The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois is $56,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,980.
Pay spans roughly $56,200 at the 10th percentile to $56,820 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.02 per hour. An estimated 250 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois.
| Median (annual) | $56,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,980 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.02 |
| 10th percentile | $56,200 |
| 90th percentile | $56,820 |
| Employment | 250 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.