Retail Salespersons Salary in Illinois
At $35,370 a year, the median for retail salespersons in Illinois is close to the national median of $35,410 (0%); Illinois ranks 20th of 51 states by median. That is 32% less than the median across all occupations in Illinois ($51,960). Illinois pays more than every neighbouring state: Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa and Kentucky range from $29,650 in Kentucky to $34,480 in Wisconsin. Illinois employs 126,610 retail salespersons, 20.8 per 1,000 jobs, the 9th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.83 is close to the national share.
Illinois vs the United States, May 2025
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Illinois | Hourly | $15.00 | $15.51 | $17.00 | $18.15 | $23.08 | $18.60 | 126,610 | 20.76 | 0.83 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $32,250 | $35,370 | $37,750 | $48,010 | $38,680 | ||||
| United States | Hourly | $13.08 | $14.38 | $17.03 | $18.59 | $23.02 | $17.94 | 3,897,860 | – | – |
| Annual | $27,210 | $29,900 | $35,410 | $38,670 | $47,890 | $37,310 | ||||
- Rank by median
- 20th of 51 states
- Rank by employment
- 9th of 51 states
- Location quotient
- 0.83
- Jobs per 1,000
- 20.76
Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Illinois's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.
Metropolitan areas in Illinois
12 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Illinois publish a row for retail salespersons, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.
| Area | Median hourly | Median annual | 10th pct (annual) | 90th pct (annual) | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $17.22 | $35,820 | $31,200 | $48,580 | 96,950 | 21.48 | 0.86 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $16.28 | $33,870 | $31,200 | $46,550 | 2,180 | 20.68 | 0.83 |
| Peoria, IL | $16.29 | $33,870 | $31,200 | $46,780 | 3,710 | 22.35 | 0.89 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $16.26 | $33,820 | $29,670 | $47,490 | 29,750 | 22.18 | 0.88 |
| Decatur, IL | $16.18 | $33,650 | $31,200 | $45,980 | 950 | 20.81 | 0.83 |
| Rockford, IL | $16.12 | $33,540 | $31,200 | $47,000 | 2,970 | 21.55 | 0.86 |
| Springfield, IL | $16.08 | $33,450 | $31,200 | $45,220 | 2,570 | 25.52 | 1.02 |
| Kankakee, IL | $15.70 | $32,650 | $31,200 | $42,240 | 1,140 | 26.94 | 1.07 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $15.40 | $32,030 | $28,000 | $46,280 | 4,760 | 26.40 | 1.05 |
| Bloomington, IL | $15.23 | $31,670 | $31,200 | $44,040 | 1,910 | 21.72 | 0.87 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $14.54 | $30,250 | $28,600 | $41,910 | 1,460 | 32.67 | 1.30 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $13.65 | $28,390 | $22,090 | $38,420 | 1,800 | 35.89 | 1.43 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $15.96 | $33,190 | $31,200 | $46,320 | 2,610 | 20.55 | 0.82 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $15.92 | $33,110 | $31,200 | $47,030 | 2,930 | 20.72 | 0.83 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $15.87 | $33,010 | $31,200 | $46,040 | 3,530 | 20.86 | 0.83 |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $15.78 | $32,830 | $31,200 | $47,610 | 2,590 | 18.10 | 0.72 |
Neighbouring states
See the national page for Retail Salespersons (every state ranked) and the Illinois wage profile (every occupation in the state).
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Illinois estimates.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.