Machinist - Federal Salaries of 2020

Pay Rates for "Machinist"

How much does a Machinist in the federal government get paid? $73,008.28* *Based on the 2020 average.

141 EMPLOYEES

$10.29M TOTAL SALARY

WG MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Machinist was the 356th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2020, with 141 employed. The most common payscale was the nonsupervisory pay schedules - federal wage system payscale.

In 2020, the U.S. Mint hired the most employees titled Machining, with an average salary of $62,074.

Government Machining jobs are classified under the Federal Wage Schedule, Wage Grade (FWS) payscale. The minimum paygrade for a Machining job is FWS-8, and the highest paygrade that can be attained within this job series is FWS-11. Remember that the starting and maximum yearly pay listed above reflect base pay only - your actual salary will be higher based on the Locality Pay Adjustment for the area in which you work.

Job Description

This standard covers nonsupervisory work involved in the manufacture of parts and items of equipment from castings, forgings, and other raw stocks made of various metals, metal alloys, and other materials, and/or machining operations required in the repair of such items. The work requires the use of various types of conventional and/or computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools and their attachments to perform machining operations in the repair and/or manufacture of parts from raw stock.

Agencies that have hired a Machinist

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
U.S. Mint	41	$62,074.44
U.S. Coast Guard	38	$73,206.92
Government Printing Office	18	$102,204.17
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	17	$75,387.35
Veterans Health Administration	13	$62,619.69
Agricultural Research Service	4	$56,432.75
Bureau of Reclamation	2	$75,852.00
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	2	$61,754.00
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	2	$77,208.50
Department of Energy	2	$117,560.50
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	2	$70,728.00

Machinist Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Machinist is $73,008.28. The highest paid Machinist made $127,265 in 2020.

Common Machinist Payscales

Payscale	Number of Machining Employees
WG - Nonsupervisory Pay Schedules - Federal Wage System	88
KJ - Government Printing Office Negotiated Rates For Machinists	18
KG - Non-craft Non-supervisory	13
WL - Leader Pay Schedule - Federal Wage System	8
WS - Supervisory Pay Schedules - Federal Wage System	6
BB - Nonsupervisory - Negotiated Pay Employees	3
WE - Currency Manufacturing	2
KS - Non-craft - Supervisory	2
BS - Supervisory - Negotiated Pay Employees	1

Starting Paygrade:	$26.35 to $10.20 / hour at paygrade FWS-8
Maximum Paygrade:	$31.37 to $11.20 / hour at paygrade FWS-11
Occupation Family:	MACHINE TOOL WORK FAMILY

Other Jobs at the FWS-8 Paygrade

FWS-8 is the starting paygrade for Machining jobs. Here are some other Federal Government jobs that can be held by employees at the FWS-8 paygrade.

Occupation	Starting Paygrade	Maximum Paygrade
Locksmithing	FWS-7	FWS-9
Painting	FWS-7	FWS-9
Small Craft Operating	FWS-4	FWS-12
Machining	FWS-8	FWS-11
Metal Forming Machine Operating	FWS-6	FWS-10

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Average Machining Pay Trend from 2004 to 2020

In 2004, the average pay for a Machinist was $51,198. Since then, the average pay has increased to $73,008 in 2020.

Data Sources

The information provided on these pages is sourced from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI) dataset. Postal Service data is managed exclusively by the USPS . All information is displayed unmodified and as provided by the source agency.

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The series code of this occupation is 3414.