Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Illinois

Ranked #33 of 45 · IL

9% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $45,540 ≈ $22/hr
Median annual salary $44,350
Employment 6,090

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $34,950P25 $38,070 Median $44,350P75 $50,570P90 $58,930

About 80% of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Illinois earn between $34,950 and $58,930. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Illinois
$45,540
U.S. average
$50,030

The mean multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Illinois is $45,540, about 9% below the U.S. average ($50,030). That works out to roughly $22/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Illinois

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Peoria, IL $49,990 $49,490 240
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,020 $44,680 110
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,720 $46,680 50
Rockford, IL $45,380 $45,270 250
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,100 $45,160 310
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $45,030 $45,220 5,460
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,190 $40,380 70

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