| SOC Occupational Title | Entry Wage | Median Wage | Experienced Wage | |||
| Hourly | Annual | Hourly | Annual | Hourly | Annual | |
| Total all occupations | $10.39 | $21,608 | $17.18 | $35,730 | $27.64 | $57,487 |
| Management Occupations | $23.07 | $47,993 | $37.35 | $77,683 | $51.12 | $106,329 |
| General and Operations Managers | $22.15 | $46,077 | $36.95 | $76,846 | $46.02 | $95,721 |
| Public Relations and Fundraising Managers | $30.91 | $64,302 | $44.72 | $93,014 | $61.06 | $127,006 |
| Administrative Services and Facilities Managers | $20.69 | $43,044 | $35.10 | $73,009 | $40.85 | $84,970 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $22.97 | $47,777 | $32.57 | $67,747 | $44.63 | $92,835 |
| Financial Managers | $27.54 | $57,287 | $32.04 | $66,640 | $40.57 | $84,390 |
| Human Resources Managers | $27.77 | $57,772 | $87.37 | $181,722 | $88.59 | $184,268 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | N/A | $70,971 | N/A | $88,893 | N/A | $95,995 |
| Food Service Managers | $19.49 | $40,529 | $22.69 | $47,203 | $27.41 | $57,022 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $25.16 | $52,328 | $42.77 | $88,954 | $54.70 | $113,768 |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | $30.73 | $63,911 | $36.55 | $76,020 | $57.46 | $119,523 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other | $17.38 | $36,159 | $36.71 | $76,355 | $50.24 | $104,500 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $19.04 | $39,604 | $26.61 | $55,345 | $40.92 | $85,109 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | $19.41 | $40,372 | $23.32 | $48,503 | $30.52 | $63,490 |
| Compliance Officers | $24.11 | $50,159 | $29.39 | $61,134 | $39.60 | $82,358 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $18.98 | $39,482 | $32.63 | $67,864 | $34.46 | $71,673 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $17.50 | $36,408 | $22.13 | $46,033 | $25.60 | $53,242 |
| Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $23.69 | $49,283 | $38.92 | $80,962 | $46.27 | $96,235 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $18.71 | $38,923 | $25.25 | $52,519 | $30.84 | $64,156 |
| Budget Analysts | $25.94 | $53,963 | $29.46 | $61,268 | $31.78 | $66,108 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $18.70 | $38,904 | $26.67 | $55,470 | $35.43 | $73,701 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $16.94 | $35,226 | $28.24 | $58,745 | $34.88 | $72,552 |
| Computer User Support Specialists | $14.96 | $31,127 | $24.26 | $50,467 | $26.74 | $55,627 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $17.73 | $36,873 | $24.23 | $50,400 | $30.68 | $63,806 |
| Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $28.25 | $58,763 | $35.36 | $73,541 | $38.98 | $81,079 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $20.69 | $43,031 | $22.85 | $47,522 | $26.75 | $55,646 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $26.83 | $55,809 | $40.35 | $83,932 | $46.97 | $97,689 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $19.79 | $41,172 | $30.55 | $63,538 | $34.99 | $72,774 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $19.88 | $41,344 | $23.38 | $48,628 | $29.77 | $61,913 |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $17.34 | $36,072 | $24.52 | $50,992 | $29.42 | $61,201 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $19.40 | $40,360 | $25.09 | $52,179 | $28.27 | $58,803 |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | $18.15 | $37,742 | $26.24 | $54,585 | $31.42 | $65,359 |
| Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors | $14.57 | $30,312 | $23.74 | $49,373 | $29.10 | $60,535 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $16.08 | $33,456 | $23.91 | $49,739 | $28.63 | $59,560 |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $13.44 | $27,950 | $23.44 | $48,765 | $35.24 | $73,303 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | N/A | $36,817 | N/A | $48,357 | N/A | $61,081 |
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School | N/A | $41,562 | N/A | $47,870 | N/A | $51,103 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | N/A | $21,932 | N/A | $27,638 | N/A | $31,472 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $13.59 | $28,259 | $20.27 | $42,152 | $24.80 | $51,592 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $18.85 | $39,208 | $29.12 | $60,564 | $49.67 | $103,303 |
| Pharmacists | $47.64 | $99,100 | $60.04 | $124,882 | $65.37 | $135,976 |
| Registered Nurses | $23.99 | $49,902 | $28.88 | $60,060 | $33.18 | $69,004 |
| Physicians, All Other and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $15.08 | $31,375 | $28.50 | $59,283 | $33.52 | $69,727 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | $11.48 | $23,876 | $14.07 | $29,260 | $15.43 | $32,101 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $17.67 | $36,752 | $22.15 | $46,073 | $24.45 | $50,856 |
| Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $11.60 | $24,136 | $16.88 | $35,110 | $19.63 | $40,826 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $10.69 | $22,229 | $12.76 | $26,547 | $14.40 | $29,947 |
| Nursing Assistants | $12.04 | $25,042 | $13.62 | $28,320 | $14.33 | $29,801 |
