Average Salary in Illinois
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Illinois. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$69,020Rank #14 of 51
- Median annual wage$50,000Rank #20 of 51
- Median household income$83,211ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity100.0US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$69,020Rank #14 at national prices
- Total employment6,065,230Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $69,020 is $19,020 (38.0 %) above the median of $50,000, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Illinois sit close to the national average (RPP 100.0, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Illinois buys what $69,020 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Illinois is $83,211 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Illinois
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $177,740 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $158,900 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $136,050 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $127,030 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $119,010 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $114,760 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $107,860 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $104,460 |
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