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Machinists Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of machinists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of machinists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Machinists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,400
25th Percentile Wage
$27,490
50th Percentile Wage
$37,130
75th Percentile Wage
$50,650
90th Percentile Wage
$63,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,400.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$37,130
2.77% -12.36%
2016
$36,100
-1.44% -
2015
$36,620
-1.94% -
2014
$37,330
-7.98% -
2013
$40,310
-3.50% -
2012
$41,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Machinists Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,130 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 35.6 percent (35.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kankakee-Bradley
$49,550
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$49,040
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$48,600
Rockford
$48,550
Springfield
$47,370
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$47,040
Decatur
$46,940
Peoria
$46,410
Danville
$45,940
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$44,630
Champaign-Urbana
$43,330
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,560
Bloomington
$40,440
Carbondale-Marion
$39,570
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$37,130
Bloomington-Normal
$23,910