Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Illinois

Ranked #20 of 46 · IL

2% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $50,450 ≈ $24/hr
Median annual salary $48,520
Employment 2,750

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $33,800P25 $39,400 Median $48,520P75 $58,310P90 $70,470

About 80% of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Illinois earn between $33,800 and $70,470. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Illinois
$50,450
U.S. average
$49,480

The mean extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Illinois is $50,450, about 2% above the U.S. average ($49,480). That works out to roughly $24/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Illinois

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,720 $57,410 80
Kankakee, IL $49,280 $52,870 50
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $48,630 $49,670 2,070
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,900 $46,550 70
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $41,920 $42,240 60

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