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What tool and die makers make

Median

$64,050

Bottom tenth

$44,680

Top tenth

$92,680

The national median is $64,050 a year. The bottom tenth earn $44,680 or less and the top tenth $92,680 or more (2025 federal wage survey). That median is $5,300 a year above the $58,750 median for machinists.