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What millwrights make
Median
$65,700
Bottom tenth
$46,290
Top tenth
$93,600
The national median is $65,700 a year, the bottom tenth earn $46,290 or less and the top tenth $93,600 or more, in the 2025 survey. The survey figures leave out overtime, and plant shutdowns, when crews work long weeks, bring a lot of it.