Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Illinois

869 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Illinois for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$61,870	1,710	View salary detail
Glaziers	$61,840	1,410	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$61,840	1,740	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$61,820	1,220	View salary detail
Clergy	$61,820	2,200	View salary detail
Embalmers	$61,730	60	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,710	2,720	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$61,700	10,790	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,560	3,930	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$61,530	740	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$61,390	5,580	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$61,350	150	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$61,330	1,980	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$61,260	4,350	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$61,260	6,820	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$61,170	5,220	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$61,110	780	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$60,970	860	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$60,820	290	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$60,740	3,020	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$60,690	570	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$60,690	35,940	View salary detail
Paramedics	$60,660	3,890	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$60,590	1,060	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$60,520	110	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$60,490	4,950	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,320	84,200	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$60,210	1,300	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$60,130	300	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$60,120	1,010	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$59,950	1,150	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$59,930	980	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,860	26,060	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$59,840	5,220	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$59,830	—	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$59,800	2,180	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$59,750	6,110	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$59,750	6,110	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$59,630	—	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$59,590	990	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$59,590	—	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$59,560	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$59,540	2,370	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$59,430	1,770	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$59,410	750	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$59,410	750	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$59,410	750	View salary detail
Archivists	$59,340	200	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$59,300	560	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$59,220	6,030	View salary detail

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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.