Occupation is in demand.
Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary based on the skill level of the machinist.
Full-time machinists often receive typical benefits. These include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Machinists (SOC 51-4041)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
||
| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $22.25 | $27.97 | $32.54 |
| Yearly | $46,282 | $58,173 | $67,684 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $23.19 | $27.96 | $32.16 |
| Yearly | $48,220 | $58,152 | $66,904 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.77 | $22.94 | $28.27 |
| Yearly | $41,118 | $47,719 | $58,788 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $22.90 | $29.56 | $35.92 |
| Yearly | $47,637 | $61,476 | $74,710 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $24.84 | $26.61 | $29.71 |
| Yearly | $51,660 | $55,354 | $61,796 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $21.35 | $25.10 | $30.75 |
| Yearly | $44,399 | $52,202 | $63,956 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $22.21 | $27.90 | $31.65 |
| Yearly | $46,209 | $58,021 | $65,843 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $23.98 | $30.02 | $37.20 |
| Yearly | $49,870 | $62,438 | $77,376 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $19.42 | $22.53 | $26.13 |
| Yearly | $40,397 | $46,871 | $54,363 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $22.56 | $29.28 | $34.87 |
| Yearly | $46,922 | $60,908 | $72,543 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $22.46 | $28.13 | $34.30 |
| Yearly | $46,716 | $58,521 | $71,336 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $21.39 | $28.01 | $31.41 |
| Yearly | $44,502 | $58,252 | $65,325 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $19.33 | $22.64 | $28.34 |
| Yearly | $40,201 | $47,098 | $58,943 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $22.29 | $25.47 | $31.03 |
| Yearly | $46,381 | $52,987 | $64,528 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $22.06 | $26.24 | $26.81 |
| Yearly | $45,874 | $54,582 | $55,763 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $24.01 | $31.91 | $37.22 |
| Yearly | $49,936 | $66,367 | $77,431 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $20.56 | $25.24 | $30.92 |
| Yearly | $42,766 | $52,489 | $64,324 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $23.57 | $26.30 | $37.42 |
| Yearly | $49,027 | $54,699 | $77,823 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $17.62 | $22.27 | $29.15 |
| Yearly | $36,632 | $46,330 | $60,624 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.96 | $23.08 | $26.06 |
| Yearly | $39,436 | $48,026 | $54,202 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $22.69 | $26.99 | $33.11 |
| Yearly | $47,212 | $56,153 | $68,867 | |
| United States | Hourly | $22.23 | $27.00 | $31.21 |
| Yearly | $46,250 | $56,150 | $64,910 | |