Salary Data in Illinois
Salary data for 8 cities and 50 occupations in Illinois, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Top Cities in Illinois
Cities ranked by average salary across all occupations.
Top Occupations in Illinois
Occupations ranked by median salary (averaged across cities in Illinois).
8 cities$152,522
8 cities$142,058
8 cities$139,456
8 cities$135,183
8 cities$134,981
8 cities$132,412
8 cities$129,251
8 cities$127,913
8 cities$124,806
8 cities$116,676
6 cities$113,890
8 cities$113,437
8 cities$105,652
8 cities$105,296
8 cities$103,505
8 cities$101,788
8 cities$98,683
8 cities$98,525
7 cities$98,292
8 cities$97,668
Highest-Paying Occupations in Illinois
Top 10 occupations ranked by median salary across all Illinois cities.
1
Computer and Information Systems Managers
↑17%$152,522
2
Financial Managers
↑16%$142,058
3
Pharmacists
↑3%$139,456
4
Sales Managers
↑4%$135,183
5
Human Resources Managers
↑6%$134,981
6
Managers, All Other
↑6%$132,412
7
Nurse Practitioners
↑40%$129,251
8
Lawyers
↑5%$127,913
9
Industrial Production Managers
↑2%$124,806
10
Software Developers
↑25%$116,676
Salary Overview for Illinois
Illinois covers 8 cities and 50 occupations in our database. The top earner is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $152,522 median, and the overall average across all tracked occupations sits at $97,193.
Chicago leads the state at $70,881 average across 150 occupations.
Salary pages for every city in Illinois
Browse take-home pay, hourly rates, and cost of living for 8 cities across Illinois. Expand a city to see its highest-paying roles.