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Trader Salary in Illinois

How much does a Trader make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trader in Illinois is $84,781 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Trader's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,566
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,648 to $97,231
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,691

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Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,231	$8,103	$1,870	$47
Average	$84,781	$7,065	$1,630	$41
25th Percentile	$71,648	$5,971	$1,378	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Trader Salaries

A Trader's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Trader Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Traders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,092.
California: $91,742.
Massachusetts: $90,520.

District of Columbia $92,092 California $91,742 Massachusetts $90,520 Washington $90,187 New Jersey $90,154 Alaska $90,037 Connecticut $88,890 New York $88,424

Hawaii $86,935 Rhode Island $86,236 Maryland $85,762 Minnesota $85,113 Colorado $84,864 Illinois $84,781 Oregon $84,465 Delaware $84,232

New Hampshire $84,085 Virginia $83,758 Pennsylvania $82,801 Nevada $82,319 North Dakota $82,161 Michigan $81,911 Wisconsin $81,820 Vermont $81,637

Texas $81,129 Maine $81,096 Arizona $81,046 Ohio $80,988 Georgia $80,223 Indiana $79,840 Wyoming $79,765 Utah $79,649

Iowa $79,599 Kansas $79,200 Louisiana $79,083 North Carolina $79,042 Missouri $79,025 Florida $78,701 Montana $78,526 Nebraska $78,360

Kentucky $78,268 South Carolina $77,935 Tennessee $77,727 Idaho $77,644 New Mexico $77,037 Oklahoma $76,904 Alabama $76,413 South Dakota $75,590

Arkansas $75,141 West Virginia $74,899 Mississippi $74,176

Top Paying Cities for Traders

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Effingham: $78,151
Saint Peter: $78,043
Salem: $78,340

Effingham, IL $78,151 Saint Peter, IL $78,043 Salem, IL $78,340 Sandoval, IL $78,588 Scheller, IL $78,246 Sesser, IL $78,255 Shobonier, IL $78,296 Harwood Heights, IL $85,863

Elmwood Park, IL $85,896 Lincolnwood, IL $85,878 Niles, IL $85,786 Alsip, IL $85,095 Cicero, IL $85,916 Evergreen Park, IL $85,608 Riverdale, IL $84,302 Kankakee, IL $80,219

Aroma Park, IL $80,172 Ashkum, IL $78,734 Beaverville, IL $79,727 Bone Gap, IL $77,309 Bonnie, IL $78,105 Broughton, IL $78,092 Browns, IL $77,539 Buckner, IL $78,239

Burnt Prairie, IL $77,875 Carmi, IL $78,418 Christopher, IL $78,428 Cisne, IL $78,014 Clay City, IL $77,745 Coello, IL $78,300 Crossville, IL $78,081 Dahlgren, IL $78,078

Dale, IL $78,248 Dix, IL $78,304 Du Bois, IL $78,435 Du Quoin, IL $78,409 Ellery, IL $77,725 Emma, IL $78,454 Enfield, IL $78,137 Ewing, IL $78,087

Fairfield, IL $78,007 Farina, IL $77,974 Flora, IL $78,134 Frankfort Heights, IL $78,293 Freeman Spur, IL $78,352 Geff, IL $77,931 Golden Gate, IL $77,736 Grayville, IL $77,875

Ina, IL $78,223 Irvington, IL $78,716 Iuka, IL $78,019 Johnsonville, IL $77,994 Keenes, IL $77,985 Keensburg, IL $77,412 Kell, IL $78,205 Kinmundy, IL $77,999

Lancaster, IL $76,319 Logan, IL $78,300 Loogootee, IL $77,999 Louisville, IL $77,989 Mc Leansboro, IL $78,178 Macedonia, IL $78,054 Maunie, IL $78,481 Mill Shoals, IL $78,008

Mount Carmel, IL $76,997 Mount Vernon, IL $78,272 Mulkeytown, IL $78,132 Nason, IL $78,124 New Haven, IL $78,439 Noble, IL $77,469 Norris City, IL $78,299 Odin, IL $78,459

