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
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$51,540	80	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$51,440	240	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$51,380	2,030	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$51,350	120	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,320	16,260	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$51,020	590	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$50,960	1,750	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$50,710	690	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$50,160	2,350	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$50,060	300	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$50,000	6,850	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$49,990	1,290	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$49,960	3,460	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$49,930	4,620	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$49,930	4,620	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$49,930	4,620	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$49,930	4,620	View salary detail
File Clerks	$49,920	3,780	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$49,880	160	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,750	230	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,740	1,770	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$49,730	21,010	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$49,630	650	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$49,590	280	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$49,570	170	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,560	51,470	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$49,480	580	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$49,450	680	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$49,410	5,090	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$49,360	760	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$49,350	4,140	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$49,270	—	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$49,250	200	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$49,240	2,040	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$49,200	60	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$49,170	29,510	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$49,170	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,150	2,670	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$49,120	8,840	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$49,090	420	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$49,090	21,230	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$49,090	2,120	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$49,070	690	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$49,040	2,020	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,990	8,060	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$48,860	510	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$48,680	1,790	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$48,670	120	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,610	13,740	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,520	2,750	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.