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title: "Average Salary in Illinois"
description: "Mean $71,130, median $51,960 in Illinois (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/illinois"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Illinois

Mean annual wage $71,130, median $51,960 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $51,980 (rank 29 of 51 by that measure; rank 20 nominal).

| Percentile | Illinois | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $32,900 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $37,960 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $51,960 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $83,060 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $127,770 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 100.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 93.9 |
| Goods | 103.8 |
| Utilities | 85.0 |
| Other services | 100.2 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $128,080 | 534,130 |
| Legal | $105,090 | 52,860 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $103,200 | 182,560 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $98,740 | 80,480 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $84,940 | 378,880 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $82,870 | 46,560 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $82,700 | 405,170 |
| Construction and Extraction | $80,570 | 187,190 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $63,720 | 64,970 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $60,660 | 210,710 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $60,400 | 384,470 |
| Community and Social Service | $57,880 | 104,240 |
| Protective Service | $56,670 | 153,150 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $47,740 | 679,940 |
| Production | $47,030 | 412,330 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $45,480 | 634,040 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $44,120 | 6,480 |
| Healthcare Support | $38,970 | 269,440 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $38,540 | 167,910 |
| Sales | $38,480 | 518,110 |
| Personal Care and Service | $36,160 | 129,910 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $34,260 | 494,610 |

## Most common jobs

- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 195,390 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 171,300 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 139,630 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 138,910 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 127,590 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 126,610 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 109,240 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 100,970 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 95,980 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 93,760 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $331,920 median
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $293,490 median
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $286,830 median
- [Ophthalmologist, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ophthalmologist): $284,630 median
- [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist): $258,740 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $245,120 median
- [Obstetrician and Gynecologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/obstetrician-and-gynecologist): $208,000 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $196,760 median
- [Air Traffic Controller](https://nuecareer.com/careers/air-traffic-controller): $181,560 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $171,730 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Bioinformatics Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bioinformatics-technician): 9.05x the national share
- [Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mixing-and-blending-machine-setter-operator-and-tender): 2.75x the national share
- [Surgical Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/surgical-assistant): 2.63x the national share
- [Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operator and Locomotive Firer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/railroad-brake-signal-and-switch-operator-and-locomotive-firer): 2.48x the national share
- [Tool and Die Maker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tool-and-die-maker): 2.34x the national share
- [School Bus Monitor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/school-bus-monitor): 2.25x the national share
- [Rail Car Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rail-car-repairer): 2.21x the national share
- [Entertainment and Recreation Manager, Except Gambling](https://nuecareer.com/careers/entertainment-and-recreation-manager): 2.19x the national share
- [Actuary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/actuary): 2.18x the national share
- [Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/food-cooking-machine-operator-and-tender): 2.01x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology