,945 Kansas $59,644 Louisiana $59,557 North Carolina $59,525 Missouri $59,513 Florida $59,268 Montana $59,137 Nebraska $59,012

Kentucky $58,943 South Carolina $58,692 Tennessee $58,536 Idaho $58,473 New Mexico $58,016 Oklahoma $57,915 Alabama $57,546 South Dakota $56,926

Arkansas $56,588 West Virginia $56,406 Mississippi $55,861

Top Paying Cities for Mill Operators

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:

San Jose: $79,006
San Francisco: $78,229
Oakland: $76,494

San Jose, CA $79,006

San Francisco, CA $78,229

Oakland, CA $76,494

New York, NY $72,592

Queens Village, NY $72,122

Paramus, NJ $71,621

Passaic, NJ $71,558

Bergenfield, NJ $71,495

Stamford, CT $71,402

Huntington, NY $71,339

Newark, NJ $70,932

Bridgeport, CT $70,806

New Brunswick, NJ $70,600

Vallejo, CA $70,468

Middlesex, NJ $70,431

Somerset, NJ $70,374

Petaluma, CA $70,230

Santa Cruz, CA $69,986

Boston, MA $69,861

Monterey, CA $69,547

Fairbanks, AK $69,504

Los Angeles, CA $69,385

Washington, DC $69,353

Seattle, WA $69,240

Santa Rosa, CA $69,228

Juneau, AK $69,046

Orange, CA $68,840

Anchorage, AK $68,727

Anaheim, CA $68,683

Santa Ana, CA $68,589

Nassau, NY $68,551

Long Beach, CA $68,526

Danbury, CT $68,508

Santa Maria, CA $68,295

Everett, WA $68,282

Bremerton, WA $67,975

Trenton, NJ $67,856

Sacramento, CA $67,831

San Diego, CA $67,800

Brockton, MA $67,775

Tacoma, WA $67,750

Santa Barbara, CA $67,662

Lowell, MA $67,411

New Suffolk, NY $67,386

Nashua, NH $67,311

Lompoc, CA $67,211

Ventura, CA $67,148

Stockton, CA $67,130

New Haven, CT $67,004

Atlantic City, NJ $66,841

Hartford, CT $66,704

Modesto, CA $66,672

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,535

New Britain, CT $66,503

Kennewick, WA $66,416

Olympia, WA $66,416

New London, CT $66,403

Norwich, CT $66,384

Lawrence, MA $66,353

Bakersfield, CA $66,177

New Bedford, MA $66,090

Riverside, CA $66,090

Richland, WA $66,027

Portsmouth, NH $65,977

Vineland, NJ $65,965

San Bernardino, CA $65,914

Boulder, CO $65,739

Worcester, MA $65,689

Portland, OR $65,633

Saint Paul, MN $65,557

Minneapolis, MN $65,557

Philadelphia, PA $65,470

Honolulu, HI $65,138

Springfield, MA $64,918

Providence, RI $64,912

Chicago, IL $64,731

Bellingham, WA $64,655

Baltimore, MD $64,586

Chico, CA $64,430

Wilmington, DE $64,323

Pittsfield, MA $64,261

Manchester, NH $64,142

Spokane, WA $63,866

Denver, CO $63,860

Albany, NY $63,565

Troy, NY $63,540

Schenectady, NY $63,409

Burlington, VT $63,271

Portland, ME $63,052

Salem, OR $63,002

Yakima, WA $62,989

Ann Arbor, MI $62,970

Rochester, MN $62,795

Reno, NV $62,764

Fresno, CA $62,764

Milwaukee, WI $62,707

Detroit, MI $62,645

Allentown, PA $62,626

Carson City, NV $62,620

Houston, TX $62,526

Colorado Springs, CO $62,519

Syracuse, NY $62,488

Eugene, OR $62,369

Gary, IN $62,294

Bismarck, ND $62,294

Galveston, TX $62,294

Springfield, OR $62,244

Medford, OR $62,093

Fort Collins, CO $62,068

Austin, TX $62,018

Mesa, AZ $61,887

Phoenix, AZ $61,874

Dallas, TX $61,855

Reading, PA $61,818

Saint Cloud, MN $61,793

Concord, NH $61,736

Madison, WI $61,711

Utica, NY $61,542

Raleigh, NC $61,492

Las Vegas, NV $61,486

Rochester, NY $61,442

Des Moines, IA $61,436

Atlanta, GA $61,336

Battle Creek, MI $61,317

Salt Lake City, UT $61,298

