Machinists pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$60,510avg. a year
$29.09 an hour · 11,270 employed
Machinists in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $60,510 a year. That is $1,590 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $58,920. The U.S. average is $59,320.
$59,520Median pay
$29.09Average hourly
+3%vs. Illinois average
11,270Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for machinists in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 10.
1100 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$66,060
$31.76 an hour
25,620 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$64,590
$31.06 an hour
3100 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$63,540
$30.55 an hour
4600 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$62,140
$29.87 an hour
590 jobs
Springfield, IL
$57,250
$27.53 an hour
660 jobs
Decatur, IL
$56,320
$27.08 an hour
7100 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$55,360
$26.62 an hour
8500 jobs
Peoria, IL
$55,130
$26.50 an hour
91,800 jobs
Rockford, IL
$53,650
$25.79 an hour
10100 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$52,680
$25.33 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $56,180 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $53,350 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,980 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,220 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,720 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,670 |
Questions and answers
How much do machinists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $60,510 a year, and the median is $59,520. About 11,270 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $1,590 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $58,920.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.35 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-4041. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.