How Much Do Jewelers Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Jewelers

Jewelers fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.

Salary
$48050
Becoming One
Medium
Education
No degree required
Job Satisfaction
Low
Job Growth

Personality



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$48050 per year
Hourly wage
$23 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$26,050 to $32,650 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$13 to $16 per hour

Entry-level Jewelers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $26,050 to $32,650 per year or $13 to $16 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
C

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Jewelers 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
Highest (Top 10%) $37 $77,330
Senior (Top 25%) $27 $56,730
Middle (Mid 50%) $20 $41,900
Junior (Bottom 25%) $16 $32,650
No experience (Bottom 10%) $13 $26,050

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
NY $30 $62,340
WY $29 $59,480
KY $28 $57,450
MD $27 $55,690
PA $26 $54,670
OH $26 $53,580
CT $25 $52,230
WI $25 $52,050
AL $25 $51,550
MI $25 $51,370

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Jeweler is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like NY doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NY might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Jewelers are in the states of NY, WY, KY, MD and PA.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Nondepository Credit Intermediation $64880 $31.19
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $58580 $28.16
Management of Companies and Enterprises $50280 $24.17
Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores $48520 $23.33
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $43260 $20.80
Employment Services $43210 $20.78
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $42740 $20.55
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $41710 $20.05
Nonferrous Metal Production and Processing $39310 $18.90
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses $37960 $18.25
Specialized Design Services $37720 $18.14
Miscellaneous Store Retailers $33550 $16.13

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