| Protective Service Occupations | $9.58 | $19,919 | $12.61 | $26,220 | $23.96 | $49,838 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $31.46 | $65,429 | $38.36 | $79,781 | $43.07 | $89,588 |
| Firefighters | $9.54 | $19,836 | $9.58 | $19,930 | $12.22 | $25,426 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | $17.59 | $36,594 | $25.34 | $52,717 | $30.73 | $63,926 |
| Security Guards | $10.33 | $21,491 | $17.29 | $35,955 | $22.34 | $46,475 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $9.36 | $19,468 | $9.60 | $19,968 | $11.86 | $24,677 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $10.94 | $22,755 | $11.68 | $24,289 | $14.30 | $29,754 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $10.50 | $21,834 | $11.75 | $24,440 | $13.23 | $27,527 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $9.34 | $19,431 | $9.36 | $19,463 | $9.90 | $20,587 |
| Dishwashers | $10.86 | $22,581 | $10.83 | $22,520 | $10.86 | $22,581 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $10.44 | $21,710 | $13.66 | $28,407 | $18.11 | $37,666 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $10.28 | $21,383 | $13.52 | $28,125 | $17.49 | $36,381 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $10.29 | $21,394 | $14.38 | $29,901 | $18.72 | $38,941 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services | $10.09 | $20,979 | $11.69 | $24,324 | $19.18 | $39,902 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $9.50 | $19,754 | $11.46 | $23,827 | $16.71 | $34,749 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $12.29 | $25,561 | $15.48 | $32,199 | $18.74 | $38,979 |
| Cashiers | $9.39 | $19,526 | $10.05 | $20,914 | $12.08 | $25,137 |
| Retail Salespersons | $9.70 | $20,183 | $12.89 | $26,807 | $18.07 | $37,586 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $18.97 | $39,451 | $27.62 | $57,442 | $35.45 | $73,738 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $12.08 | $25,136 | $18.03 | $37,495 | $23.00 | $47,838 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $19.19 | $39,911 | $27.00 | $56,151 | $31.44 | $65,385 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $10.83 | $22,520 | $11.90 | $24,750 | $15.37 | $31,962 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $11.84 | $24,633 | $17.32 | $36,017 | $20.48 | $42,590 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $13.09 | $27,233 | $15.62 | $32,495 | $19.39 | $40,339 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $12.88 | $26,792 | $17.25 | $35,881 | $20.38 | $42,381 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $10.75 | $22,356 | $11.19 | $23,270 | $12.14 | $25,260 |
| Postal Service Clerks | $18.77 | $39,045 | $23.37 | $48,599 | $25.98 | $54,038 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $18.72 | $38,942 | $25.78 | $53,612 | $29.36 | $61,059 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $14.84 | $30,869 | $21.28 | $44,265 | $23.47 | $48,820 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $12.36 | $25,718 | $15.83 | $32,922 | $19.49 | $40,533 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $19.84 | $41,262 | $27.21 | $56,606 | $32.15 | $66,865 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $12.22 | $25,409 | $14.87 | $30,929 | $17.15 | $35,671 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $11.71 | $24,358 | $17.93 | $37,290 | $23.74 | $49,371 |
| Office Clerks, General | $10.65 | $22,161 | $15.21 | $31,646 | $18.82 | $39,153 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $9.30 | $19,337 | $9.30 | $19,347 | $10.60 | $22,045 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $16.32 | $33,941 | $25.02 | $52,040 | $28.88 | $60,061 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | $14.29 | $29,725 | $23.98 | $49,874 | $26.97 | $56,107 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $12.54 | $26,075 | $20.09 | $41,789 | $24.88 | $51,758 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $25.85 | $53,759 | $32.70 | $68,024 | $35.71 | $74,284 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | $12.04 | $25,044 | $21.39 | $44,493 | $25.12 | $52,258 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $12.49 | $25,969 | $17.02 | $35,406 | $20.59 | $42,827 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $11.09 | $23,075 | $21.34 | $44,397 | $25.05 | $52,099 |
| Production Occupations | $12.36 | $25,701 | $17.55 | $36,508 | $21.76 | $45,261 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $10.85 | $22,576 | $13.04 | $27,122 | $16.65 | $34,631 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $9.45 | $19,663 | $10.65 | $22,162 | $14.67 | $30,509 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | $15.24 | $31,697 | $24.62 | $51,217 | $37.01 | $76,987 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $9.45 | $19,650 | $9.47 | $19,689 | $10.47 | $21,785 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $9.51 | $19,791 | $9.85 | $20,490 | $14.21 | $29,566 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $9.39 | $19,528 | $12.57 | $26,140 | $13.88 | $28,861 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $10.16 | $21,132 | $11.79 | $24,532 | $13.44 | $27,953 |
N/A = Wage Data Not Available
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Occupational Employment Statistics