Decatur, IL Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 88.4) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Decatur, IL moved from $49,640 in May 2024 to $51,290 in May 2025 (+3.3%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Decatur, IL sits +0.2 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 19500 · Decatur, IL $61K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-LOW · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-MID #182/528
- RPP-LOW 88.4
- OCC-THIN 184 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $429K
- EMP-MIX Construction…
- TREND-INLINE +0.2 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Birmingham, AL
- BOOK-MOST 181 rows · May 2025
Read with Birmingham, AL (+$1 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Decatur, IL
Where Decatur, IL already employs the upper wage tier
Construction Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Decatur, IL's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Construction Managers 280 jobs · $104,160
- 2. Financial Managers 220 jobs · $131,250
- 3. Medical and Health Services Managers 150 jobs · $106,470
- 4. Industrial Production Managers 120 jobs · $132,250
- 5. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 120 jobs · $103,730
- 6. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 110 jobs · $160,460
- 7. Sales Managers 110 jobs · $126,880
- 8. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 100 jobs · $100,520
- 9. Civil Engineers 100 jobs · $96,170
- 10. Management Analysts 90 jobs · $103,690
- 11. Managers, All Other 80 jobs · $133,290
- 12. Nurse Practitioners 80 jobs · $110,820
- 13. Software Developers 70 jobs · $110,300
- 14. Labor Relations Specialists 70 jobs · $103,780
- 15. Lawyers 70 jobs · $100,790
- 16. Pharmacists 60 jobs · $145,960
- 17. Computer and Information Systems Managers 60 jobs · $128,370
- 18. Project Management Specialists 60 jobs · $102,870
Occupations Tracked
184
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$60,638
employment-weighted, 181 complete rows
Top Salary
$429,340
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
88.4
12% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Decatur, IL, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction Managers | $104,160 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $131,250 |
| 3 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $106,470 |
| 4 | Industrial Production Managers | $132,250 |
| 5 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $103,730 |
| 6 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $160,460 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $126,880 |
| 8 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | $100,520 |
| 9 | Civil Engineers | $96,170 |
| 10 | Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,690 |
| 11 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,290 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,820 |
| 13 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,300 |
| 14 | Labor Relations Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,780 |
| 15 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,790 |
| 16 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $145,960 |
| 17 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,370 |
| 18 | Project Management Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $102,870 |
| 19 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $183,860 |
| 20 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,310 |
| 21 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,460 |
| 22 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,030 |
| 23 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $125,600 |
| 24 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $212,400 |
| 25 | Physicians, All Other | $429,340 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Decatur, IL
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $31,200 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $31,200 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $31,200 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $31,200 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $31,200 |
| Bartenders | $31,200 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $31,250 |
| Cashiers | $31,320 |
| Recreation Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $31,590 |
| Animal Caretakers | $31,670 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in IL
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside IL. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($60,638 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Decatur, IL wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Decatur, IL at $429,340/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $60,638 adjusts to about $68,578 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 88.4. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for IL before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.