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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
Music Therapists$116,2001,060View salary detail
Art Therapists$116,2001,060View salary detail
Therapists, All Other$116,2001,060View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$115,7801,680View salary detail
Actuaries$115,4302,280View salary detail
Ship Engineers$115,310110View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$113,36014,850View salary detail
Tapers$113,180320View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$112,280110View salary detail
Engineers, All Other$111,9302,520View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar$111,9302,520View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Photonics Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Robotics Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers$111,370230View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$111,370230View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians$110,390780View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians$110,390780View salary detail
Construction Managers$109,16019,160View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other$108,970580View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists$108,970580View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers$108,940200View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$108,1203,090View salary detail
Environmental Engineers$107,990940View salary detail
Electrical Engineers$107,8605,460View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$107,700470View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$107,690—View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors$107,5707,350View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$107,5707,350View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$107,470420View salary detail
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers$107,190—View salary detail
Facilities Managers$106,9809,180View salary detail
Security Managers$106,9809,180View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers$106,86012,040View salary detail
Data Scientists$106,56010,520View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers$106,56010,520View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts$106,56010,520View salary detail
Fundraising Managers$106,2902,860View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers$105,75019,340View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$105,75019,340View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$105,580—View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$105,4502,860View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$105,440340View salary detail
Physical Therapists$105,2509,800View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$104,990550View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$104,950620View 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.