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What millwrights make
Median
$65,700
First years
$46,290
Top tenth
$93,600
The national median is $65,700 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $46,290. The figure assumes steady hours. In practice a lot of the money is made during plant shutdowns, when crews work long weeks and overtime pushes real earnings well past the median.