How much do millwrights make an hour in Peoria, IL?

The median hourly wage is $29.74. The middle half earn between $22.32 and $41.16 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice millwrights make in Peoria, IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.33 an hour ($40,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.32.

How much does a journeyman millwright make in Peoria, IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,870 a year ($29.74 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $85,610–$85,610.

Do millwrights make more in Peoria or Chicago?

Chicago pays more: the median is $61,870 in Peoria and $74,730 in Chicago, a 17% difference.

How does Peoria pay compare with the rest of Illinois?

The Peoria median of $61,870 is 7% less than the Illinois median of $66,640.

Millwright salary in Peoria, IL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Millwrights in the Peoria, IL area earn a median of $61,870 a year, or $29.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $85,610. Statewide, millwrights earn a median of $66,640; Peoria is 7% below it.

Median yearly pay$61,870

Bottom 10% under$40,210Top 10% over$85,610

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.33/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $67,820
Median hourly pay: $29.74/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Illinois median: −7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37900, Peoria, IL). Excludes self-employed millwrights. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top millwright pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$40,210–$46,420$19.33–$22.32/hr
Journeyman	$61,870$29.74/hr
Top earners	$85,610–$85,610$41.16–$41.16/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Peoria, IL compares

Peoria ranks 5th of 7 Illinois metro areas for millwright pay.
Millwrights are more concentrated in the Peoria area than nationally: 0.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $85,610, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,210: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Illinois metro areas

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Questions

How much do millwrights make in Peoria, IL?: Millwrights in the Peoria, IL area earn a median of $61,870 a year, or $29.74 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $85,610.
How much do millwrights make an hour in Peoria, IL?: The median hourly wage is $29.74. The middle half earn between $22.32 and $41.16 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice millwrights make in Peoria, IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.33 an hour ($40,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.32.
How much does a journeyman millwright make in Peoria, IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,870 a year ($29.74 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $85,610–$85,610.
Do millwrights make more in Peoria or Chicago?: Chicago pays more: the median is $61,870 in Peoria and $74,730 in Chicago, a 17% difference.
How does Peoria pay compare with the rest of Illinois?: The Peoria median of $61,870 is 7% less than the Illinois median of $66,640.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9044 (Millwrights), area code 37900 (Peoria, IL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed millwrights and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (91.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures