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

$45,540avg. a year
$21.89 an hour · 6,090 employed

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois earn an average of $45,540 a year. That is $4,490 (9%) less than the U.S. average of $50,030. The best-paying metro area is St. Louis, MO-IL at $64,890.

$44,350Median pay
$21.89Average hourly
+17%Avg. pay since 2020
#33Of 45 states

Top-paying Illinois metro areas

Average pay for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by metro area. Swipe to see all 5.

14,480 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$64,890
$31.20 an hour
2240 jobs
Peoria, IL
$49,490
$23.79 an hour
3210 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$47,570
$22.87 an hour
4250 jobs
Rockford, IL
$45,270
$21.76 an hour
55,460 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$45,220
$21.74 an hour

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

Pay over time

Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Illinois multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Illinois vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$50,030$24.05
Illinois$45,540$21.89
Kentucky$57,820$27.80
Missouri$57,580$27.68
Wisconsin$52,330$25.16
Iowa$49,140$23.63
Indiana$46,390$22.30

Questions and answers

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Illinois?

The average is $45,540 a year, and the median is $44,350. That is $4,490 (9%) less than the U.S. average of $50,030.

What is the hourly wage in Illinois?

$21.89 an hour on average; the median is $21.32.

Where in Illinois do they earn the most?

St. Louis, MO-IL ($64,890), followed by Peoria, IL ($49,490). The lowest average among 5 metro areas with data is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($45,220).

How does Illinois rank?

Illinois ranks #33 of 45 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-4081. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.