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Machinists Salary in Saginaw, MI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Machinists in Saginaw, MI is $52,360. BLS estimates approximately 650 people work in this occupation in Saginaw, MI. Saginaw, MI is 10.9% below the national median ($58,750).

Median salary
$52,360
Average salary
$54,030
Median hourly
$25.17
Employment
650

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$39,430$18.96
25th percentile$45,870$22.05
Median (50th)$52,360$25.17
75th percentile$61,850$29.74
90th percentile$68,780$33.07

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 1.6% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 6.5% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
8.174
Location quotient
4.43

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Saginaw, MI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 90.891, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $57,607 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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