Earnings vary by industry and area of the country. Two-thirds of millwrights belong to labor unions. These millwrights generally earn higher wages than non-union workers.
Millwrights who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include health insurance, a retirement plan, and paid vacation and sick leave.
Millwrights (SOC 49-9044)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $24.53 | $32.95 | $42.10 |
| Yearly | $51,023 | $68,524 | $87,558 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $24.67 | $37.79 | $45.34 |
| Yearly | $51,309 | $78,600 | $94,298 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $31.24 | $31.24 | $37.27 |
| Yearly | $64,974 | $64,976 | $77,532 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $23.18 | $29.98 | $36.88 |
| Yearly | $48,202 | $62,372 | $76,714 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $27.94 | $39.19 | $47.06 |
| Yearly | $58,106 | $81,514 | $97,882 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $22.30 | $29.31 | $39.97 |
| Yearly | $46,396 | $60,956 | $83,140 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $23.32 | $30.60 | $35.45 |
| Yearly | $48,509 | $63,649 | $73,740 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $19.41 | $20.57 | $32.06 |
| Yearly | $40,370 | $42,776 | $66,686 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $20.06 | $32.90 | $41.37 |
| Yearly | $41,723 | $68,442 | $86,047 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $22.36 | $29.57 | $33.14 |
| Yearly | $46,519 | $61,516 | $68,944 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $29.53 | $29.53 | $31.51 |
| Yearly | $61,434 | $61,434 | $65,532 | |
| United States | Hourly | $27.11 | $31.59 | $39.18 |
| Yearly | $56,390 | $65,700 | $81,500 | |