Omaha, IL $78,228 Opdyke, IL $78,137 Orient, IL $78,287 Patoka, IL $78,442 Radom, IL $78,577 Richview, IL $78,516 Rinard, IL $77,959 Sailor Springs, IL $78,036

Allendale, IL $75,465 Altamont, IL $78,055 Annapolis, IL $76,926 Beecher City, IL $77,988 Bridgeport, IL $75,189 Brownstown, IL $78,096 Calhoun, IL $76,407 Casey, IL $77,401

Claremont, IL $76,122 Cowden, IL $78,127 Dennison, IL $75,849 Dieterich, IL $77,999 Dundas, IL $77,009 Edgewood, IL $77,999 Flat Rock, IL $75,270 Greenup, IL $77,675

Herrick, IL $78,230 Hidalgo, IL $77,601 Hutsonville, IL $76,425 Ingraham, IL $77,697 Janesville, IL $77,950 Jewett, IL $77,822 Lakewood, IL $78,187 Lawrenceville, IL $74,701

Lerna, IL $78,025 Marshall, IL $76,214 Martinsville, IL $76,749 Alden, IL $80,123 Antioch, IL $80,607 Arlington Heights, IL $84,022 Elk Grove Village, IL $84,573 Rolling Meadows, IL $84,090

Barrington, IL $82,449 Crystal Lake, IL $80,659 Cary, IL $81,385 Deerfield, IL $83,908 Des Plaines, IL $85,162 Fox Lake, IL $80,596 Fox River Grove, IL $81,717 Glencoe, IL $84,900

Glenview, IL $85,385 Mansfield, IL $80,326 Milmine, IL $79,749 Monticello, IL $80,156 Muncie, IL $79,839 Oakwood, IL $79,492 Ogden, IL $80,307 Penfield, IL $80,106

Pesotum, IL $80,347 Philo, IL $80,584 Potomac, IL $79,749 Rantoul, IL $80,414 Ridge Farm, IL $78,216 Royal, IL $80,380 Sadorus, IL $80,415 Saint Joseph, IL $80,599

Savoy, IL $80,971 Seymour, IL $80,709 Sidell, IL $79,097 Sidney, IL $80,482 Thomasboro, IL $80,633 Tolono, IL $80,676 Weldon, IL $79,575 Westville, IL $78,832

White Heath, IL $80,491 Arcola, IL $79,062 Arthur, IL $79,505 Ashmore, IL $78,114 Atwood, IL $79,935 Bethany, IL $78,641 Brocton, IL $78,164 Camargo, IL $79,554

Charleston, IL $78,326 Chrisman, IL $77,461 Dalton City, IL $78,656 Gays, IL $78,236 Hammond, IL $79,586 Hindsboro, IL $78,819 Humboldt, IL $78,660 Hume, IL $78,611

Kansas, IL $77,296 La Place, IL $79,118 Lovington, IL $78,979 Mattoon, IL $78,404 Metcalf, IL $78,310 Murdock, IL $79,528 Newman, IL $79,344 Oakland, IL $78,499

Paris, IL $76,500 Redmon, IL $77,624 Oquawka, IL $78,193 Homer, IL $80,191 Indianola, IL $78,754 Ivesdale, IL $80,420 Longview, IL $80,086 Sullivan, IL $78,755

Tuscola, IL $79,796 Vermilion, IL $76,046 Villa Grove, IL $80,001 Windsor, IL $78,221 Alhambra, IL $79,496 Alton, IL $79,759 Batchtown, IL $78,928 Benld, IL $79,166

Bethalto, IL $79,773 Bingham, IL $78,208 Brighton, IL $79,515 Brussels, IL $79,421 Bunker Hill, IL $79,420 Butler, IL $78,590 Carrollton, IL $78,747 Coffeen, IL $78,600

Cottage Hills, IL $79,801 Donnellson, IL $78,680 Dorsey, IL $79,576 Dow, IL $79,568 Eagarville, IL $79,099 East Alton, IL $79,875 Edwardsville, IL $79,835 Eldred, IL $78,652

Elsah, IL $79,641 Fidelity, IL $79,244 Fieldon, IL $79,200 Fillmore, IL $78,376 Gillespie, IL $79,077 Glen Carbon, IL $80,006 Godfrey, IL $79,706 Golden Eagle, IL $79,454

Grafton, IL $79,456 Granite City, IL $80,238 Greenfield, IL $78,602 Hamburg, IL $78,567 Hamel, IL $79,611 Hardin, IL $78,951 Hartford, IL $80,145 Hillsboro, IL $78,730

Hillview, IL $78,261 Irving, IL $78,543 Jerseyville, IL $79,323 Kampsville, IL $78,491 Kane, IL $78,911 Litchfield, IL $78,852 Livingston, IL $79,373 Dover, IL $78,643

Eldena, IL $79,023 Grand Ridge, IL $78,470 Granville, IL $78,492 Hennepin, IL $78,470 Kasbeer, IL $78,403 Ladd, IL $78,658 La Moille, IL $78,427 Lee Center, IL $79,294

Leonore, IL $78,662 Long Point, IL $78,577 Lostant, IL $78,443 Mc Nabb, IL $78,478 Magnolia, IL $78,455 Malden, IL $78,434 Manlius, IL $78,397 Mark, IL $78,704

Marseilles, IL $79,067 Mendota, IL $78,731 Mineral, IL $78,251 Neponset, IL $78,264 New Bedford, IL $78,488 Oglesby, IL $78,571 Depue, IL $78,632 Ohio, IL $78,348

Ottawa, IL $78,598 Paw Paw, IL $79,348 Peru, IL $78,617 Princeton, IL $78,418 Rutland, IL $78,533 Seatonville, IL $78,637 Seneca, IL $79,398 Sheffield, IL $78,272

Spring Valley, IL $78,604 Standard, IL $78,671 Streator, IL $78,732 Sublette, IL $78,608 Tiskilwa, IL $78,364 Toluca, IL $78,653 Tonica, IL $78,475 Triumph, IL $78,823

Troy Grove, IL $78,629 Utica, IL $78,410 Van Orin, IL $78,434 Varna, IL $78,669 Walnut, IL $78,351 Wenona, IL $78,541 West Brooklyn, IL $78,963 Wyanet, IL $78,338

Galesburg, IL $78,409 Abingdon, IL $78,304 Adair, IL $78,114 Alexis, IL $78,175 Alpha, IL $78,172 Altona, IL $78,216 Avon, IL $78,218 Bardolph, IL $78,377

Berwick, IL $78,068 Biggsville, IL $78,070 Bishop Hill, IL $78,208 Blandinsville, IL $77,979 Bradford, IL $78,318 Bushnell, IL $78,271 Cameron, IL $78,142 Camp Grove, IL $78,575

Carman, IL $78,008 Castleton, IL $78,465 Cuba, IL $78,621 Dahinda, IL $78,365 East Galesburg, IL $78,478 Ellisville, IL $78,302 Fairview, IL $78,520 Fiatt, IL $78,661

Galva, IL $78,236 Gerlaw, IL $78,170 Gilson, IL $78,250 Gladstone, IL $78,071 Good Hope, IL $78,075 Henderson, IL $78,193 Industry, IL $78,048 Ipava, IL $78,322

Keithsburg, IL $78,152 Kewanee, IL $78,239 Kirkwood, IL $78,142 Knoxville, IL $78,346 La Fayette, IL $78,299 La Harpe, IL $78,015 Laura, IL $78,581 Littleton, IL $77,915

Little York, IL $78,140 Lomax, IL $78,032 Macomb, IL $78,225 Maquon, IL $78,425 Marietta, IL $78,223 Media, IL $78,022 Monmouth, IL $78,270 New Windsor, IL $78,169

North Henderson, IL $78,177 Oneida, IL $78,208 Ophiem, IL $78,156 Bloomington, IL $79,134 Anchor, IL $78,978 Armington, IL $78,856 Arrowsmith, IL $79,449 Atlanta, IL $78,820

Bellflower, IL $79,991 Carlock, IL $78,809 Chenoa, IL $78,559 Clinton, IL $78,849 Colfax, IL $78,739 Congerville, IL $78,824 Cooksville, IL $78,594 Cropsey, IL $78,886

Danvers, IL $78,864 Deer Creek, IL $78,937 Delavan, IL $78,864 Dewitt, IL $79,332 Downs, IL $78,772 Ellsworth, IL $78,746 El Paso, IL $78,649 Fairbury, IL $78,708

Flanagan, IL $78,567 Forrest, IL $78,815 Goodfield, IL $78,875 Graymont, IL $78,549 Gridley, IL $78,631 Heyworth, IL $78,713 Hopedale, IL $78,865 Hudson, IL $78,766

Kenney, IL $78,775 Lane, IL $79,321 Lawndale, IL $78,795 Le Roy, IL $79,002 Lexington, IL $78,641 Mc Lean, IL $78,816 Mackinaw, IL $78,896 Maroa, IL $78,760

Merna, IL $78,688 Minier, IL $78,838 Minonk, IL $78,614 Normal, IL $79,054 Pontiac, IL $78,657 Saunemin, IL $78,392 Saybrook, IL $79,660 Secor, IL $78,763

Shirley, IL $78,686 Sibley, IL $79,144 Stanford, IL $78,846 Strawn, IL $78,931 Towanda, IL $78,697 Wapella, IL $78,660 Waynesville, IL $78,611 Urbana, IL $81,054

Allerton, IL $79,573 Alvin, IL $78,938 Armstrong, IL $80,215 Bement, IL $79,968 Bismarck, IL $78,878 Bondville, IL $80,849 Broadlands, IL $79,997 Catlin, IL $79,072

Cerro Gordo, IL $79,506 Champaign, IL $81,054 Cisco, IL $79,682 Collison, IL $79,848 Danville, IL $79,169 Tilton, IL $79,201 De Land, IL $79,996 Dewey, IL $80,486

Fairmount, IL $79,585 Farmer City, IL $79,787 Fisher, IL $80,352 Fithian, IL $79,955 Foosland, IL $80,137 Georgetown, IL $78,486 Gifford, IL $80,212 Henning, IL $79,312

Prairie City, IL $78,216 Raritan, IL $78,412 Rio, IL $78,182 Roseville, IL $78,068 Saint Augustine, IL $78,178 Sciota, IL $77,939 Seaton, IL $78,160 Smithfield, IL $78,324

Smithshire, IL $78,034 Speer, IL $78,716 Stronghurst, IL $78,057 Table Grove, IL $78,218 Toulon, IL $78,405 Vermont, IL $78,183 Victoria, IL $78,302 Viola, IL $78,178

Wataga, IL $78,198 Williamsfield, IL $78,469 Woodhull, IL $78,183 Wyoming, IL $78,577 Astoria, IL $78,279 Benson, IL $78,711 Brimfield, IL $78,869 Bryant, IL $78,693

Canton, IL $78,778 Chillicothe, IL $78,880 Dunfermline, IL $78,750 Dunlap, IL $78,968 Edelstein, IL $78,863 Edwards, IL $79,033 Elmwood, IL $78,789 Eureka, IL $78,875

Farmington, IL $78,688 Forest City, IL $78,816 Glasford, IL $78,944 Green Valley, IL $78,888 Groveland, IL $79,047 Hanna City, IL $79,020 Henry, IL $78,530 Kingston Mines, IL $78,983

Lacon, IL $78,748 La Rose, IL $78,708 Lewistown, IL $78,564 Liverpool, IL $78,756 London Mills, IL $78,399 Lowpoint, IL $78,873 Manito, IL $78,868 Mapleton, IL $79,020

