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Machinists Salary in Greenville, NC

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Machinists in Greenville, NC is $58,010. BLS estimates approximately 100 people work in this occupation in Greenville, NC. Greenville, NC is 1.3% below the national median ($58,750).

Median salary
$58,010
Average salary
$53,410
Median hourly
$27.89
Employment
100

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,230$17.90
25th percentile$45,910$22.07
Median (50th)$58,010$27.89
75th percentile$58,010$27.89
90th percentile$65,190$31.34

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.4% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 6.9% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.186
Location quotient
0.64

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Greenville, NC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.402, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $65,621 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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