How much do Machinists make in Jackson, MI?

Percentile spread

For Machinists, the published 10th percentile is $38,050 and the 90th percentile is $63,140. The difference is $25,090, which is 50.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,720 to the 75th at $60,780, covers $15,060.

The mean annual wage is $52,540, which sits above the median of $49,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MI median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $58,750 for Machinists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,304, which is 7.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the Michigan median of $52,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MI is 91.779, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machinists at $54,304 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machinists. Jackson, MI ranks 31st of 38 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $55,500 and employment of 290. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,016, against $54,304 here.
• Battle Creek, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $48,530 and employment of 240. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,600, against $54,304 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $59,850 and employment of 750. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,006, against $54,304 here.

Employment share

Machinists accounts for 1.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MI (650 of 55,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (287,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.30 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.