--- title: "Millwright Salary in Minnesota: Pay & Jobs" canonical: https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/millwright/minnesota/ description: "Millwright pay in Minnesota: BLS average $76,670 (all experience levels), median $78,570, bottom 10% $58,500; 480 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025)." updated: 2026-11-04 wage_source: "BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15" --- 1. [Home](https://highpayingtrades.com/) 2. [Trades](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/) 3. [Millwright](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/millwright/) 4. Minnesota Minnesota # Millwright pay in *Minnesota* What millwrights earn in Minnesota: pay for the state and 4 metro areas, plus job counts and 8 listed training programs. - **$76,670** Average across all experience levels (state) - **$58,500** Entry-level / bottom 10% - **$78,570** Median pay (state) - **$92,640** Top 10% earn over 480 jobs in Minnesota. 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Only areas BLS published are shown. At a glance ## How Minnesota compares | | | | --- | --- | | Rank by average pay | 9 of 48 states and territories with a BLS estimate | | Average vs U.S. average | +9.9% ($76,670 vs $69,780) | | Median vs U.S. median | +19.6% ($78,570 vs $65,700) | | Median hourly wage | $37.77 | | Bottom 10% to top 10% | $58,500 to $92,640 | | Jobs per 1,000 jobs in the state | 0.16 | | Location quotient | 0.63 (less concentrated than the U.S. average of 1.00) | | Metro areas with a BLS estimate | 4; highest median Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $79,340, lowest Sioux Falls, SD-MN $64,090 | Computed from the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates state and metro files. A location quotient above 1 means the job makes up a larger share of employment in the state than nationally. Training ## Schools and apprenticeships in Minnesota We matched 8 millwright training options in Minnesota: 6 school programs in the NCES IPEDS 2023-24 completions file (45 graduates that year) and 2 registered apprenticeship sponsors in the DOL Office of Apprenticeship partner file. Published annual tuition and fees at 6 of the schools range from $4,926 to $7,069 (College Scorecard). This site covers pay and careers; the school and apprenticeship directory lives on our sister site. [**See millwright schools and apprenticeship sponsors in Minnesota** Full directory, entry requirements and how to apply · RegisteredTradeSchools.com](https://registeredtradeschools.com/apprenticeships/mn/) Veterans can compare [trade schools approved for the GI Bill](https://veterantradeschools.com/) on VeteranTradeSchools.com. By the [HighPayingTrades Data Team](https://highpayingtrades.com/about/) · Updated Nov 4, 2026 ## Sources **Figures as of BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates (released 2026-05-15) and BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 (released 2026-08-27).** - **Wages:** U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15 ([news release USDL-26-0725](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ocwage_05152026.htm); [data tables](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm)). Cross-checked against the BLS Public Data API on 2026-11-04. - **Occupation:** O\*NET OnLine, [49-9044.00 Millwrights](https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/49-9044.00), retrieved 2026-11-04 (CC BY 4.0). - **Apprenticeship sponsors:** U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship: partner sponsors file, retrieved 2026-10-29 ([Partner Finder](https://www.apprenticeship.gov/partner-finder)). - **Schools & graduates:** U.S. Department of Education, NCES IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024\_A) and Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), award year 2023-24, matched by 6-digit CIP code ([completions file](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/data/C2024_A.zip); [CIP-SOC crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/Files/CIP2020_SOC2018_Crosswalk.xlsx)). - **Tuition:** U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts: Institution + Field of Study), data updated 2026-10-15, matched by IPEDS unit ID ([source](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/)). Program listings are matched from public files by occupation code or organization name; they are not endorsements and we have not visited or tested any program. Confirm schedules, entry requirements and costs with the program. Compiled by the HighPayingTrades Data Team; last refreshed 2026-11-04. --- Canonical HTML: https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/millwright/minnesota/ Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15 (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ocwage_05152026.htm). Programs: NCES IPEDS 2023-24 completions; DOL Office of Apprenticeship. Tuition: College Scorecard.