Lancaster, PA $61,204

Champaign, IL $61,191

Harrisburg, PA $61,116

Durham, NC $61,060

Kansas City, MO $61,054

Kansas City, KS $61,041

Fort Worth, TX $61,035

Boca Raton, FL $61,010

Cleveland, OH $61,004

Columbus, OH $60,991

Pittsburgh, PA $60,985

Richmond, VA $60,960

Indianapolis, IN $60,947

Cincinnati, OH $60,866

Petersburg, VA $60,772

Lansing, MI $60,634

Billings, MT $60,634

Huntsville, AL $60,634

Lebanon, PA $60,628

Pueblo, CO $60,621

Dayton, OH $60,621

Appleton, WI $60,603

Buffalo, NY $60,578

Racine, WI $60,546

Charlotte, NC $60,540

Saint Louis, MO $60,521

Springfield, IL $60,496

York, PA $60,484

Elkhart, IN $60,484

Gastonia, NC $60,477

Benton Harbor, MI $60,477

Beaumont, TX $60,440

Lorain, OH $60,427

Toledo, OH $60,402

Binghamton, NY $60,371

Rock Hill, SC $60,365

Rockford, IL $60,333

Elyria, OH $60,302

Fargo, ND $60,302

Flagstaff, AZ $60,258

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,221

Miami, FL $60,183

Duluth, MN $60,083

Bangor, ME $60,001

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,932

Louisville, KY $59,901

Grand Rapids, MI $59,889

Hialeah, FL $59,882

Casper, WY $59,795

Scranton, PA $59,719

New Orleans, LA $59,701

Virginia Beach, VA $59,694

Akron, OH $59,663

Peoria, IL $59,582

Sarasota, FL $59,569

Green Bay, WI $59,525

Baton Rouge, LA $59,494

Charleston, SC $59,481

Nashville, TN $59,463

Jamestown, NY $59,450

Davenport, IA $59,450

Tucson, AZ $59,419

Cheyenne, WY $59,400

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,381

Tampa, FL $59,369

Omaha, NE $59,356

Evansville, IN $59,331

Port Arthur, TX $59,331

Bradenton, FL $59,306

Santa Fe, NM $59,193

Orlando, FL $59,131

Clearwater, FL $59,062

La Crosse, WI $58,930

Canton, OH $58,930

Grand Forks, ND $58,911

Tulsa, OK $58,893

Albuquerque, NM $58,893

Newport News, VA $58,886

High Point, NC $58,868

Ogden, UT $58,843

Corpus Christi, TX $58,792

Laramie, WY $58,755

Norfolk, VA $58,755

Rock Island, IL $58,717

Saginaw, MI $58,705

Jacksonville, FL $58,698

Salisbury, NC $58,686

Memphis, TN $58,673

Moline, IL $58,642

Fort Myers, FL $58,623

Waterloo, IA $58,542

Spartanburg, SC $58,479

Lincoln, NE $58,448

Fort Wayne, IN $58,435

Birmingham, AL $58,366

Cedar Falls, IA $58,354

Provo, UT $58,348

Springfield, OH $58,341

San Antonio, TX $58,329

Greensboro, NC $58,304

South Bend, IN $58,298

Winston Salem, NC $58,291

Boise, ID $58,273

Savannah, GA $58,229

Muskegon, MI $58,116

Lima, OH $58,041

Lake Charles, LA $58,016

Anderson, IN $58,003

Lexington, KY $57,984

Augusta, GA $57,966

Greenville, SC $57,966

Wichita, KS $57,909

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,909

Columbia, SC $57,853

Bloomington, IN $57,696

Roanoke, VA $57,659

Asheville, NC $57,577

Knoxville, TN $57,471

Shreveport, LA $57,464

Wilmington, NC $57,383

Frankfort, KY $57,264

Oklahoma City, OK $57,220

Chillicothe, OH $57,195

Longview, TX $57,189

Topeka, KS $57,170

Mobile, AL $57,076

Terre Haute, IN $57,051

Erie, PA $57,045

Altoona, PA $57,013

Melbourne, FL $56,995

Amarillo, TX $56,970

Killeen, TX $56,951

Fayetteville, AR $56,901

Sioux Falls, SD $56,857

Chattanooga, TN $56,819

Idaho Falls, ID $56,813

Gainesville, FL $56,681

Portsmouth, OH $56,650

Little Rock, AR $56,638

Lynchburg, VA $56,638

