Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary Information in Illinois

The average annual salaries for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state of Illinois are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic among Illinois metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,850
25th Percentile Wage
$35,330
50th Percentile Wage
$44,020
75th Percentile Wage
$47,500
90th Percentile Wage
$62,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $29,850.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$44,020
12.49% 18.01%
2021
$38,520
2.83% -
2020
$37,430
-0.29% -
2019
$37,540
6.10% -
2018
$35,250
2.67% -
2017
$34,310
3.73% -
2016
$33,030
-7.48% -
2015
$35,500
-9.15% -
2014
$38,750
-0.36% -
2013
$38,890
7.20% -
2012
$36,090
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in some Illinois cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Illinois ranges from $26,300 to $48,190. The highest paying area for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois is West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $48,190. The second highest paying city/area in Illinois State is Decatur (mean annual salary $47,990). The lowest paying area is Springfield with a median annual salary of $26,300.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$48,190
Decatur
$47,990
Champaign-Urbana
$47,460
Rockford
$45,200
Peoria
$44,750
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,310
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,630
Bloomington
$37,630
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$37,360
Danville
$35,740
Carbondale-Marion
$35,350
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$33,800
Kankakee-Bradley
$32,760
Springfield
$26,300