SOC 51-4111 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Tool and Die Makers make in Stockton-Lodi, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tool and Die Makers in Stockton-Lodi, CA is $82,820. The 10th percentile is $46,860 and the 90th percentile is $106,220. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$82,820
- 10th percentile
- $46,860
- 25th percentile
- $54,050
- Median
- $82,820
- 75th percentile
- $87,430
- 90th percentile
- $106,220
- Mean
- $76,530
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Tool and Die Makers, the published 10th percentile is $46,860 and the 90th percentile is $106,220. The difference is $59,360, which is 71.7% 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 $54,050 to the 75th at $87,430, covers $33,380.
The mean annual wage is $76,530, which sits below the median of $82,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Stockton-Lodi, CA median is 29.3% higher than the national median of $64,050 for Tool and Die Makers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,809, which is 23% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.5% higher than the California median of $77,030.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tool and Die Makers at $78,809 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tool and Die Makers. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 2nd of 4 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).).
- Modesto, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $52,300 and employment of 40. That median is 36.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,236, against $78,809 here.
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $97,560 and employment of 130. That median is 17.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,385, against $78,809 here.
- Reno, NV is 185 miles away, with a median of $61,350 and employment of 140. That median is 25.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,734, against $78,809 here.
Employment share
Tool and Die Makers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Stockton-Lodi, CA (40 of 289,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (56,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.38 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA · Tool and Die Makers 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 Tool and Die Makers make in Stockton-Lodi, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tool and Die Makers in Stockton-Lodi, CA is $82,820. The 10th percentile is $46,860 and the 90th percentile is $106,220. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Tool and Die Makers?
The local median is 29.3% higher than the national median of $64,050.
What is Tool and Die Makers pay in Stockton-Lodi, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $82,820 is $78,809. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Stockton-Lodi, CA compare with nearby metros for Tool and Die Makers?
Modesto, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $52,300. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.