Millwright salary in Atlanta, GA
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Millwrights in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA area earn a median of $64,160 a year, or $30.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,540 a year. That's 2% more than the Georgia median of $62,760.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $23.11/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 510
- After cost of living
- $64,120
- Median hourly pay
- $30.85/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −2%
- vs Georgia median
- +2%
Apprentice, journeyman and top millwright pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $48,080–$59,370$23.11–$28.54/hr | |
| Journeyman | $64,160$30.85/hr | |
| Top earners | $74,610–$77,540$35.87–$37.28/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Atlanta, GA compares
- Atlanta has the highest millwright median of the 5 Georgia metro areas with published pay.
- Millwrights are less concentrated in the Atlanta area than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.68 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $77,540, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,080: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do millwrights make in Atlanta, GA?
- Millwrights in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA area earn a median of $64,160 a year, or $30.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,540 a year.
- How much do millwrights make an hour in Atlanta, GA?
- The median hourly wage is $30.85. The middle half earn between $28.54 and $35.87 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice millwrights make in Atlanta, GA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.11 an hour ($48,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.54.
- How much does a journeyman millwright make in Atlanta, GA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $64,160 a year ($30.85 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $74,610–$77,540.
- Do millwrights make more in Atlanta or Chattanooga?
- Atlanta pays more: the median is $64,160 in Atlanta and $62,850 in Chattanooga, a 2% difference.
- How does Atlanta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?
- The Atlanta median of $64,160 is 2% more than the Georgia median of $62,760.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9044 (Millwrights), area code 12060 (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed millwrights and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (100.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures