Illinois State Wage Atlas

Historians in Illinois

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n/aJobs in Illinois (not published, symbol **)
$90,280Mean annual wage
10th of 35Rank by mean annual wage among states with a published figure
10th: $71,19025th: $83,490Median: $89,67075th: $89,68090th: $111,650Mean: $90,280
Wage distribution in Illinois
MeasureAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$71,190$34.23
25th percentile$83,490$40.14
Median (50th)$89,670$43.11
75th percentile$89,680$43.11
90th percentile$111,650$53.68
Mean$90,280$43.41

Across 35 states with a published mean, the highest are Maryland ($115,840), District of Columbia (not a state) ($113,140), Massachusetts ($112,310); the lowest are Utah ($44,470), Mississippi ($50,110), Wisconsin ($53,030). Compare this occupation across states.

Compared with neighboring states

States that share a land border with Illinois (states that touch only at a corner are not counted).

Historians: Illinois and bordering states
StateJobsMean annual wageMedian annual wage
Illinoisn/a$90,280$89,670
Iowa———
Indiana30$69,780$63,770
Kentucky50$64,840$63,530
Missouri50$70,360$64,230
Wisconsin50$53,030$45,810

Some figures are not shown. n/a means the source marks it unavailable (* wage, ** employment). A ≥ value (#) means the wage is at or above the top-coded limit. These are not zero.

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