Average Machinists Salary in Glens Falls, NY

Machinists in Glens Falls, NY earn a median annual salary of $59,760, which is +6.4% compared to the national median. There are 150 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Glens Falls, NY (metro area).

$59,760

Glens Falls, NY median annual wage

$29/hour median

+6.4%

Difference vs national median

National median is $56,150

150

Local employment

2.9 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.50

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $36,250
25th: $49,540
Median: $59,760
75th: $70,250
90th: $77,280

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Glens Falls, NY, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

94.9%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$62,994

Goods: 99.7%
Services: 133.8%
Rents: 76.2%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Bloomington, IL	$81,240	Compare	70
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$80,150	Compare	150
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$78,580	Compare	320
Urban Honolulu, HI	$77,060	Compare	280
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$74,780	Compare	950
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$73,790	Compare	4,270

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Glens Falls, NY

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$189,800	1.48
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$168,790	4.99
Sales Managers	$165,410	0.60
Chief Executives	$161,140	0.50
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$156,610	0.51
Human Resources Managers	$153,700	0.72
Marketing Managers	$140,030	0.68
Financial Managers	$136,390	0.71

Glens Falls, NY has salary data for 257 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Machinists in Glens Falls, NY

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Machinists are projected to change by +0.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 29,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.