Welder Salary in Chicago, IL

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Oct 23, 2026, 13:47 UTC

Median Salary

$53.6Kmedian posted base

$53.1K$54.2K

Typical range: $53.1K – $54.2K

Hiring Velocity

+ 27%

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Open positions in Chicago

8 postings with employer-disclosed pay

Every number on this page is computed from pay ranges published on live job postings, indexed directly from company career pages. Not self-reported.

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Where this data comes from

Salary figures are extracted from ranges employers publish on live postings. Every data point traces back to its source. Read the methodology

230k+

Career pages indexed

Direct from company sites and 80+ ATS platforms. No aggregators, no recycled feeds.

Expired listings drop out within hours, so ranges reflect the market right now.

1–2 hr

From posting to indexed

How much does a Welder make in Chicago?

Statistics are computed on range midpoints of live postings that disclose pay, counting each employer once. Figures are annual, in USD.

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Trends & market signals

Real history, with a short projection that follows the recent trend.

Hiring velocity

Fastest-growing markets: open jobs across tracked roles, % change per day

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$73.2k average
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$125.9K average
+12%/day
Vienna, Austria
≈ $59.7K average · €51.5K
+11%/day
Frankfurt, Germany
≈ $92.1K average · €79.4K
+11%/day

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Job Count Trend & Projection

Open jobs at each recompute, with a projection of the last four weeks' trend.

Salary Trend

Median posted salary at each recompute, with a projection of the recent trend. The line restarts when the method changes.

The salary trend starts building at the next recompute (every 3 days).

Live postings with disclosed pay

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The median posted base salary for a Welder in Chicago is $53,643, with a typical range of $53,123 to $54,163. These figures are computed from 8 live job postings from 6 employers that disclose pay, counting each employer once.

Among companies currently hiring, Republic Services publishes the highest ranges at $72,800 to $86,320 base, followed by Kehoe Designs at $54,246 to $54,246. These figures come from live postings, so they change as companies open and close roles.

Sources are scanned 12 to 24 times per day. Statistics on this page are recomputed every 3 days from live postings, and expired listings are removed within hours.

Yes. The statistics on this page are served by the Hirebase Insights API, and the underlying postings are available through the Jobs Data API and bulk Export API.

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Welder Salary in Chicago, IL