Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Illinois
$55,930avg. a year
$26.89 an hour · 16,260 employed
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Illinois earn an average of $55,930 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $56,760. The best-paying metro area is Peoria, IL at $61,580.
$51,320Median pay
$26.89Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#31Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
11,230 jobs
Peoria, IL
$61,580
$29.61 an hour
2200 jobs
Decatur, IL
$58,230
$28.00 an hour
39,320 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$56,180
$27.01 an hour
42,820 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$54,840
$26.36 an hour
51,240 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$53,840
$25.89 an hour
6870 jobs
Rockford, IL
$53,380
$25.66 an hour
7100 jobs
Springfield, IL
$52,990
$25.47 an hour
8310 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$52,270
$25.13 an hour
9100 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$51,710
$24.86 an hour
10230 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$50,870
$24.46 an hour
11170 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$49,500
$23.80 an hour
1270 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$47,750
$22.96 an hour
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Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Related jobs in Illinois
- Machinists$58,920
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,740
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,710
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,540
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,750
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,450
Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers make in Illinois?
The average is $55,930 a year, and the median is $51,320. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $56,760.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$26.89 an hour on average; the median is $24.67.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Peoria, IL ($61,580), followed by Decatur, IL ($58,230). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Bloomington, IL ($47,750).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #31 of 51 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 51-4121. 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 welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 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.