Machinists Salary in Lawrence, KS

Machinists pay range in Lawrence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,560 or more. The middle half of machinists in Lawrence earn between $46,800 and $63,360.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Machinists salary after taxes in Lawrence

On the average salary of $54,500, a single filer in Lawrence takes home about $43,729 a year, or $3,644 a month and $1,682 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Lawrence a good place for machinists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lawrence area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $54,500 buys what about $60,392 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Lawrence ($47,390). A typical home costs $340,687, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Machinists salary in other Kansas cities

Lawrence ranks 3rd of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Topeka pays the most ($59,020).

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Highest-paying cities for machinists

Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($81,140).

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• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,370 a year
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,950 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,550 a year
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$57,320 a year
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$55,570 a year
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,430 a year
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,430 a year
• Prepress Technicians and Workers$49,350 a year

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