How much do millwrights make an hour in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

The median hourly wage is $37.08. The middle half earn between $30.58 and $52.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice millwrights make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.56 an hour ($53,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.58.

How much does a journeyman millwright make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $77,120 a year ($37.08 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $109,660–$126,320.

Do millwrights make more in Philadelphia or York?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $77,120 in Philadelphia and $64,530 in York, a 20% difference.

How does Philadelphia pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Philadelphia median of $77,120 is 20% more than the Pennsylvania median of $64,410.

Millwright salary in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area earn a median of $77,120 a year, or $37.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $126,320. Statewide, millwrights earn a median of $64,410; Philadelphia is 20% above it.

Median yearly pay$77,120

Bottom 10% under$53,160Top 10% over$126,320

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $25.56/hr
Jobs in this area: 510
After cost of living: $75,200
Median hourly pay: $37.08/hr
vs U.S. median: +17%
vs Pennsylvania median: +20%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37980, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD). 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	$53,160–$63,610$25.56–$30.58/hr
Journeyman	$77,120$37.08/hr
Top earners	$109,660–$126,320$52.72–$60.73/hr

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

How Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD compares

Philadelphia has the highest millwright median of the 9 Pennsylvania metro areas with published pay.
Millwrights are less concentrated in the Philadelphia area than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.68 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $126,320, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $53,160: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?: Millwrights in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area earn a median of $77,120 a year, or $37.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $126,320.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?: The median hourly wage is $37.08. The middle half earn between $30.58 and $52.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.56 an hour ($53,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.58.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $77,120 a year ($37.08 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $109,660–$126,320.
Do millwrights make more in Philadelphia or York?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $77,120 in Philadelphia and $64,530 in York, a 20% difference.
How does Philadelphia pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Philadelphia median of $77,120 is 20% more than the Pennsylvania median of $64,410.

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 37980 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD). 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 (102.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures