West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Correctional Officers and Jailers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
Correctional Officers and Jailers publishes $79,190 here versus $58,940 nationally (+34.4%; 2,230metro-area jobs). Next is General and Operations Managers at $81,690 locally versus $105,770 nationally (-22.8%).
- Correctional Officers and Jailers$79,190 in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 34.4% above the national Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $58,940 (2,230 published local jobs).
- General and Operations Managers$81,690 in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 22.8% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (4,120 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$79,880 in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 18.1% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,880 published local jobs).
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,910 in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area sits 16.6% below the national Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 (4,480 published local jobs).
Correctional Officers and Jailers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1700002 · West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #330/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 371 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $399K
- EMP-MIX First-Line S…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Slidell-Mandevil…
- BOOK-FULL 367 rows · May 2025
Read with Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (+$32 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 West Central Illinois nonme…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 740 jobs · $110,390
- 2. Financial Managers 700 jobs · $115,840
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 390 jobs · $114,190
- 4. Sales Managers 370 jobs · $116,550
- 5. Lawyers 330 jobs · $103,130
- 6. Software Developers 280 jobs · $103,500
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 270 jobs · $132,260
- 8. Managers, All Other 260 jobs · $108,840
- 9. Physicians, All Other 240 jobs · $399,470
- 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers 240 jobs · $121,900
- 11. Pharmacists 220 jobs · $142,550
- 12. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 180 jobs · $106,580
- 13. Physical Therapists 180 jobs · $104,080
- 14. Human Resources Managers 170 jobs · $116,570
- 15. Veterinarians 150 jobs · $107,990
- 16. Architectural and Engineering Managers 120 jobs · $145,410
- 17. Personal Financial Advisors 100 jobs · $104,750
- 18. Dentists, General 90 jobs · $204,620
Occupations Tracked
371
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,708
employment-weighted, 367 complete rows
Top Salary
$399,470
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in West 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 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | $110,390 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $115,840 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $114,190 |
| 4 | Sales Managers | $116,550 |
| 5 | Lawyers | $103,130 |
| 6 | Software Developers | $103,500 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $132,260 |
| 8 | Managers, All Other | $108,840 |
| 9 | Physicians, All Other | $399,470 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $121,900 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $142,550 |
| 12 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $106,580 |
| 13 | Physical Therapists | $104,080 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $116,570 |
| 15 | Veterinarians | $107,990 |
| 16 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $145,410 |
| 17 | Personal Financial Advisors | $104,750 |
| 18 | Dentists, General | $204,620 |
| 19 | Chief Executives | $196,780 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants | $139,670 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $128,570 |
| 22 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | $105,590 |
| 23 | Psychiatrists | $350,430 |
| 24 | Family Medicine Physicians | $332,590 |
| 25 | Optometrists | $131,290 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Driver/Sales Workers | $31,200 |
| Cashiers | $31,200 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $31,200 |
| Gambling Service Workers, All Other | $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 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $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 ($55,708 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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