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Millwright salary in Sandusky, OH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Sandusky, OH area earn a median of $67,920 a year, or $32.65 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $88,250. Statewide, millwrights earn a median of $73,220; Sandusky is 7% below it.

Median yearly pay$67,920
Bottom 10% under$67,920Top 10% over$88,250
Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
$32.65/hr
Jobs in this area
50
After cost of living
$76,070
Median hourly pay
$32.65/hr
vs U.S. median
+3%
vs Ohio median
−7%
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41780, Sandusky, OH). 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

StageYearly payHourly pay
Apprentice$67,920–$67,920$32.65–$32.65/hr
Journeyman$67,920$32.65/hr
Top earners$88,250–$88,250$42.43–$42.43/hr

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

How Sandusky, OH compares

  • Sandusky ranks 8th of 11 Ohio metro areas for millwright pay.
  • Millwrights are more concentrated in the Sandusky area than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 3.9 times the U.S. share.
  • The 90th-percentile wage, $88,250, is 1.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $67,920: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Sandusky, OH?
Millwrights in the Sandusky, OH area earn a median of $67,920 a year, or $32.65 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $88,250.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Sandusky, OH?
The median hourly wage is $32.65. The middle half earn between $32.65 and $42.43 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Sandusky, OH?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $32.65 an hour ($67,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $32.65.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Sandusky, OH?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $67,920 a year ($32.65 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $88,250–$88,250.
Do millwrights make more in Sandusky or Toledo?
Toledo pays more: the median is $67,920 in Sandusky and $83,280 in Toledo, a 18% difference.
How does Sandusky pay compare with the rest of Ohio?
The Sandusky median of $67,920 is 7% less than the Ohio median of $73,220.

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 41780 (Sandusky, OH). 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 (89.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures