South Illinois nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for South Illinois nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $82,040 here versus $105,770 nationally (-22.4%; 3,130metro-area jobs). Next is Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive at $37,040 locally versus $47,540 nationally (-22.1%).
- General and Operations Managers$82,040 in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 22.4% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,130 published local jobs).
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,040 in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 22.1% below the national Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $47,540 (2,700 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$80,200 in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 17.8% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,860 published local jobs).
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$56,720 in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 14.4% above the national Maintenance and Repair Workers, General median of $49,590 (2,400 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for South Illinois nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1700004 · South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #271/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 371 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $339K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Dover, DE
- BOOK-FULL 365 rows · May 2025
Read with Dover, DE (+$41 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 South Illinois nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers lead published employment inside South Illinois nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 610 jobs · $120,280
- 2. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 530 jobs · $110,390
- 3. Physicians, All Other 370 jobs · $339,350
- 4. Nurse Practitioners 360 jobs · $124,190
- 5. Pharmacists 300 jobs · $147,330
- 6. Sales Managers 290 jobs · $123,770
- 7. Lawyers 280 jobs · $112,120
- 8. Physical Therapists 250 jobs · $109,550
- 9. Software Developers 220 jobs · $122,390
- 10. Industrial Production Managers 220 jobs · $116,620
- 11. Computer and Information Systems Managers 200 jobs · $114,830
- 12. Physician Assistants 190 jobs · $136,590
- 13. Managers, All Other 190 jobs · $116,750
- 14. Human Resources Managers 160 jobs · $117,860
- 15. Civil Engineers 130 jobs · $109,150
- 16. Marketing Managers 120 jobs · $117,150
- 17. Architectural and Engineering Managers 100 jobs · $132,690
- 18. Chief Executives 80 jobs · $196,040
Occupations Tracked
371
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$57,585
employment-weighted, 365 complete rows
Top Salary
$339,350
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in South 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 | $120,280 |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | $110,390 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $339,350 |
| 4 | Nurse Practitioners | $124,190 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $147,330 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $123,770 |
| 7 | Lawyers | $112,120 |
| 8 | Physical Therapists | $109,550 |
| 9 | Software Developers | $122,390 |
| 10 | Industrial Production Managers | $116,620 |
| 11 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $114,830 |
| 12 | Physician Assistants | $136,590 |
| 13 | Managers, All Other | $116,750 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $117,860 |
| 15 | Civil Engineers | $109,150 |
| 16 | Marketing Managers | $117,150 |
| 17 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $132,690 |
| 18 | Chief Executives | $196,040 |
| 19 | Dentists, General | $199,990 |
| 20 | Optometrists | $146,400 |
| 21 | Personal Financial Advisors | $113,630 |
| 22 | Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $111,960 |
| 23 | Anesthesiologists | $272,890 |
| 24 | Purchasing Managers | $130,660 |
| 25 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $186,700 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $31,200 |
| Cashiers | $31,200 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $31,200 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $31,200 |
| Gambling Dealers | $31,200 |
| Animal Caretakers | $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 |
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 ($57,585 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
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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