Machinist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 93310
- Class code
- 93310
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Machinist is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 93310.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 02/16/2000.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work at the journey level in the operation of machine tools for the fabrication of metal items of machinery and equipment. An employee in this class performs work requiring adherence to close tolerances in the making and repairing of tools, machinery, and machine equipment. Duties may include lead worker responsibilities over helpers. Assignments are received in the form of oral or written instructions, generally accompanied by plans or sketches. Employees determine work methods and practices on a particular assignment, although any special features are outlined by a technically qualified supervisor. Work is subject to inspection by a supervisor while in process and upon completion.
Examples of the work
Shapes metal objects using lathes, shapers, planners, slotters, power saws, milling machines, drill presses, and similar metal-working power equipment; and uses taps, dies, reamers, files, and other hand tools. Fashions shafts, bearings, gears, fiber insulators, valve stems, machine parts, carburetor parts, and a wide variety of other items of machinery and equipment; refaces valves and flywheels; cuts threads; re-babbits bearings; grinds crankshafts; and bores brake drums and cylinder blocks.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience in the machinist trade, or completion of an approved apprenticeship; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the Required Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Machinist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | $40,914 | $73,632 | $40,914 to $73,632 |
| Maine | $19.98 | $27.41 | $41,558 to $57,013 |
| New Jersey | $52,308 | $75,954 | $52,308 to $75,954 |
| North Carolina | $41,206 | $72,113 | $41,206 to $72,113 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.