Millwrights · SOC 49-9044
Millwrights Salary in the East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Millwrights in the East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $59,750 per year ($28.72 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $44,160 at the 10th percentile to $79,750 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Millwrights in the East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area earn more than $59,750 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $57,660 and $63,730.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $44,160 | $57,660 | $59,750 | $63,730 | $79,750 |
| Hourly | $21.23 | $27.72 | $28.72 | $30.64 | $38.34 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$59,750 median for East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $57,660 to $63,730
- Illinoisstate$66,640 median for Illinois; middle half earns $49,620 to $85,150
- United Statesnational$65,700 median for United States; middle half earns $56,390 to $81,500
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −10% vs Illinois overall and −9% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Illinois
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for millwrights, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areathis page$59,750 median for East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $57,660 to $63,730
- $74,730 median for Chicago metro area; middle half earns $53,800 to $93,610
- $66,560 median for Rockford metro area; middle half earns $40,580 to $83,680
- $63,190 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $63,190 to $75,400
- $61,870 median for Peoria metro area; middle half earns $46,420 to $85,610
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for millwrightss · Highest-paying occupations in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.