Millwrights pay range in Redding
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,540 or more. The middle half of millwrights in Redding earn between $58,820 and $76,890.
- $59K10th
- $59K25th
- $60KMedian
- $77K75th
- $78K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $64,940 | $5,412 | $31.22 |
| Median | $59,580 | $4,965 | $28.64 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $58,820 | $4,902 | $28.28 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $76,890 | $6,408 | $36.97 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Millwrights salary after taxes in Redding
On the average salary of $64,940, a single filer in Redding takes home about $52,237 a year, or $4,353 a month and $2,009 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Redding a good place for millwrights? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Redding area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.7), so the average $64,940 buys what about $64,499 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Redding ($48,920). A typical home costs $375,604, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.
Millwrights salary in other California cities
Redding ranks 7th of 8 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($104,030).
- San Francisco$104,030
- Los Angeles$92,470
- Sacramento$85,980
- Riverside$78,310
- Bakersfield$75,550
- Santa Rosa$69,310
- Redding$64,940
- Modesto$53,590
Highest-paying cities for millwrights
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,030).
- San Francisco, CA$104,030
- Kennewick, WA$102,810
- New York, NY$95,250
- Los Angeles, CA$92,470
- Seattle, WA$89,800
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Millwrights salary in Redding: questions
How much do millwrights make an hour in Redding?
$31.22 an hour on average, and $28.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level millwrights salary in Redding?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,820, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the millwrights take-home pay in Redding?
About $52,237 a year ($4,353 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,940. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do millwrights earn more in Redding than elsewhere?
The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($73,302).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9044; area Redding, CA (39820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 2.32, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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