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Average Model Makers, Metal And Plastic Salary in Illinois

Model Makers, Metal And Plastic in Illinois earn a median annual salary of $66,660, which is +6.3% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Illinois (state).

$66,660
Illinois median annual wage
$32/hour median
+6.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $62,700
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$42,000
25th
$44,090
Median
$66,660
75th
$66,660
90th
$66,670

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
$66,688
Goods: 103.8%
Services: 85.0%
Rents: 93.9%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Georgia$84,700Compare30
California$77,970Compare350
New York$73,840Compare120
Ohio$68,530Compare240
Florida$67,600Compare50
Massachusetts$65,600Compare110

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

Illinois has salary data for 757 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Model Makers, Metal And Plastic in Illinois

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Model Makers, Metal And Plastic are projected to change by -18.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 300 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.