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Solderers - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary based on the number of hours worked. Many welders and solderers work overtime and earn more than the wages displayed. In addition, more than one-fourth of welders and solderers belong to unions. Union members often earn higher wages than non-union members.

Benefits vary by employer. Most full-time welders and solderers earn typical benefits. These include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Some employers also provide a retirement plan.

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers (SOC 51-4121)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $22.35 $24.53 $29.55
Yearly $46,477 $51,022 $61,456
    Champaign Area Hourly $19.90 $23.36 $27.17
Yearly $41,390 $48,594 $56,503
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $22.19 $23.38 $26.79
Yearly $46,155 $48,642 $55,713
    Cook County Hourly $22.07 $24.51 $29.50
Yearly $45,907 $50,989 $61,346
    Decatur Area Hourly $23.73 $25.72 $30.30
Yearly $49,360 $53,507 $63,023
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $21.09 $24.52 $29.37
Yearly $43,876 $50,996 $61,103
    Du Page County Hourly $20.45 $23.80 $28.89
Yearly $42,529 $49,509 $60,105
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $23.65 $27.61 $30.71
Yearly $49,190 $57,418 $63,879
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $19.89 $22.81 $25.70
Yearly $41,378 $47,446 $53,466
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $23.63 $30.30 $34.61
Yearly $49,156 $63,020 $71,977
    Lake County Hourly $22.37 $24.95 $29.47
Yearly $46,524 $51,900 $61,280
    McHenry County Hourly $22.77 $25.30 $31.06
Yearly $47,354 $52,631 $64,603
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $23.38 $24.87 $28.82
Yearly $48,637 $51,727 $59,949
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $23.75 $26.01 $30.41
Yearly $49,402 $54,105 $63,245
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $22.70 $24.25 $30.46
Yearly $47,221 $50,454 $63,361
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $22.72 $22.89 $23.82
Yearly $47,243 $47,602 $49,545
    Rockford Area Hourly $21.74 $24.81 $29.55
Yearly $45,220 $51,608 $61,454
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $19.94 $22.79 $24.24
Yearly $41,482 $47,403 $50,419
    Springfield Area Hourly $19.81 $21.71 $25.61
Yearly $41,216 $45,154 $53,262
    Vermilion County Hourly $19.77 $23.19 $24.70
Yearly $41,118 $48,220 $51,359
    Will County Hourly $22.62 $25.73 $30.05
Yearly $47,054 $53,521 $62,516
United States Hourly $21.91 $24.52 $29.62
Yearly $45,580 $51,000 $61,610

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.