Cost of hiring in the East Central Illinois nonmetro area

Median pay by role in the East Central Illinois nonmetro area

The employer pays more than the wage: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², so a $41,900 median for customer support specialists, the largest of these jobs here, comes to about $54,065 a year. That is an estimate: benefit levels vary by employer.

the East Central Illinois nonmetro area against the US

The East Central Illinois nonmetro area pays above the US median for only one of the 17 roles, e-commerce order specialists (+15.9%), and below it for 16, furthest for executive assistants (-25.9%). The middle gap across all 17 is -8.5%: for most of these roles, hiring costs less here than at the US median. Its best national standing is for e-commerce order specialists, #6 of 287 areas by median pay; its lowest is for executive assistants, #421 of 509.

Compared with the US mix of these jobs, the East Central Illinois nonmetro area has more HR assistants (1.1% of these jobs here, against 0.6% nationally) and administrative assistants (16.4% against 10.8%), and fewer project coordinators (2.3% against 6.7%) and paralegals (1.2% against 2.5%). Metro areas in other states with the closest overall pay level, measured the same way, are listed below; Lincoln, NE is nearest, at -8.6%.

How far pay spreads inside each role

From the 10th to the 90th percentile, marketing specialists in the East Central Illinois nonmetro area span $38,610–$118,140, the widest band (3.1×); e-commerce order specialists the narrowest, $39,530–$57,460. Offers cluster nearer the median than nationally for 11 of 17 roles, sales development representatives most ($37,980–$148,840 across the US). Budget from the median for sales development representatives: a few well-paid jobs lift the average ($64,060 against a $55,010 median for sales development representatives).

the East Central Illinois nonmetro area against Illinois

Against Illinois as a whole, the East Central Illinois nonmetro area pays more only for e-commerce order specialists (+12.3%), and less for 16, most of all executive assistants (-23.7%). It has the highest median in Illinois for e-commerce order specialists, and the lowest for project coordinators.

Other areas in Illinois

By jobs in these roles, the East Central Illinois nonmetro area is #5 of 12 areas in Illinois. The table shows the areas closest to it in size, from Chicago-Naperville to Kankakee.

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