SOC 51-9195 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic make in Peoria, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic in Peoria, IL is $42,210. The 10th percentile is $36,760 and the 90th percentile is $51,020. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$42,210

10th percentile
$36,760
25th percentile
$42,210
Median
$42,210
75th percentile
$49,000
90th percentile
$51,020
Mean
$45,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, the published 10th percentile is $36,760 and the 90th percentile is $51,020. The difference is $14,260, which is 33.8% 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 $42,210 to the 75th at $49,000, covers $6,790.

The mean annual wage is $45,560, which sits above the median of $42,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $46,170 for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,267, which is 0.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.5% lower than the Illinois median of $47,180.

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 $42,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic at $46,267 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. Peoria, IL ranks 9th of 10 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).).

  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $51,110 and employment of 30. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,376, against $46,267 here.
  • Rockford, IL is 109 miles away, with a median of $47,590 and employment of 50. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,642, against $46,267 here.
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 110 miles away, with a median of $46,650 and employment of 720. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,031, against $46,267 here.

Employment share

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (30 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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 · Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 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 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic make in Peoria, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic in Peoria, IL is $42,210. The 10th percentile is $36,760 and the 90th percentile is $51,020. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic?

The local median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $46,170.

What is Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 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 $42,210 is $46,267. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Peoria, IL compare with nearby metros for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic?

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $51,110. Peoria, IL ranks 9th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.