Median: $95,990 / year · $46.15 / hr · 2025
2% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $97,550
$71,074
On a $95,990 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$96,028
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Illinois RPP is 100.0 (about even with the U.S. average).
Illinois ranks #21 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($95,990).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | California | $140,270 |
| #2 | Hawaii | $136,320 |
| #3 | Oregon | $129,010 |
| #4 | Washington | $124,200 |
| #5 | Alaska | $109,480 |
| #6 | New York | $109,440 |
| #7 | New Jersey | $106,500 |
| #8 | Massachusetts | $104,550 |
| #9 | Nevada | $103,670 |
| #10 | Connecticut | $102,740 |
| #11 | District of Columbia | $102,540 |
| #12 | Minnesota | $101,510 |
| #13 | Rhode Island | $100,640 |
| #14 | Colorado | $100,260 |
| #15 | Maryland | $99,790 |
| #16 | New Hampshire | $99,700 |
| #17 | Delaware | $99,520 |
| #18 | Arizona | $99,500 |
| #19 | Vermont | $97,460 |
| #20 | Pennsylvania | $96,430 |
| #21 | Illinois | $95,990 |
| #22 | Texas | $95,970 |
| #23 | Wisconsin | $95,530 |
| #24 | New Mexico | $94,340 |
| #25 | Michigan | $94,300 |
| #26 | Virginia | $93,600 |
| #27 | Georgia | $93,550 |
| #28 | Idaho | $92,460 |
| #29 | Maine | $86,990 |
| #30 | Montana | $85,280 |
| #31 | Nebraska | $84,730 |
| #32 | Utah | $84,600 |
| #33 | North Carolina | $84,350 |
| #34 | Florida | $84,190 |
| #35 | Wyoming | $83,760 |
| #36 | Indiana | $83,500 |
| #37 | Oklahoma | $82,920 |
| #38 | Ohio | $82,510 |
| #39 | South Carolina | $82,360 |
| #40 | Missouri | $81,780 |
| #41 | Tennessee | $81,500 |
| #42 | Kentucky | $81,040 |
| #43 | North Dakota | $80,730 |
| #44 | Louisiana | $80,230 |
| #45 | West Virginia | $80,130 |
| #46 | Kansas | $79,320 |
| #47 | Arkansas | $78,940 |
| #48 | Iowa | $78,630 |
| #49 | South Dakota | $78,060 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $77,090 |
| #51 Lowest | Alabama | $77,080 |