SOC 51-9071 · Production Occupations

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$52,540

10th percentile: $35,580
25th percentile: $39,520
Median: $52,540
75th percentile: $69,810
90th percentile: $87,540
Mean: $57,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 22,440.

That median is 3.1% higher 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.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	50	$55,830	$82,200	$85,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	240	$45,760	$75,640	$100,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40	$55,520	$73,800	$93,490
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	50	$41,810	$73,650	$91,250
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	40	$32,730	$71,410	$115,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	110	$38,700	$65,370	$100,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	70	$43,460	$64,740	$99,460
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	260	$47,090	$64,620	$81,360
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	50	$23,250	$63,650	$96,250
Ann Arbor, MI	40	$46,940	$62,970	$83,890
Madison, WI	30	$31,370	$62,700	$81,600
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	50	$40,120	$62,450	$81,090
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	230	$39,520	$62,400	$80,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,440	$37,160	$61,360	$101,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,190	$42,990	$61,150	$81,280
Raleigh-Cary, NC	120	$23,020	$61,000	$78,000
Wilmington, NC	30	$37,040	$60,540	$75,560
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	110	$31,670	$60,440	$94,190
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	200	$44,050	$60,420	$116,020
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	90	$37,630	$59,870	$83,420

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,440	$37,160	$61,360	$101,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,190	$42,990	$61,150	$81,280
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	710	$36,590	$48,800	$77,210
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	520	$37,360	$52,570	$79,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	520	$35,580	$48,250	$87,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	460	$32,210	$54,990	$81,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	420	$36,990	$54,760	$105,600
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	410	$34,430	$54,960	$80,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	340	$43,170	$57,290	$91,690
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	310	$36,400	$44,450	$75,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	300	$42,950	$46,350	$91,520
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	280	$28,610	$40,510	$72,690
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	260	$47,090	$64,620	$81,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	240	$40,800	$49,570	$83,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	240	$45,760	$75,640	$100,000
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	230	$39,520	$62,400	$80,210
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	230	$31,750	$40,260	$66,340
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	220	$40,680	$57,930	$77,580
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	200	$38,670	$48,190	$68,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	200	$44,050	$60,420	$116,020

States and territories

State estimates for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Connecticut	140	$47,910	$69,800	$83,320
Virginia	240	$36,990	$61,940	$93,840
New York	4,300	$37,160	$61,720	$102,040
California	2,300	$38,180	$60,790	$81,660
South Carolina	200	$39,850	$60,380	$74,350
Washington	290	$42,210	$60,380	$116,020
New Jersey	780	$34,790	$59,480	$93,350
Vermont	50	$36,960	$58,570	$79,820
Kansas	110	$35,930	$57,730	$77,410
Colorado	220	$37,020	$57,120	$83,420
North Dakota	50	$38,980	$57,020	$82,020
Michigan	460	$37,770	$56,610	$79,970
Missouri	490	$39,840	$56,140	$63,140
Wisconsin	280	$33,270	$55,830	$77,750
North Carolina	770	$32,470	$55,420	$80,200
Mississippi	40	$29,050	$55,010	$68,990
Illinois	610	$32,430	$54,990	$78,580
Pennsylvania	760	$38,510	$54,880	$93,490
Minnesota	220	$23,150	$54,310	$76,790
Florida	1,070	$36,360	$51,470	$97,810
Louisiana	280	$26,740	$51,420	$73,880
Massachusetts	830	$36,510	$51,060	$79,000
Iowa	160	$37,370	$50,280	$69,930
Alabama	110	$31,910	$48,890	$66,440
Rhode Island	540	$39,190	$48,800	$77,650
Hawaii	170	$30,400	$48,450	$92,880
Tennessee	370	$31,140	$48,240	$77,230
Ohio	430	$34,080	$48,190	$87,170
Maine	50	$34,600	$48,080	$90,570
Georgia	420	$22,720	$47,810	$83,200
Indiana	380	$28,720	$47,620	$77,270
Texas	1,810	$32,560	$47,590	$80,680
Idaho	130	$31,190	$47,090	$60,370
Kentucky	320	$33,830	$47,090	$82,420
Nebraska	120	$37,580	$46,920	$71,970
West Virginia	30	$29,650	$46,370	$56,380
New Mexico	230	$30,000	$46,200	$58,440
Maryland	80	$34,380	$45,430	$64,890
South Dakota	90	$37,350	$45,110	$61,770
Oregon	530	$38,550	$44,510	$82,840
New Hampshire	170	$36,170	$43,520	$72,800
Arizona	440	$34,850	$42,240	$75,920
Oklahoma	180	$31,420	$41,720	$62,170
Nevada	330	$28,610	$40,510	$72,730
Utah	420	$30,450	$39,860	$63,340
Montana	80	$28,590	$37,580	$74,910
Arkansas	270	$27,910	$35,950	$65,990

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers is $52,540. Employment is 22,440.

How does Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers is 3.1% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is highest on this page's list at $82,200.