East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $84,990 here versus $105,770 nationally (-19.6%; 3,310metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $83,230 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-14.7%).
- General and Operations Managers$84,990 in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 19.6% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,310 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$83,230 in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 14.7% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,600 published local jobs).
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,120 in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 9.6% above the national Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand median of $40,240 (3,280 published local jobs).
- Nursing Assistants$38,850 in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 8.1% below the national Nursing Assistants median of $42,260 (2,400 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1700003 · East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #282/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 342 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $305K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Elkhart-Goshen, IN
- BOOK-FULL 341 rows · May 2025
Read with Elkhart-Goshen, IN ($3 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 East Central Illinois nonme…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Sales Managers lead published employment inside East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 700 jobs · $128,160
- 2. Sales Managers 340 jobs · $129,060
- 3. Software Developers 340 jobs · $122,760
- 4. Industrial Production Managers 340 jobs · $110,510
- 5. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 320 jobs · $110,390
- 6. Physicians, All Other 310 jobs · $259,480
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 280 jobs · $128,250
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 260 jobs · $154,620
- 9. Pharmacists 230 jobs · $142,330
- 10. Managers, All Other 220 jobs · $121,100
- 11. Lawyers 200 jobs · $127,120
- 12. Dentists, General 170 jobs · $210,900
- 13. Civil Engineers 170 jobs · $114,900
- 14. Marketing Managers 160 jobs · $125,790
- 15. Human Resources Managers 150 jobs · $128,540
- 16. Architectural and Engineering Managers 120 jobs · $133,820
- 17. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 120 jobs · $105,310
- 18. Computer Network Architects 70 jobs · $112,220
Occupations Tracked
342
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$57,232
employment-weighted, 341 complete rows
Top Salary
$305,460
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, 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 | Financial Managers | $128,160 |
| 2 | Sales Managers | $129,060 |
| 3 | Software Developers | $122,760 |
| 4 | Industrial Production Managers | $110,510 |
| 5 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | $110,390 |
| 6 | Physicians, All Other | $259,480 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,250 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $154,620 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $142,330 |
| 10 | Managers, All Other | $121,100 |
| 11 | Lawyers | $127,120 |
| 12 | Dentists, General | $210,900 |
| 13 | Civil Engineers | $114,900 |
| 14 | Marketing Managers | $125,790 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $128,540 |
| 16 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $133,820 |
| 17 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $105,310 |
| 18 | Computer Network Architects | $112,220 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers | $135,290 |
| 20 | Chief Executives | $231,370 |
| 21 | Optometrists | $154,240 |
| 22 | Veterinarians | $103,490 |
| 23 | Physician Assistants | $130,360 |
| 24 | Family Medicine Physicians | $305,460 |
| 25 | Engineers, All Other | $107,350 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Cashiers | $31,200 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $31,200 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $31,200 |
| Dishwashers | $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 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $31,200 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $31,200 |
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 ($57,232 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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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