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Highest Paying Jobs in Illinois (2025)

Top 50 occupations by annual mean wage · BLS OEWS May 2025

RankOccupationAnnual Mean
1Cardiologists$484,120
2Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$409,500
3Physicians, Pathologists$381,560
4Surgeons, All Other$372,060
5Dermatologists$367,430
6Chief Executives$347,550
7Orthodontists$335,910
8Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$316,140
9Psychiatrists$269,000
10Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$260,500
11Neurologists$258,020
12Nurse Anesthetists$251,600
13Obstetricians and Gynecologists$244,730
14Dentists, All Other Specialists$242,070
15Family Medicine Physicians$229,370
16Pediatricians, General$225,740
17Physicians, All Other$220,020
18Dentists, General$193,050
19General Internal Medicine Physicians$192,450
20Financial Managers$183,920
21Lawyers$181,240
22Computer and Information Systems Managers$179,190
23Podiatrists$176,140
24Architectural and Engineering Managers$170,480
25Marketing Managers$170,370
26Natural Sciences Managers$167,700
27Sales Managers$167,030
28Air Traffic Controllers$164,200
29Advertising and Promotions Managers$163,850
30Human Resources Managers$162,450
31Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$162,120
32Purchasing Managers$161,930
33Personal Financial Advisors$158,450
34Medical Dosimetrists$158,200
35Commercial Pilots$157,600
36Compensation and Benefits Managers$156,340
37Managers, All Other$155,400
38Veterinarians$153,810
39Atmospheric and Space Scientists$147,860
40Database Architects$144,790
41Sociologists$143,940
42Optometrists$143,720
43Training and Development Managers$143,330
44Computer and Information Research Scientists$142,950
45Public Relations Managers$142,720
46Physicists$139,780
47Nuclear Engineers$139,280
48Medical and Health Services Managers$139,160
49Computer Hardware Engineers$138,940
50Computer Network Architects$138,530
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Public domain · Not affiliated with BLS.