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Average Foundry Mold And Coremakers Salary in Illinois

Foundry Mold And Coremakers in Illinois earn a median annual salary of $57,110, which is +18.7% compared to the national median. There are 390 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Illinois (state).

$57,110
Illinois median annual wage
$27/hour median
+18.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,110
390
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.78
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$41,240
25th
$48,820
Median
$57,110
75th
$57,110
90th
$62,640

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Illinois, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
100.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$57,134
Goods: 103.8%
Services: 85.0%
Rents: 93.9%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Oregon $67,060 Compare 270
Missouri $61,480 Compare 590
Minnesota $56,840 Compare 470
Massachusetts $55,940 Compare 60
New Jersey $55,210 Compare 330
New York $54,380 Compare 110

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Illinois

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $517,850 0.51
Surgeons, All Other $438,010 0.63
Dermatologists $435,750 N/A
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $426,580 0.30
Physicians, Pathologists $381,770 N/A
Orthodontists $343,100 N/A
Chief Executives $331,920 0.58
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers $293,490 1.59

Illinois has salary data for 759 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Foundry Mold And Coremakers in Illinois

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Foundry Mold And Coremakers are projected to change by -25.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.