How much do millwrights make an hour in Ann Arbor, MI?

The median hourly wage is $43.42. The middle half earn between $33.55 and $43.54 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice millwrights make in Ann Arbor, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.76 an hour ($61,900 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $33.55.

How much does a journeyman millwright make in Ann Arbor, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $90,320 a year ($43.42 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $90,560–$94,830.

Do millwrights make more in Ann Arbor or Detroit?

Detroit pays more: the median is $90,320 in Ann Arbor and $91,850 in Detroit, a 2% difference.

How does Ann Arbor pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Ann Arbor median of $90,320 is 1% more than the Michigan median of $89,190.

Millwright salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Ann Arbor, MI area earn a median of $90,320 a year, or $43.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,830. Statewide, millwrights earn a median of $89,190; Ann Arbor is 1% above it.

Median yearly pay$90,320

Bottom 10% under$61,900Top 10% over$94,830

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $29.76/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $89,530
Median hourly pay: $43.42/hr
vs U.S. median: +37%
vs Michigan median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 11460, Ann Arbor, MI). 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	$61,900–$69,770$29.76–$33.55/hr
Journeyman	$90,320$43.42/hr
Top earners	$90,560–$94,830$43.54–$45.59/hr

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

How Ann Arbor, MI compares

Ann Arbor ranks 3rd of 7 Michigan metro areas for millwright pay.
Millwrights hold about the same share of jobs in the Ann Arbor area as nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $94,830, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $61,900: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Michigan metro areas

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Ann Arbor, MI?: Millwrights in the Ann Arbor, MI area earn a median of $90,320 a year, or $43.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,830.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Ann Arbor, MI?: The median hourly wage is $43.42. The middle half earn between $33.55 and $43.54 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Ann Arbor, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.76 an hour ($61,900 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $33.55.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Ann Arbor, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $90,320 a year ($43.42 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $90,560–$94,830.
Do millwrights make more in Ann Arbor or Detroit?: Detroit pays more: the median is $90,320 in Ann Arbor and $91,850 in Detroit, a 2% difference.
How does Ann Arbor pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Ann Arbor median of $90,320 is 1% more than the Michigan median of $89,190.

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 11460 (Ann Arbor, MI). 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures