SOC 51-9194 · Production Occupations

Etchers and Engravers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$43,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 7,750.

That median is 15% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Etchers and Engravers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	Not available	$37,440	$64,630	$71,030
Columbus, OH	Not available	$38,480	$63,860	$75,660
Cleveland, OH	Not available	$38,890	$62,580	$74,140
Green Bay, WI	Not available	$49,630	$60,720	$77,410
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	430	$37,720	$58,020	$69,220
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	90	$41,170	$57,770	$60,330
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	130	$45,820	$56,470	$81,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	90	$36,900	$52,980	$55,890
Springfield, MA	40	$40,750	$51,000	$56,940
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	30	$40,060	$50,810	$65,730
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	230	$40,830	$50,710	$62,200
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	100	$38,060	$49,800	$78,420
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	80	$39,420	$48,800	$65,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	80	$46,090	$48,190	$72,350
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	50	$36,300	$47,880	$59,250
Rochester, NY	40	$36,420	$47,380	$59,590
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	40	$38,340	$46,970	$64,410
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	110	$34,960	$46,280	$60,640
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	40	$38,540	$46,180	$58,230
Madison, WI	70	$40,910	$46,170	$62,900

Metros with the most Etchers and Engravers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	500	$39,170	$45,520	$74,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	430	$37,720	$58,020	$69,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	330	Not available	Not available	Not available
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	240	$31,200	$43,880	$57,360
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	230	$40,830	$50,710	$62,200
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	170	$36,310	$37,780	$48,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	130	$45,820	$56,470	$81,780
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	110	$36,670	$36,960	$61,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	110	$34,960	$46,280	$60,640
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	110	$41,110	$45,250	$100,210
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	100	$38,150	$43,310	$72,920
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	100	$38,060	$49,800	$78,420
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	90	$41,170	$57,770	$60,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	90	$36,900	$52,980	$55,890
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	80	$39,420	$48,800	$65,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	80	$46,090	$48,190	$72,350
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	70	$28,300	$41,600	$51,050
Madison, WI	70	$40,910	$46,170	$62,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	70	$38,110	$41,530	$72,320
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	60	$26,000	$41,790	$47,450

State estimates for Etchers and Engravers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Vermont	40	$36,430	$65,380	$72,440
Rhode Island	30	$42,240	$63,250	$75,160
Arizona	Not available	$37,490	$59,940	$67,700
New Jersey	60	$49,080	$58,000	$120,690
Maryland	110	$40,140	$53,680	$60,330
Kansas	40	$15,080	$52,000	$53,740
New York	520	$37,720	$51,540	$60,520
Massachusetts	320	$40,830	$50,710	$62,200
Ohio	320	$36,290	$50,430	$75,650
Wisconsin	390	$38,060	$50,290	$76,050
Pennsylvania	260	$34,290	$47,790	$57,410
Maine	70	$35,050	$47,520	$63,010
Arkansas	180	$36,450	$46,780	$57,280
California	1,040	$38,890	$46,480	$74,510
Minnesota	210	$32,420	$46,280	$60,640
Connecticut	140	$36,610	$45,050	$57,690
Indiana	170	$28,380	$44,360	$63,410
Washington	160	$39,230	$43,680	$63,880
Illinois	330	$31,200	$43,450	$62,410
Michigan	390	$36,340	$43,180	$74,990
Iowa	70	$37,580	$42,950	$54,770
Idaho	50	$31,520	$42,640	$46,480
Florida	200	$34,790	$42,110	$64,700
Colorado	50	$33,980	$40,800	$60,560
South Dakota	60	$32,210	$40,590	$57,570
Georgia	60	$30,970	$40,190	$104,100
Virginia	160	$29,250	$39,360	$59,080
North Carolina	Not available	$31,210	$39,270	$50,760
Tennessee	300	$34,510	$38,230	$57,480
Missouri	80	$33,330	$37,990	$42,640
Oregon	220	$34,320	$37,780	$46,760
Kentucky	250	$32,920	$36,540	$40,000
Oklahoma	110	$32,210	$35,890	$44,410
Louisiana	40	$28,610	$32,880	$42,640
Texas	630	$21,470	$31,180	$50,010
Alabama	60	$25,770	$31,030	$45,790
South Carolina	50	$21,080	$28,300	$58,420

What is the national median wage for Etchers and Engravers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Etchers and Engravers is $43,310. Employment is 7,750.

How does Etchers and Engravers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Etchers and Engravers is 15% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Etchers and Engravers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is highest on this page's list at $64,630.