How much do millwrights make an hour in Augusta, GA-SC?

The median hourly wage is $29.85. The middle half earn between $25.33 and $33.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice millwrights make in Augusta, GA-SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.45 an hour ($46,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.33.

How much does a journeyman millwright make in Augusta, GA-SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $62,080 a year ($29.85 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $68,680–$76,550.

Do millwrights make more in Augusta or Atlanta?

Atlanta pays more: the median is $62,080 in Augusta and $64,160 in Atlanta, a 3% difference.

How does Augusta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Augusta median of $62,080 is 1% less than the Georgia median of $62,760.

Millwright salary in Augusta, GA-SC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Augusta–Richmond County, GA-SC area earn a median of $62,080 a year, or $29.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $76,550 a year. Across all of Georgia, the median is $62,760, so Augusta pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$62,080

Bottom 10% under$46,690Top 10% over$76,550

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.45/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $67,550
Median hourly pay: $29.85/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Georgia median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12260, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC). Excludes self-employed millwrights. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top millwright pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$46,690–$52,690$22.45–$25.33/hr
Journeyman	$62,080$29.85/hr
Top earners	$68,680–$76,550$33.02–$36.80/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Augusta, GA-SC compares

Augusta ranks 3rd of 5 Georgia metro areas for millwright pay.
Millwrights are more concentrated in the Augusta area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,550, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,690: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Georgia metro areas

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Augusta, GA-SC?: Millwrights in the Augusta–Richmond County, GA-SC area earn a median of $62,080 a year, or $29.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $76,550 a year.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Augusta, GA-SC?: The median hourly wage is $29.85. The middle half earn between $25.33 and $33.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Augusta, GA-SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.45 an hour ($46,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.33.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Augusta, GA-SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $62,080 a year ($29.85 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $68,680–$76,550.
Do millwrights make more in Augusta or Atlanta?: Atlanta pays more: the median is $62,080 in Augusta and $64,160 in Atlanta, a 3% difference.
How does Augusta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Augusta median of $62,080 is 1% less 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 12260 (Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC). 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 (91.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures