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
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$104,910	6,530	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$104,650	2,340	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,580	230	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$104,440	1,160	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$104,440	1,160	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,440	170	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$104,440	1,160	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$104,300	2,920	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$104,270	45,820	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$104,180	3,670	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$103,780	110	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$103,570	171,300	View salary detail
Art Directors	$103,550	2,960	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$103,470	27,180	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$102,890	1,070	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$102,720	240	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$102,680	11,790	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$102,680	11,790	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$102,680	11,790	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$101,850	2,740	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$101,570	20,610	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$101,570	20,610	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$101,470	330	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$101,180	20,520	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,790	140	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,700	460	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$100,660	3,270	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$100,540	18,640	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$100,540	18,640	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$100,540	18,640	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$100,540	18,640	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$100,520	29,180	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$100,520	29,180	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$100,400	1,100	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$100,170	1,060	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$100,080	9,820	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$99,950	16,750	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$99,950	16,750	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$99,840	27,920	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$99,770	9,530	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$99,760	13,910	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$99,760	13,910	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$99,760	13,910	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$99,730	110	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$99,710	1,150	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$99,700	7,710	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$99,700	7,710	View salary detail
Electricians	$99,560	23,120	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$99,440	120	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$99,360	11,160	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.