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Bioinformatics Technicians Salary in IL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Bioinformatics Technicians in IL have a median annual salary of $81,090, with 1,320 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $50,330 at the 10th percentile to $147,070 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$81,090

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$38.99

Employment

1,320

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$50,330
10th
$63,420
25th
$81,090
Median
$104,700
75th
$147,070
90th

Local compared with national

IL

$81,090

Median annual · 2025

United States

$81,490

Median annual · 2025

The IL median is 0.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $400).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.5
  3. 3.WritingImportance 3.5
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.5
  5. 5.Active LearningImportance 3.5
  6. 6.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.5
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5
  8. 8.SpeakingImportance 3.4
  9. 9.MathematicsImportance 3.4
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3
  12. 12.ScienceImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Apache Subversion SVN
  • Atlassian Bamboo
  • Avaya Identity Engines
  • Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
  • Bioconductor
  • Bowtie
  • Burrows-Wheeler Aligner BWA
  • C
  • C++
  • ClustalW
  • Cufflinks
  • Data visualization software
  • Esri ArcGIS
  • Genome Analysis Toolkit GATK
  • GENSCAN

Common tasks

  • Conduct quality analyses of data inputs and resulting analyses or predictions.
  • Confer with researchers, clinicians, or information technology staff to determine data needs and programming requirements and to provide assistance with database-related research activities.
  • Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques.
  • Document all database changes, modifications, or problems.
  • Monitor database performance and perform any necessary maintenance, upgrades, or repairs.
  • Participate in the preparation of reports or scientific publications.
  • Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies.
  • Test new or updated software or tools and provide feedback to developers.
  • Confer with database users about project timelines and changes.
  • Create data management or error-checking procedures and user manuals.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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