Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Illinois

Ranked #27 of 37 · IL

4.5% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $48,160 ≈ $23/hr
Median annual salary $45,340
Employment 850

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $34,760P25 $38,450 Median $45,340P75 $57,780P90 $63,180

About 80% of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Illinois earn between $34,760 and $63,180. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Illinois
$48,160
U.S. average
$50,450

The mean heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Illinois is $48,160, about 4.5% below the U.S. average ($50,450). That works out to roughly $23/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Illinois

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Peoria, IL $59,160 $56,990 80
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,810 $52,140 30
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,990 $49,100 30
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $45,100 $47,550 690
Rockford, IL $39,240 $44,600 120

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