Youngstown, OH $56,613

Lafayette, LA $56,613

Temple, TX $56,588

Daytona Beach, FL $56,575

Clarksville, TN $56,569

Pensacola, FL $56,562

Hopkinsville, KY $56,375

Charleston, WV $56,368

Florence, SC $56,337

Sioux City, IA $56,299

Macon, GA $56,118

Tallahassee, FL $56,111

Fayetteville, NC $56,099

Wichita Falls, TX $56,086

Waco, TX $56,086

Pine Bluff, AR $56,061

Vincennes, IN $55,942

Lubbock, TX $55,917

Great Falls, MT $55,880

Alamogordo, NM $55,873

Abilene, TX $55,823

Rapid City, SD $55,742

Monroe, LA $55,742

Albany, GA $55,704

Huntington, WV $55,698

Jackson, MS $55,692

Greenville, MS $55,686

Parkersburg, WV $55,623

Montgomery, AL $55,610

Johnstown, PA $55,598

Springfield, MO $55,548

Biloxi, MS $55,516

Sumter, SC $55,385

Columbus, GA $55,379

Twin Falls, ID $55,341

Pascagoula, MS $55,260

Kingsport, TN $55,097

Gulfport, MS $55,078

Alexandria, LA $54,871

Fort Smith, AR $54,715

El Paso, TX $54,546

Helena, MT $54,464

Las Cruces, NM $54,264

Harlingen, TX $54,088

Pocatello, ID $54,032

Florence, AL $54,013

Brownsville, TX $54,001

Dothan, AL $53,900

Mcallen, TX $53,869

Columbus, MS $53,406

Altus, OK $53,117

Lawton, OK $52,998

Pierre, SD $52,773

What Skills Can Increase a Mill Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 5.47% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Repairing (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): To put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	5.47%
Repairing	3.41%
Preventive Maintenance	1.79%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Mill Operator's salary.

Preventive Maintenance: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Troubleshooting: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Repairing: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Preventive Maintenance	$63,891	2%
Troubleshooting	$63,891	2%
Repairing	$63,891	2%
Preventative Maintenance	$63,891	2%
Problem Solving	$63,265	1%
Schematic	$63,265	1%

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How Education impacts a Mill Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Mill Operators enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Mill Operator with a No Diploma is between $59,532 and $64,571).

Mill Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Mill Operator

No Diploma 3.0%

High School 64.2%

Associates 29.9%

Bachelors 3.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.0%
High School	64.2%
Associates	29.9%
Bachelors	3.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Mill Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mill Operator'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$56,237

Average $62,638/year

$69,533

$4,686

Average $5,220/month

$5,794

$1,081

Average $1,205/week

$1,337

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,533	$5,794	$1,337	$33
Average	$62,638	$5,220	$1,205	$30
25th Percentile	$56,237	$4,686	$1,081	$27

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Salary Trends for Mill Operator

Salaries for a Mill Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $49,847 in 2023 to around $49,914 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Mill Operator salary trends, .

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2024

$50,192

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