Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Model Makers, Metal And Plastic
Model Makers, Metal And Plastic set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Model Makers, Metal and Plastic with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $32,950 to $42,180 per year or $16 to $20 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Model Makers, Metal and Plastic to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
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Highest (Top 10%) | $41 | $85,770 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $36 | $74,210 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $26 | $54,780 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $20 | $42,180 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $16 | $32,950 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
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MI | $33 | $68,510 |
WA | $31 | $64,850 |
NH | $31 | $64,660 |
NC | $31 | $64,660 |
IL | $31 | $64,590 |
TX | $31 | $63,830 |
CO | $30 | $62,550 |
MA | $30 | $62,140 |
NJ | $29 | $61,320 |
CA | $29 | $59,600 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Model Maker, Metal and Plastic is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MI doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MI might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Metal Model Makers are in the states of MI, WA, NH, NC and IL.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Scientific Research and Development Services | $82220 | $39.53 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $76120 | $36.60 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $72610 | $34.91 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $70880 | $34.08 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $70810 | $34.04 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $66590 | $32.02 |
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $65390 | $31.44 |
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $61730 | $29.68 |
Specialized Design Services | $60630 | $29.15 |
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $59200 | $28.46 |
Rubber Product Manufacturing | $54570 | $26.23 |
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $53110 | $25.53 |
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $52800 | $25.38 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $52540 | $25.26 |
Household Appliance Manufacturing | $50850 | $24.45 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $50560 | $24.31 |
Machinery Manufacturing | $49150 | $23.63 |
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $49050 | $23.58 |
Plastics Product Manufacturing | $48540 | $23.33 |
Foundries | $48360 | $23.25 |
Nonferrous Metal Production and Processing | $44410 | $21.35 |
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | $35710 | $17.17 |