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Pharmacy pay in Illinois
The pharmacy stretch in Illinois is the 75th percentile for Pharmacists, $162.3K.
The pharmacy stretch in Illinois is the 75th percentile for Pharmacists, $162.3K.
The going Pharmacists rate in Illinois is about $139.1K, set beside about $140.9K nationally.
Pharmacy Aides still belongs on the Illinois pharmacy list at about $37.0K, 2% under the national median. Pharmacists employment is 12,070.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $139,080
- 75th percentile
- $162,280
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 12,070
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $46,650
- 75th percentile
- $49,150
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 21,340
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $37,010
- 75th percentile
- $37,960
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
- State employment
- 1,180
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $139,080 | $162,280 | $140,910 | 0.99 | 12,070 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $46,650 | $49,150 | $45,750 | 1.02 | 21,340 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $37,010 | $37,960 | $37,680 | 0.98 | 1,180 |
Takeaways
- Illinois pays Pharmacists about $139.1K, 1% under the national median.
- The national median beside Pharmacists in Illinois is about $140.9K.
- The 75th percentile for Pharmacists in Illinois is $162.3K. Employment is 12,070.
- Pharmacy Aides closes this Illinois list at about $37.0K, 2% under the national median.
For recruiters
- Then state the Illinois median for Pharmacists.
- Compare local pay with the national median.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Illinois median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Pharmacists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Illinois is 25 of 48. A row links to the Illinois metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $139,080 is stated as about $139.1K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent. $162,280 is stated as about $162.3K. $37,010 is stated as about $37.0K. a comparison of 0.98 is stated as 2 percent. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K.
Sources
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