How much do millwrights make an hour in Seattle, WA?

The median hourly wage is $39.65. The middle half earn between $32.48 and $50.96 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice millwrights make in Seattle, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.78 an hour ($61,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $32.48.

How much does a journeyman millwright make in Seattle, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $82,470 a year ($39.65 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $106,000–$118,450.

Do millwrights make more in Seattle or Kennewick?

Kennewick pays more: the median is $82,470 in Seattle and $107,700 in Kennewick, a 23% difference.

How does Seattle pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Seattle median of $82,470 is 8% more than the Washington median of $76,490.

Millwright salary in Seattle, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA area earn a median of $82,470 a year, or $39.65 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $118,450. That's 8% more than the Washington median of $76,490.

Median yearly pay$82,470

Bottom 10% under$61,940Top 10% over$118,450

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $29.78/hr
Jobs in this area: 280
After cost of living: $74,210
Median hourly pay: $39.65/hr
vs U.S. median: +26%
vs Washington median: +8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 42660, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA). 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	$61,940–$67,560$29.78–$32.48/hr
Journeyman	$82,470$39.65/hr
Top earners	$106,000–$118,450$50.96–$56.95/hr

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

How Seattle, WA compares

Seattle ranks 2nd of 7 Washington metro areas for millwright pay.
Millwrights are less concentrated in the Seattle area than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.51 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $118,450, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $61,940: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Washington metro areas

Other trades in Seattle, WA

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Seattle, WA?: Millwrights in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA area earn a median of $82,470 a year, or $39.65 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $118,450.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Seattle, WA?: The median hourly wage is $39.65. The middle half earn between $32.48 and $50.96 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Seattle, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.78 an hour ($61,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $32.48.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Seattle, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $82,470 a year ($39.65 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $106,000–$118,450.
Do millwrights make more in Seattle or Kennewick?: Kennewick pays more: the median is $82,470 in Seattle and $107,700 in Kennewick, a 23% difference.
How does Seattle pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Seattle median of $82,470 is 8% more than the Washington median of $76,490.

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 42660 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA). 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 (111.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures