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
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$38,020	600	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$37,940	—	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,810	93,760	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,680	109,240	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,590	7,840	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,580	53,540	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$37,560	660	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,480	3,270	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,440	22,840	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$37,440	2,630	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,400	40,370	View salary detail
Tutors	$37,400	5,910	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$37,050	2,470	View salary detail
Bakers	$37,030	12,420	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$37,010	1,180	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,950	180	View salary detail
Concierges	$36,900	1,460	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$36,840	830	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$36,770	190	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$36,730	5,320	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,730	610	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$36,650	680	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$36,590	60	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,570	2,150	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$36,550	2,890	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$36,480	—	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,380	26,150	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,220	4,060	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$36,180	16,250	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,090	23,270	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$36,040	12,340	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,010	1,940	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$35,970	60	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,930	16,350	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$35,900	370	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,880	1,760	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$35,830	23,900	View salary detail
Nannies	$35,830	23,900	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$35,690	730	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$35,570	11,070	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$35,480	17,650	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,410	6,390	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$35,370	126,610	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$35,360	30	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,220	8,550	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$35,080	17,560	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$34,960	13,430	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$34,850	34,820	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,680	6,620	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$34,610	130	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.