SOC 51-4041 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Machinists make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Machinists in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $48,990. The 10th percentile is $39,420 and the 90th percentile is $74,090. Employment is 340.
Median annual wage
$48,990
- 10th percentile
- $39,420
- 25th percentile
- $45,240
- Median
- $48,990
- 75th percentile
- $60,610
- 90th percentile
- $74,090
- Mean
- $54,310
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Machinists, the published 10th percentile is $39,420 and the 90th percentile is $74,090. The difference is $34,670, which is 70.8% 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 $45,240 to the 75th at $60,610, covers $15,370.
The mean annual wage is $54,310, which sits above the median of $48,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $58,750 for Machinists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,885, which is 16.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.7% lower than the Nevada median of $53,050.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machinists at $48,885 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machinists. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 6th of 6 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).).
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 79 miles away, with a median of $49,930 and employment of 70. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,062, against $48,885 here.
- St. George, UT is 111 miles away, with a median of $52,740 and employment of 110. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,192, against $48,885 here.
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $49,440 and employment of 1,810. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,448, against $48,885 here.
Employment share
Machinists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (340 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (287,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.16 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Machinists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Machinists make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Machinists in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $48,990. The 10th percentile is $39,420 and the 90th percentile is $74,090. Employment is 340.
How does that compare with the national median for Machinists?
The local median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $58,750.
What is Machinists pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,990 is $48,885. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV compare with nearby metros for Machinists?
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $49,930. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.