{
  "name": "Manufacturing Wage Board: Factory Pay by Trade and State",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Factory pay across the core U.S. manufacturing trades: the OEWS median hourly wage per trade with its highest- and lowest-paying state, a per-state wage index against the national median, and the manufacturing average-hourly-earnings pressure trend. BLS public-domain.",
  "url": "https://www.mfgcalcs.com/signals/wage-board",
  "asOf": "2025",
  "unit": "median hourly wage in USD; state index = state wage / national median x100",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "MFG Calcs (mfgcalcs.com), compiled from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics open data",
  "pressure": {
    "label": "Manufacturing average hourly earnings, all employees",
    "unit": "USD/hour",
    "period": "2026-07",
    "value": 30.35,
    "yoyPct": 4.2,
    "spark": [
      [
        "2025-07",
        29.14
      ],
      [
        "2025-08",
        29.1
      ],
      [
        "2025-09",
        29.22
      ],
      [
        "2025-10",
        29.33
      ],
      [
        "2025-11",
        29.5
      ],
      [
        "2025-12",
        29.51
      ],
      [
        "2026-01",
        29.61
      ],
      [
        "2026-02",
        29.84
      ],
      [
        "2026-03",
        29.96
      ],
      [
        "2026-04",
        30.09
      ],
      [
        "2026-05",
        30.2
      ],
      [
        "2026-06",
        30.32
      ],
      [
        "2026-07",
        30.35
      ]
    ],
    "source": "BLS Current Employment Statistics",
    "sourceUrl": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3000000008"
  },
  "employment": {
    "label": "Manufacturing employment",
    "period": "2026-07",
    "value": 12611,
    "yoyPct": -0.1
  },
  "occupations": [
    {
      "key": "productionManager",
      "occ": "11-3051",
      "label": "Industrial production managers",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 60.61,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "IA",
        "name": "Iowa",
        "value": 51.21
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "DE",
        "name": "Delaware",
        "value": 73.56
      },
      "spread": 22.35,
      "spreadPct": 43.6,
      "stateCount": 50
    },
    {
      "key": "industrialEngineer",
      "occ": "17-2112",
      "label": "Industrial engineers",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 49.25,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "SD",
        "name": "South Dakota",
        "value": 44.81
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "AK",
        "name": "Alaska",
        "value": 75.25
      },
      "spread": 30.44,
      "spreadPct": 67.9,
      "stateCount": 51
    },
    {
      "key": "productionSupervisor",
      "occ": "51-1011",
      "label": "Production supervisors",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 35.79,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "AR",
        "name": "Arkansas",
        "value": 30.33
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "WY",
        "name": "Wyoming",
        "value": 43.46
      },
      "spread": 13.13,
      "spreadPct": 43.3,
      "stateCount": 51
    },
    {
      "key": "maintenanceTech",
      "occ": "49-9041",
      "label": "Industrial machinery mechanics",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 31.02,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "MS",
        "name": "Mississippi",
        "value": 27.77
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "DC",
        "name": "District of Columbia",
        "value": 42.15
      },
      "spread": 14.38,
      "spreadPct": 51.8,
      "stateCount": 51
    },
    {
      "key": "toolAndDie",
      "occ": "51-4111",
      "label": "Tool and die makers",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 30.79,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "WV",
        "name": "West Virginia",
        "value": 22.21
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "WA",
        "name": "Washington",
        "value": 52.59
      },
      "spread": 30.38,
      "spreadPct": 136.8,
      "stateCount": 45
    },
    {
      "key": "machinist",
      "occ": "51-4041",
      "label": "Machinists",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 28.24,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "WV",
        "name": "West Virginia",
        "value": 22.77
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "HI",
        "name": "Hawaii",
        "value": 40.58
      },
      "spread": 17.81,
      "spreadPct": 78.2,
      "stateCount": 51
    },
    {
      "key": "welder",
      "occ": "51-4121",
      "label": "Welders, cutters, and brazers",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 25.84,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "AR",
        "name": "Arkansas",
        "value": 23.06
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "AK",
        "name": "Alaska",
        "value": 38.87
      },
      "spread": 15.81,
      "spreadPct": 68.6,
      "stateCount": 51
    },
    {
      "key": "cncOperator",
      "occ": "51-9161",
      "label": "CNC tool operators",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 24.37,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "MS",
        "name": "Mississippi",
        "value": 19
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "WA",
        "name": "Washington",
        "value": 51.88
      },
      "spread": 32.88,
      "spreadPct": 173.1,
      "stateCount": 48
    },
    {
      "key": "qualityInspector",
      "occ": "51-9061",
      "label": "Quality inspectors and testers",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 23.35,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "AL",
        "name": "Alabama",
        "value": 19.24
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "AK",
        "name": "Alaska",
        "value": 37.57
      },
      "spread": 18.33,
      "spreadPct": 95.3,
      "stateCount": 51
    },
    {
      "key": "forkliftOperator",
      "occ": "53-7051",
      "label": "Forklift and industrial truck operators",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 22.32,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "WV",
