Rail Car Repairers in Illinois

Local pay for rail car repairers in Illinois, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.

SOC 49-3043

$84,570

median pay, Illinois

1,850

employed in Illinois

+25.2%

vs U.S. median

+2.8%

growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)

What rail car repairers earn in Illinois

Illinois · annual wage · OEWS May 2025

Half of rail car repairers in Illinois earn between $66,220 and $94,530 a year; the U.S. median is $67,530.

$49,820

P10

$66,220

P25

$84,570

MEDIAN

$96,170

P90

Pay by metro in Illinois

$62,250

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