Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Decatur, IL

224 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Decatur, IL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$64,830	40	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$64,410	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$63,700	140	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,530	40	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$63,520	50	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$63,480	80	View salary detail
Millwrights	$63,190	180	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,980	100	View salary detail
Coroners	$62,810	70	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$62,810	70	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$62,810	70	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$62,810	70	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$62,810	70	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$62,810	70	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$62,810	70	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,790	110	View salary detail
Firefighters	$62,430	120	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$62,150	50	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,000	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,780	230	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$61,380	1,350	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$61,270	940	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$60,490	80	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	120	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$59,840	30	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,690	180	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,690	30	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,550	290	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$59,530	40	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$59,160	160	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,100	990	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,050	370	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$58,550	40	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$58,280	60	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$57,880	490	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,700	420	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$57,670	200	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$57,270	160	View salary detail
Machinists	$56,980	60	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$56,780	40	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,740	50	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$56,690	30	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$54,830	—	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$54,790	120	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$54,500	40	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$53,990	170	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$52,680	50	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,650	140	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$50,650	40	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$50,470	80	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.