Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Peoria, IL

472 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Peoria, IL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Psychiatric Technicians	$40,740	160	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,330	110	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$40,290	—	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,960	70	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,840	2,260	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,770	300	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$38,840	40	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,570	90	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,530	540	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,380	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$38,130	100	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,070	140	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,870	450	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$37,850	590	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,850	60	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,700	380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,510	1,140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$37,440	110	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,420	2,750	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,420	2,750	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,330	1,050	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,220	510	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$37,140	240	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,110	370	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,050	550	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$37,040	150	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,920	80	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,850	630	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,040	1,420	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,980	790	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,970	1,010	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,870	3,620	View salary detail
Photographers	$35,510	50	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$35,500	80	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,490	130	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,340	90	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,220	80	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,060	940	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$34,750	200	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$34,690	70	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,600	2,330	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$34,580	90	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,470	270	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,420	180	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$33,870	3,710	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$33,700	490	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,530	270	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$33,340	600	View salary detail
Nannies	$33,340	600	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$33,060	80	View salary detail

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.