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
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$81,180	630	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$81,180	5,850	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$81,180	5,850	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$81,180	5,850	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$81,170	300	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$81,090	1,320	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$81,090	1,320	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$81,080	3,170	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$81,080	3,170	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$81,080	3,170	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$81,080	3,170	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,760	390	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$80,720	1,350	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,700	240	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$80,600	1,310	View salary detail
Coroners	$80,550	10,650	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$80,550	10,650	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$80,550	10,650	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$80,550	10,650	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$80,550	10,650	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$80,550	10,650	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$80,550	10,650	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$80,230	54,930	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,220	140	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$80,210	2,300	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$80,100	14,170	View salary detail
Logisticians	$80,100	14,170	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$80,100	14,170	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$79,990	44,670	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$79,930	7,650	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,890	9,490	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$79,820	2,790	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$79,800	940	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$79,800	940	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$79,800	940	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$79,780	250	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$79,610	310	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$79,490	820	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$79,400	250	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$79,400	250	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$79,320	840	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$79,300	4,410	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,190	4,190	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$79,190	12,190	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$79,150	10,890	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,150	4,940	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$79,120	40,560	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$79,120	40,560	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$79,080	330	View salary detail
Carpenters	$79,000	19,570	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.