Therapist salary in Illinois: what each kind of therapist earns.
There is no single therapist wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of therapist in Illinois, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$49,960 – $124,600
Range of medians across the 13 therapist occupations BLS publishes for Illinois. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “therapist” wage for Illinois. Across the 13 therapist occupations with a published May 2025 median in Illinois, median annual pay ran from $49,960 (mental health and substance abuse social workers) to $124,600 (radiation therapists). “Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors”, the largest of them in Illinois (20,250 employed), earned a median of $60,730, compared with $59,350 nationally.
Therapists in Illinois at a glance
“Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors” are the largest therapist occupation with a published median in Illinois, with 20,250 employed and a median annual wage of $60,730 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the therapist occupations with a published median in Illinois, radiation therapists had the highest: $124,600 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
7 of the 13 therapist occupations with a published median in Illinois were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of therapist earns in Illinois
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Illinois | Median hourly | Employed in Illinois | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiation Therapists | $124,600 | $59.91 | not published | $105,310 | +18% vs national |
| Therapists, All Other | $116,200 | $55.86 | 1,060 | $77,930 | +49% vs national |
| Physical Therapists | $105,250 | $50.60 | 9,800 | $102,760 | +2% vs national |
| Occupational Therapists | $99,700 | $47.93 | 7,710 | $100,330 | -1% vs national |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $95,080 | $45.71 | 9,040 | $97,870 | -3% vs national |
| Respiratory Therapists | $84,090 | $40.43 | 4,880 | $82,280 | +2% vs national |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $83,750 | $40.27 | 5,810 | $100,580 | -17% vs national |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $60,970 | $29.31 | 860 | $66,940 | -9% vs national |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $60,730 | $29.20 | 20,250 | $59,350 | +2% vs national |
| Massage Therapists | $60,490 | $29.08 | 4,950 | $58,450 | +3% vs national |
| Exercise Physiologists | $60,130 | $28.91 | 300 | $59,460 | +1% vs national |
| Recreational Therapists | $54,910 | $26.40 | 440 | $61,960 | -11% vs national |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $49,960 | $24.02 | 3,460 | $60,280 | -17% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Illinois, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Therapists page. BLS publishes no therapist-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Illinois.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).