Machinists Salary in Beckley, WV

Machinists pay range in Beckley

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,510 or more. The middle half of machinists in Beckley earn between $44,780 and $60,660.

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

Machinists salary after taxes in Beckley

On the average salary of $52,170, a single filer in Beckley takes home about $42,563 a year, or $3,547 a month and $1,637 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Beckley area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $52,170 buys what about $59,037 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Beckley ($41,850). A typical home costs $149,420, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Machinists salary in other West Virginia cities

Beckley ranks 3rd of 6 West Virginia metro areas for this job; Wheeling pays the most ($56,200).

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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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Related jobs in Beckley

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,060 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,420 a year
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$52,920 a year
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,670 a year
• Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,350 a year
• Production Workers, All Other$40,720 a year
• Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$39,800 a year
• Butchers and Meat Cutters$34,840 a year

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