Salary, Cost of Living, Housing & Safety

Average Salary & Cost of Living in Illinois

Average salary (this dataset)
$73,123
Across 718 roles in 8 Illinois cities, BLS OEWS
Cost of living index
93.5
100 = U.S. average
Median home value
$260,134
zillow_real
Crime index
1770
Per 100k residents
State GDP
$1,148,106M
BEA, current dollars
Population
170,882
Census ACS 5-year

Highest-paying roles in Illinois (top 30 of 2697)

CityRoleMean salary
ChicagoRadiologists$454,080
ChicagoOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$450,930
ChicagoCardiologists$416,040
ChicagoDermatologists$402,740
ChicagoSurgeons, All Other$398,860
ChampaignChief Executives$385,520
ChampaignPhysicians, All Other$369,270
ChicagoChief Executives$357,220
DecaturPhysicians, All Other$349,190
ChicagoPhysicians, Pathologists$339,170
SpringfieldPsychiatrists$330,280
RockfordChief Executives$329,940
SpringfieldGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$329,430
SpringfieldChief Executives$326,680
ChicagoAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$316,610
PeoriaChief Executives$312,950
KankakeePhysicians, All Other$307,680
SpringfieldSurgeons, All Other$304,780
BloomingtonPhysicians, All Other$302,230
RockfordPhysicians, All Other$295,030
ChicagoNurse Anesthetists$285,110
PeoriaNurse Anesthetists$284,670
ChampaignSurgeons, All Other$275,240
ChicagoPsychiatrists$268,830
ChicagoOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$258,770
ChicagoGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$251,910
PeoriaPhysicians, All Other$251,590
ChicagoDentists, All Other Specialists$248,560
SpringfieldPediatricians, General$246,600
DecaturChief Executives$244,740

Illinois covers 8 cities and 718 professions in this dataset. Browse by profession to see all cities for a specific role.