Tool and Die Makers Salary in Decatur, IL

Tool and Die Makers pay range in Decatur

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,490 or more. The middle half of tool and die makers in Decatur earn between $46,310 and $76,490.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Tool and Die Makers salary after taxes in Decatur

On the average salary of $61,480, a single filer in Decatur takes home about $48,677 a year, or $4,056 a month and $1,872 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Decatur a good place for tool and die makers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Decatur area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $61,480 buys what about $69,530 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Decatur ($51,290). A typical home costs $126,931, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tool and Die Makers salary in other Illinois cities

Decatur ranks 4th of 6 Illinois metro areas for this job; Peoria pays the most ($65,340).

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Highest-paying cities for tool and die makers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,510).

Tool and Die Makers salary by city

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• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$54,800 a year
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,110 a year

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