SOC 49-9041 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025
How much do Industrial Machinery Mechanics make in Peoria, IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Peoria, IL is $74,780. The 10th percentile is $48,610 and the 90th percentile is $97,270. Employment is 880.
Median annual wage
$74,780
- 10th percentile
- $48,610
- 25th percentile
- $60,750
- Median
- $74,780
- 75th percentile
- $78,830
- 90th percentile
- $97,270
- Mean
- $72,550
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Industrial Machinery Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $48,610 and the 90th percentile is $97,270. The difference is $48,660, which is 65.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $60,750 to the 75th at $78,830, covers $18,080.
The mean annual wage is $72,550, which sits below the median of $74,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Peoria, IL median is 15.9% higher than the national median of $64,520 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,968, which is 27% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.9% lower than the Illinois median of $76,200.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Machinery Mechanics at $81,968 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Peoria, IL ranks 7th of 28 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $77,400. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,748, against $81,968 here.
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $72,790 and employment of 750. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,714, against $81,968 here.
- Springfield, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $73,000 and employment of 70. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,710, against $81,968 here.
Employment share
Industrial Machinery Mechanics accounts for 0.53% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (880 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (439,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.87 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Peoria, IL · Industrial Machinery Mechanics by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Industrial Machinery Mechanics make in Peoria, IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Peoria, IL is $74,780. The 10th percentile is $48,610 and the 90th percentile is $97,270. Employment is 880.
How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Machinery Mechanics?
The local median is 15.9% higher than the national median of $64,520.
What is Industrial Machinery Mechanics pay in Peoria, IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $74,780 is $81,968. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Peoria, IL compare with nearby metros for Industrial Machinery Mechanics?
Bloomington, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $77,400. Peoria, IL ranks 7th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.