The median annual wage for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $64,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,620.
Pay spans roughly $45,880 at the 10th percentile to $75,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $30.92 per hour. An estimated 440 people work as milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $64,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $30.92 |
| 10th percentile | $45,880 |
| 90th percentile | $75,130 |
| Employment | 440 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.