MFG Calcs Signals

Manufacturing Wage Board

Name: Manufacturing Wage Board: Factory Pay by Trade and State
Creator: MFG Calcs
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BLS median hourly wages for core U.S. manufacturing trades, each with its highest- and lowest-paying state, plus a state wage index and the wage-growth trend.

What this Signal shows

See the median hourly wage for the core U.S. manufacturing trades, the highest- and lowest-paying states, and whether factory pay is rising.

Cadence, source and downloads

Cadence: Annual OEWS medians with a monthly wage-pressure trend, refreshed automatically.
BLS OEWS medians and CES manufacturing earnings; medians are a survey-year snapshot, not cost-of-living adjusted. Full method at /signals/wage-board.
Free to download as Trades (CSV), State index (CSV), Full board (JSON), Methodology (JSON) under CC BY 4.0.

Last reviewed 2026-10-01.