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 | $24.34 | $36.26 | $41.83 |
| Yearly | $50,622 | $75,422 | $87,023 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $24.14 | $24.14 | $34.50 |
| Yearly | $50,218 | $50,218 | $71,773 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $23.00 | $39.01 | $47.40 |
| Yearly | $47,842 | $81,137 | $98,604 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $25.28 | $30.87 | $31.22 |
| Yearly | $52,573 | $64,192 | $64,925 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $25.52 | $39.23 | $46.10 |
| Yearly | $53,077 | $81,582 | $95,894 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $36.25 | $36.26 | $43.42 |
| Yearly | $75,392 | $75,422 | $90,329 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $24.37 | $37.33 | $37.51 |
| Yearly | $50,687 | $77,639 | $78,039 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $19.90 | $24.69 | $29.73 |
| Yearly | $41,385 | $51,359 | $61,841 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $24.12 | $25.46 | $42.22 |
| Yearly | $50,175 | $52,963 | $87,816 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $29.71 | $38.23 | $38.23 |
| Yearly | $61,807 | $79,502 | $79,502 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $23.50 | $33.82 | $37.42 |
| Yearly | $48,887 | $70,344 | $77,830 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $20.61 | $29.24 | $47.40 |
| Yearly | $42,871 | $60,807 | $98,604 | |
| United States | Hourly | $24.77 | $30.28 | $36.72 |
| Yearly | $51,530 | $62,980 | $76,380 | |