# Median annual wage, all occupations in Illinois

Median annual wage, all occupations in Illinois was $51,960 in 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `median_annual_wage`
- Place id: `us-state-17`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Median annual wage of wage and salary jobs in all occupations, in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half of jobs pay more and half pay less. Estimates refer to May of each year.
- Note: A wage per job, not household or personal income: for those use median_household_income or per_capita_personal_income. Covers employees of nonfarm establishments; the self-employed, farm workers and private household workers are excluded. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded. BLS converts hourly rates to annual pay at 2,080 hours a year.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual median wage, all occupations (00-0000) (https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual median wage, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/median-annual-wage/illinois
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=median_annual_wage&place=us-state-17

| Period | USD |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 51,960 |
| 2024 | 50,000 |
| 2023 | 48,730 |
| 2022 | 47,480 |
| 2021 | 46,630 |
| 2020 | 43,700 |
| 2019 | 41,060 |
| 2018 | 39,950 |
| 2017 | 38,870 |
| 2016 | 38,270 |
| 2015 | 37,320 |
| 2014 | 36,590 |
| 2013 | 35,720 |
| 2012 | 35,490 |
| 2011 | 35,260 |
| 2010 | 35,080 |
| 2009 | 34,830 |
| 2008 | 33,910 |
| 2007 | 32,860 |
| 2006 | 31,650 |
| 2005 | 30,750 |
| 2004 | 29,980 |
| 2003 | 29,290 |