How much do millwrights make an hour in Charlotte, NC-SC?

The median hourly wage is $31.43. The middle half earn between $29.54 and $35.66 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice millwrights make in Charlotte, NC-SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.00 an hour ($47,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.54.

How much does a journeyman millwright make in Charlotte, NC-SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $65,360 a year ($31.43 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $74,180–$82,500.

Do millwrights make more in Charlotte or Greensboro?

Greensboro pays more: the median is $65,360 in Charlotte and $65,830 in Greensboro, a 1% difference.

How does Charlotte pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?

The Charlotte median of $65,360 is 4% more than the North Carolina median of $62,990.

Millwright salary in Charlotte, NC-SC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, NC-SC area earn a median of $65,360 a year, or $31.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $82,500. That's 4% more than the North Carolina median of $62,990.

Median yearly pay$65,360

Bottom 10% under$47,850Top 10% over$82,500

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 300
After cost of living: $67,140
Median hourly pay: $31.43/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs North Carolina median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 16740, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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	$47,850–$61,450$23.00–$29.54/hr
Journeyman	$65,360$31.43/hr
Top earners	$74,180–$82,500$35.66–$39.66/hr

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

How Charlotte, NC-SC compares

Charlotte ranks 3rd of 6 North Carolina metro areas for millwright pay.
Millwrights are less concentrated in the Charlotte area than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.85 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,500, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,850: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other North Carolina metro areas

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Charlotte, NC-SC?: Millwrights in the Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, NC-SC area earn a median of $65,360 a year, or $31.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $82,500.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Charlotte, NC-SC?: The median hourly wage is $31.43. The middle half earn between $29.54 and $35.66 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Charlotte, NC-SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.00 an hour ($47,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.54.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Charlotte, NC-SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $65,360 a year ($31.43 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $74,180–$82,500.
Do millwrights make more in Charlotte or Greensboro?: Greensboro pays more: the median is $65,360 in Charlotte and $65,830 in Greensboro, a 1% difference.
How does Charlotte pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?: The Charlotte median of $65,360 is 4% more than the North Carolina median of $62,990.

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 16740 (Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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 (97.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures