Tool and Die Apprentice Salary in the United States

How much does a Tool and Die Apprentice make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Tool and Die Apprentice in the United States is $63,563 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Tool and Die Apprentice's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,201
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,162 to $68,608
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,335
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Tool and Die Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

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75th Percentile $68,608 $5,717 $1,319 $33
Average $63,563 $5,297 $1,222 $31
25th Percentile $57,162 $4,764 $1,099 $27
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Key Factors That Influence Tool and Die Apprentice Salaries

A Tool and Die Apprentice'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 Experience Level Affects Tool and Die Apprentice Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Tool and Die Apprentice'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): $0
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $63,723
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,431
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,761
  • Expert (over 8 years): $84,115
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Tool and ... Level Tool and Die Apprentice$0
Tool and ... Level Tool and Die Apprentice$63,723
Tool and ... Level Tool and Die Apprentice$71,431
Tool and ... Level Tool and Die Apprentice$79,761
Tool, Die... Level Tool and Die Apprentice$84,115
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$63,723 < 2 yrs
$71,431 2-4 yrs
$79,761 5-8 yrs
$84,115 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Tool and Die Apprentices

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: $80,171
  • San Francisco: $79,383
  • Oakland: $77,623

What Skills Can Increase a Tool and Die Apprentice's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 6.07% 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.
  • Injection Molding (Mentioned in 3.11% Job Postings): Injection moulding is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould. Injection moulding can be performed with a host of materials mainly including metals (for which the process is called die-casting), glasses, elastomers, confections, and most commonly thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. Material for the part is fed into a heated barrel, mixed (Using a helical shaped screw), and injected (Forced) into a mould cavity, where it cools and hardens to the configuration of the cavity.:240 After a product is designed, usually by an industrial designer or an engineer, moulds are made by a mould-maker (or toolmaker) from metal, usually either steel or aluminium, and precision-machined to form the features of the desired part. Injection moulding is widely used for manufacturing a variety of parts, from the smallest components to entire body panels of cars. Advances in 3D printing technology, using photopolymers which do not melt during the injection moulding of some lower temperature thermoplastics, can be used for some simple injection moulds.
  • Production Support (Mentioned in 1.91% Job Postings): Production support covers the practices and disciplines of supporting the IT systems/applications which are currently being used by the end users. A production support person/team is responsible for receiving incidents and requests from end-users, analyzing these and either responding to the end user with a solution or escalating it to the other IT teams. These teams may include developers, system engineers and database administrators.
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Troubleshooting 6.07%
Injection Molding 3.11%
Production Support 1.91%

How Education impacts a Tool and Die Apprentice's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Tool and Die Apprentices enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Tool and Die Apprentice with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $59,938 and $64,430).

Tool and Die Apprentice Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Tool and Die Apprentice
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 66.7%
High School 66.7%
Associates 26.7%
Bachelors 6.7%
Masters 0.0%
Doctorate 0.0%
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Tool and Die Apprentice Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Tool and Die Apprentice'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.

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$57,162
Average $63,563/year
$68,608
$4,764
Average $5,297/month
$5,717
$1,099
Average $1,222/week
$1,319
$27
Average $31/hour
$33
Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $68,608 $5,717 $1,319 $33
Average $63,563 $5,297 $1,222 $31
25th Percentile $57,162 $4,764 $1,099 $27

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Salary Trends for Tool and Die Apprentice

Salaries for a Tool and Die Apprentice can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,913 in 2023 to around $48,171 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tool and Die Apprentice salary trends, .

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$48,913
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