Skilled Wages

Millwright salary in New York

Median $38.25 an hour for 1,000 millwrights, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$38.25/hrMedian hourly wageNew York, May data
$79,560/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$28.24 – $46.7310th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,000Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Millwright pay in New York: the full range

Wage percentiles, New YorkMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$30$40$50/hrNew York: 10th $28.24 · 25th $31.43 · median $38.25 · 75th $43.67 · 90th $46.73New York$38.25$28.24$46.73United States: 10th $22.25 · 25th $27.11 · median $31.59 · 75th $39.18 · 90th $45.00United States$31.59
Hourly wage percentiles for millwrights: New York vs United States, May 2025.

New York ranks 7th of 48 states for median millwright pay, and 15th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $35.45). 1,000 millwrights work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$28.24 – $31.43$58,750 – $65,380roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$31.43 – $43.67$65,380 – $90,830the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$43.67 – $46.73$90,830 – $97,200the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Millwright pay by metro in New York

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrNew York City: $44.75New York City$44.75Buffalo: $39.83Buffalo$39.83Albany: $38.87Albany$38.87Glens Falls: $34.39Glens Falls$34.39Rochester: $29.19Rochester$29.19
Median hourly wage for millwrights by metro area in New York, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
New York City$29.06$44.75$63.5244017% above
Buffalo$30.35$39.83$44.392904% above
Albany$24.48$38.87$45.001002% above
Glens Falls$28.98$34.39$38.377010% below
Rochester$18.81$29.19$38.857024% below

Millwright wages in New York over time

New York, 1999-2025New YorkUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$38.25New York$31.59United States
Median hourly wage for millwrights, New York vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNew York $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.72$38.11$18.762,600
2000$19.84$37.09$19.332,140
2001$20.43$37.14$20.181,770
2002$20.80$37.22$20.191,910
2003$20.92$36.60$20.381,580
2004$21.28$36.27$21.021,290
2005$24.41$40.24$21.531,110
2006$24.84$39.67$21.941,540
2007$24.42$37.92$22.161,160
2008$23.95$35.81$22.871,140
2009$24.22$36.35$23.141,060
2010$24.29$35.86$23.251,020
2011$25.36$36.30$23.691,290
2012$27.03$37.90$23.801,130
2013$28.22$39.00$24.051,030
2014$28.85$39.23$24.26960
2015$28.19$38.29$24.71940
2016$30.45$40.85$25.21920
2017$30.74$40.37$25.95790
2018$28.87$37.01$26.47990
2019$30.35$38.22$26.711,120
2020$29.60$36.82$27.531,160
2021$29.02$34.48$29.001,080
2022$30.81$33.89$29.29880
2023$33.75$35.66$30.28830
2024$37.86$38.86$31.33780
2025$38.25$38.25$31.591,000

In today's dollars, the median millwright wage in New York changed by -0.1% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for millwrights in New York

On federally funded construction in New York, contractors must pay millwrights at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 32 of the 40 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $61.22 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $46.80). The market median for the state is $38.25.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NYAlbany: —Allegany: $46.80 (survey)Bronx: $118.86 (union)Broome: $53.61 (union)Cattaraugus: $48.11 (survey)Cayuga: —Chautauqua: $46.80 (survey)Chemung: —Chenango: $53.61 (union)Clinton: $54.03 (union)Columbia: $65.41 (union)Cortland: —Delaware: —Dutchess: $90.86 (union)Erie: —Essex: $54.03 (union)Franklin: $54.03 (union)Fulton: $54.03 (union)Genesee: $46.80 (survey)Greene: $65.41 (union)Hamilton: $54.03 (union)Herkimer: —Jefferson: $54.03 (union)Kings: $118.86 (union)Lewis: $54.03 (union)Livingston: —Madison: $52.72 (union)Monroe: —Montgomery: $54.03 (union)Nassau: $118.86 (union)New York: $118.86 (union)Niagara: —Oneida: —Onondaga: $54.03 (union)Ontario: —Orange: $90.86 (union)Orleans: $57.04 (union)Oswego: $54.03 (union)Otsego: —Putnam: $118.86 (union)Queens: $118.86 (union)Rensselaer: —Richmond: $118.86 (union)Rockland: $118.86 (union)St. Lawrence: $54.03 (union)Saratoga: —Schenectady: —Schoharie: —Schuyler: $46.80 (survey)Seneca: $46.80 (survey)Steuben: $46.80 (survey)Suffolk: $118.86 (union)Sullivan: $90.86 (union)Tioga: $53.61 (union)Tompkins: —Ulster: $90.86 (union)Warren: —Washington: —Wayne: —Westchester: $118.86 (union)Wyoming: $46.80 (survey)Yates: —Union / prevailing package, $/hr$51.80$54.03$60.39n/asurvey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for millwrights by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)$0$50$100$150/hrBronx (New York City): market median $44.75, prevailing (union) $118.86, gap +$74.11Bronx (New York City)+$74.11Dutchess (New York): market median $38.25, prevailing (union) $90.86, gap +$52.61Dutchess (New York)+$52.61Orleans (Rochester): market median $29.19, prevailing (union) $57.04, gap +$27.85Orleans (Rochester)+$27.85
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for millwrights, metro counties in New York.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BronxUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260003
KingsUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260003
NassauUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260012
New YorkUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260003
PutnamUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260025
QueensUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260003
RichmondUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260003
RocklandUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260020
SuffolkUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260012
WestchesterUnion CARP0740-001 2025-07-01$60.83$58.03$118.86NY20260017
DutchessUnion CARP0740-002 2025-07-01$47.83$43.03$90.86NY20260007
OrangeUnion CARP0740-002 2025-07-01$47.83$43.03$90.86NY20260007
SullivanUnion CARP0740-002 2025-07-01$47.83$43.03$90.86NY20260007
UlsterUnion CARP0740-002 2025-07-01$47.83$43.03$90.86NY20260007
ColumbiaUnion CARP1163-006 2021-07-01$36.00$29.41$65.41NY20260105

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the New York prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in New York?

396.0kConstruction jobsNew York, 2026-08
-1.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k200k300k400k500k19901995200020052010201520202025396kAug 2026
Construction employment in New York (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do millwrights make in New York?

The median millwright in New York earned $38.25 an hour ($79,560 a year) in May 2025, 21% above the national median of $31.59. The middle half earn $31.43–$43.67; the top 10% earn more than $46.73.

Where does New York rank for millwright pay?

New York ranks 7th of 48 states for millwright pay, with a median of $38.25 an hour, and 15th after adjusting for New York's cost of living (BEA price parity 107.9, US = 100).

What is the union millwright rate in New York?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for millwrights in 32 counties, with a typical package of $61.22 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many millwrights work in New York?

BLS counted 1,000 millwrights in New York in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.40; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New York and metro areas, SOC 49-9044.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.