Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$56,180avg. a year
$27.01 an hour · 9,320 employed
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $56,180 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $55,930. The U.S. average is $56,760.
$52,650Median pay
$27.01Average hourly
+0%vs. Illinois average
9,320Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
11,230 jobs
Peoria, IL
$61,580
$29.61 an hour
2200 jobs
Decatur, IL
$58,230
$28.00 an hour
32,820 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$54,840
$26.36 an hour
41,240 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$53,840
$25.89 an hour
5870 jobs
Rockford, IL
$53,380
$25.66 an hour
6100 jobs
Springfield, IL
$52,990
$25.47 an hour
7310 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$52,270
$25.13 an hour
8100 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$51,710
$24.86 an hour
9230 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$50,870
$24.46 an hour
10170 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$49,500
$23.80 an hour
1170 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$47,750
$22.96 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Machinists | $60,510 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $53,350 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,980 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,220 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,720 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,670 |
Questions and answers
How much do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $56,180 a year, and the median is $52,650. About 9,320 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $55,930.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.77 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-4121. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.