SOC 51-4041 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Machinists make in Springfield, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Machinists in Springfield, OH is $37,380. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $65,270. Employment is 310.

Median annual wage

$37,380

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$37,320
Median
$37,380
75th percentile
$59,050
90th percentile
$65,270
Mean
$46,710

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder at work with a torch
A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Machinists, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $65,270. The difference is $34,070, which is 91.1% 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 $37,320 to the 75th at $59,050, covers $21,730.

The mean annual wage is $46,710, which sits above the median of $37,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, OH median is 36.4% lower than the national median of $58,750 for Machinists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,312, which is 29.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.5% lower than the Ohio median of $57,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, OH is 90.482, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machinists at $41,312 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machinists. Springfield, OH ranks 37th of 37 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).).

  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 20 miles away, with a median of $59,050 and employment of 1,360. That median is 58% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,704, against $41,312 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $57,940 and employment of 1,150. That median is 55% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,690, against $41,312 here.
  • Lima, OH is 61 miles away, with a median of $53,950 and employment of 120. That median is 44.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,166, against $41,312 here.

Employment share

Machinists accounts for 0.68% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, OH (310 of 45,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (287,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.66 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 Springfield, OH · 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 Springfield, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Machinists in Springfield, OH is $37,380. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $65,270. Employment is 310.

How does that compare with the national median for Machinists?

The local median is 36.4% lower than the national median of $58,750.

What is Machinists pay in Springfield, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, OH is 90.482, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,380 is $41,312. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, OH compare with nearby metros for Machinists?

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $59,050. Springfield, OH ranks 37th of 37 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.