High paying production jobs in Kingston, NY

Every production occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kingston, NY. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single production job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Kingston, NY run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Kingston, NY salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Kingston, NY · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,990 – $101,660180
2Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$67,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,460 – $80,70050
3Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$59,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,890 – $66,470140
4Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$58,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $62,26080
5Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,030 – $76,230120
6Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$56,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,380 – $80,60050
7Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$56,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,600 – $76,17080
8Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,050 – $75,16050
9Machinists$50,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,490 – $76,900100
10Butchers and Meat Cutters$48,370
No formal educational credential
$35,970 – $66,05040
11Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510 – $72,30030
12Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580 – $61,790240
13Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $58,390130
14Production Workers, All Other$44,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,790 – $56,38040
15Sewing Machine Operators$39,370
No formal educational credential
$34,210 – $53,56030
16Printing Press Operators$38,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,580 – $57,94050
17Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $54,71080
18Food Batchmakers$36,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $48,08070
19Bakers$36,410
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $49,770160
20Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,200
No formal educational credential
$32,240 – $41,51090

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianKingston, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,740	$49,990 – $101,660	180
2	Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,250	$46,460 – $80,700	50
3	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,750	$47,890 – $66,470	140
4	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,070	$41,600 – $62,260	80
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,600	$40,030 – $76,230	120
6	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,910	$45,380 – $80,600	50
7	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,790	$39,600 – $76,170	80
8	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,530	$36,050 – $75,160	50
9	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,400	$35,490 – $76,900	100
10	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$48,370	$35,970 – $66,050	40
11	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,540	$38,510 – $72,300	30
12	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,300	$37,580 – $61,790	240
13	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,030	$35,660 – $58,390	130
14	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,100	$35,790 – $56,380	40
15	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$39,370	$34,210 – $53,560	30
16	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,940	$32,580 – $57,940	50
17	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,330	$32,240 – $54,710	80
18	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,540	$32,240 – $48,080	70
19	BakersNo formal educational credential	$36,410	$32,240 – $49,770	160
20	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,200	$32,240 – $41,510	90

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