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Accountant salary in Illinois: $80,230 median.

How pay for accountants in Illinois compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Illinois · BLS May 2025
$80,230median in Illinois

Hourly pay in Illinois, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $26.21 · 25th $31.87 · median $38.57 · 75th $49.17 · 90th $63.46.

Quick answer

Accountants in Illinois earned a median of $80,230 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 4% below the national median of $83,680. Illinois ranked 21 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 54,930 people employed.

Illinois median
$80,230
$38.57/hr
U.S. median
$83,680
-4% in Illinois
Rank among states
21 of 51
by median pay
Employed
54,930
location quotient 0.97
Key facts

More on accountant pay in Illinois

  • The median hourly wage for accountants and auditors in Illinois was $38.57 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of accountants and auditors in Illinois earned between $66,290 and $102,270 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of accountants and auditors in Illinois earned less than $54,510 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $131,990 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for accountants and auditors in Illinois was $88,910 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro areas

Where in Illinois it pays most

Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.

  1. Springfield, IL$86,440
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,360
  3. Peoria, IL$79,540
  4. St. Louis, MO-IL$78,880
  5. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$77,600
  6. Decatur, IL$76,720
  7. Bloomington, IL$76,510
  8. Rockford, IL$75,260
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. Nevada$81,600
  2. Texas$80,920
  3. Illinois$80,230
  4. Utah$79,990
  5. Arizona$79,970

See all states on the national Accountant salary page.

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Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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