How does Model Makers, Metal and Plastic pay in California compare to the national average?

California Model Makers, Metal and Plastic salaries are 24% above the US national median of $62,700 per year.

What is the salary range for a Model Makers, Metal and Plastic in California?

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic salaries in California range from $52,260 (10th percentile) to $123,990 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic Salary in California

SOC 51-4061 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Model Makers, Metal and Plastic in California is $77,970 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $37.49 per hour. This is 24% above the national median of $62,700. 350 people work as Model Makers, Metal and Plastics in California. Wages have grown 41% since 2019, when the median was $55,290.

Median Annual Salary

$77,970

Mean Annual

$86,050

Median Hourly

$37.49

Total Employed

350

Salary Distribution

$52k

10th

$64k

25th

$78k

Median

$101k

75th

$124k

90th

How This Compares

California

$77,970

this metro

United States

$62,700

you earn +24% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$77,970	$86,050	350
2023	$73,960	$78,270	330
2022	$67,060	$73,760	180
2021	$60,950	$67,960	270
2020	$51,700	$59,600	240
2019	$55,290	$57,200	300

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