Welder pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
What welders earn in Chicago, IL. Median $52,650 (-2% vs US) across 9,320 local BLS-surveyed workers.
Welder in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INBLS OEWS · May 2025
$52,650Median annual wage-2% vs national
$25.31Median hourly
9,320People employed
0.77Location quotient
10th pct $39,130Median90th pct $74,450
Location quotient 0.77× the national concentration — underrepresented locally.
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