        "name": "West Virginia",
        "value": 20.03
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "DC",
        "name": "District of Columbia",
        "value": 40.25
      },
      "spread": 20.22,
      "spreadPct": 100.9,
      "stateCount": 51
    },
    {
      "key": "moldingSetter",
      "occ": "51-4072",
      "label": "Molding and casting machine setters",
      "unit": "USD/hour",
      "period": "2025",
      "usMedian": 21.32,
      "lowest": {
        "code": "WY",
        "name": "Wyoming",
        "value": 18.35
      },
      "highest": {
        "code": "HI",
        "name": "Hawaii",
        "value": 37.29
      },
      "spread": 18.94,
      "spreadPct": 103.2,
      "stateCount": 49
    }
  ],
  "stateIndex": [
    {
      "code": "WA",
      "name": "Washington",
      "indexPct": 130,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "AK",
      "name": "Alaska",
      "indexPct": 128.4,
      "occCount": 8
    },
    {
      "code": "HI",
      "name": "Hawaii",
      "indexPct": 126.7,
      "occCount": 9
    },
    {
      "code": "DC",
      "name": "District of Columbia",
      "indexPct": 122.8,
      "occCount": 8
    },
    {
      "code": "WY",
      "name": "Wyoming",
      "indexPct": 114.9,
      "occCount": 10
    },
    {
      "code": "DE",
      "name": "Delaware",
      "indexPct": 111.1,
      "occCount": 10
    },
    {
      "code": "ME",
      "name": "Maine",
      "indexPct": 111,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "CT",
      "name": "Connecticut",
      "indexPct": 110.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "OR",
      "name": "Oregon",
      "indexPct": 109.8,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "MA",
      "name": "Massachusetts",
      "indexPct": 109.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "NH",
      "name": "New Hampshire",
      "indexPct": 109.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "MD",
      "name": "Maryland",
      "indexPct": 109.5,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "CA",
      "name": "California",
      "indexPct": 109.4,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "CO",
      "name": "Colorado",
      "indexPct": 109.1,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "MN",
      "name": "Minnesota",
      "indexPct": 108.3,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "NJ",
      "name": "New Jersey",
      "indexPct": 106.8,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "ND",
      "name": "North Dakota",
      "indexPct": 105.8,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "NY",
      "name": "New York",
      "indexPct": 104.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "AZ",
      "name": "Arizona",
      "indexPct": 103.2,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "VT",
      "name": "Vermont",
      "indexPct": 102.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "MT",
      "name": "Montana",
      "indexPct": 102.5,
      "occCount": 10
    },
    {
      "code": "WI",
      "name": "Wisconsin",
      "indexPct": 102.3,
      "occCount": 10
    },
    {
      "code": "RI",
      "name": "Rhode Island",
      "indexPct": 102.2,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "VA",
      "name": "Virginia",
      "indexPct": 101.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "KS",
      "name": "Kansas",
      "indexPct": 101.3,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "NM",
      "name": "New Mexico",
      "indexPct": 101,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "IL",
      "name": "Illinois",
      "indexPct": 100.8,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "LA",
      "name": "Louisiana",
      "indexPct": 100.8,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "NV",
      "name": "Nevada",
      "indexPct": 100.4,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "UT",
      "name": "Utah",
      "indexPct": 100.1,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "IA",
      "name": "Iowa",
      "indexPct": 99.5,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "MO",
      "name": "Missouri",
      "indexPct": 99.5,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "PA",
      "name": "Pennsylvania",
      "indexPct": 99.2,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "NE",
      "name": "Nebraska",
      "indexPct": 99.1,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "SC",
      "name": "South Carolina",
      "indexPct": 99,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "IN",
      "name": "Indiana",
      "indexPct": 98.2,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "KY",
      "name": "Kentucky",
      "indexPct": 98.1,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "OH",
      "name": "Ohio",
      "indexPct": 97,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "TX",
      "name": "Texas",
      "indexPct": 96.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "OK",
      "name": "Oklahoma",
      "indexPct": 96.2,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "ID",
      "name": "Idaho",
      "indexPct": 95.9,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "NC",
      "name": "North Carolina",
      "indexPct": 95.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "MI",
      "name": "Michigan",
      "indexPct": 95.2,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "AL",
      "name": "Alabama",
      "indexPct": 95,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "FL",
      "name": "Florida",
      "indexPct": 95,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "GA",
      "name": "Georgia",
      "indexPct": 94.5,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "SD",
      "name": "South Dakota",
      "indexPct": 93.9,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "TN",
      "name": "Tennessee",
      "indexPct": 92.7,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "AR",
      "name": "Arkansas",
      "indexPct": 92.6,
      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "WV",
      "name": "West Virginia",
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      "occCount": 11
    },
    {
      "code": "MS",
      "name": "Mississippi",
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      "occCount": 11
    }
  ]
}