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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,440780View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,4409,060View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,4208,170View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$48,3601,330View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$48,3601,330View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$48,3601,330View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,31074,280View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,3104,140View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,290710View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,2801,040View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$48,1405,080View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$48,13012,320View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$48,0502,800View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,0006,390View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,99036,940View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation$47,9901,130View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors$47,9901,130View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors$47,9901,130View salary detail
Animal Scientists$47,930—View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,92031,700View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$47,8801,540View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$47,8507,080View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,840360View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$47,7701,950View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,72029,450View salary detail
Order Clerks$47,6703,540View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$47,600180View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$47,600170View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$47,38047,190View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,3701,690View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$47,1801,230View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$47,1801,230View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$47,1801,230View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$47,1801,230View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$47,150170View salary detail
Library Technicians$47,1202,140View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,1003,250View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers$47,080—View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other$47,070600View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$47,0204,270View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$46,95022,220View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,9208,370View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$46,80019,830View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,76033,030View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$46,720770View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,67027,560View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$46,65021,340View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$46,530470View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$46,500290View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$46,4502,470View 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.