Metamora, IL $78,962 Morton, IL $79,020 Mossville, IL $79,023 Norris, IL $78,731 Pekin, IL $79,027 Princeville, IL $78,792 Putnam, IL $78,433 Roanoke, IL $78,796

Rome, IL $78,937 Saint David, IL $78,738 South Pekin, IL $78,968 Sparland, IL $78,662 Topeka, IL $78,781 Tremont, IL $78,961 Trivoli, IL $78,881 Washburn, IL $78,816

Washington, IL $79,028 Yates City, IL $78,625 Peoria, IL $79,116 Creve Coeur, IL $79,117 East Peoria, IL $79,116 Peoria Heights, IL $79,116 Sims, IL $78,014 Andalusia, IL $78,282

Springerton, IL $78,025 Tamaroa, IL $78,410 Texico, IL $78,054 Thompsonville, IL $78,108 Valier, IL $78,397 Vernon, IL $78,335 Walnut Hill, IL $78,401 Waltonville, IL $78,219

Wayne City, IL $78,049 West Frankfort, IL $78,278 Whittington, IL $78,118 Woodlawn, IL $78,386 Xenia, IL $77,994 Carbondale, IL $78,380 Alto Pass, IL $78,004 Anna, IL $78,208

Ava, IL $78,295 Belknap, IL $77,925 Boles, IL $78,059 Brookport, IL $77,697 Buncombe, IL $78,071 Cairo, IL $78,056 Cambria, IL $78,439 Campbell Hill, IL $78,511

Carrier Mills, IL $78,185 Carterville, IL $78,295 Cave In Rock, IL $77,890 Cobden, IL $78,122 Colp, IL $78,365 Ridott, IL $79,858 Rochelle, IL $79,838 Rock City, IL $79,860

Rock Falls, IL $78,612 Rockton, IL $80,079 Roscoe, IL $80,079 Savanna, IL $78,398 Scales Mound, IL $78,422 Seward, IL $79,999 Shannon, IL $79,119 Shirland, IL $80,031

South Beloit, IL $79,997 Sterling, IL $78,655 Stillman Valley, IL $79,978 Stockton, IL $78,721 Warren, IL $78,953 Winnebago, IL $80,120 Winslow, IL $79,155 Woosung, IL $78,880

Rockford, IL $80,115 Loves Park, IL $80,131 Machesney Park, IL $80,132 Rock Island, IL $77,969 Albany, IL $78,219 Aledo, IL $78,188 Dana, IL $78,490 Chandlerville, IL $78,905

Bluford, IL $78,072 Mahomet, IL $80,534 Andover, IL $78,154 Chapin, IL $78,592 Chatham, IL $79,838 Chesterfield, IL $78,742 Concord, IL $78,660 Easton, IL $78,750

Elkhart, IL $79,462 Emden, IL $78,829 Franklin, IL $79,210 Frederick, IL $78,229 Girard, IL $79,205 Greenview, IL $79,313 Hartsburg, IL $78,820 Havana, IL $78,612

Hettick, IL $78,670 Jacksonville, IL $79,032 Kilbourne, IL $78,806 Lincoln, IL $79,034 Lincolns New Salem, IL $79,373 Literberry, IL $79,067 Loami, IL $79,695 Lowder, IL $79,436

Manchester, IL $78,862 Mason City, IL $78,861 Meredosia, IL $78,409 Middletown, IL $79,339 Modesto, IL $79,157 Murrayville, IL $78,763 New Berlin, IL $79,665 New Holland, IL $79,012

Nilwood, IL $79,138 Oakford, IL $79,037 Palmyra, IL $78,870 Petersburg, IL $79,388 Pleasant Plains, IL $79,694 Rushville, IL $78,182 San Jose, IL $78,846 Scottville, IL $78,828

Sherman, IL $79,873 Shipman, IL $79,220 Tallula, IL $79,480 Thayer, IL $79,469 Virden, IL $79,403 Virginia, IL $78,750 Waverly, IL $79,392 Williamsville, IL $79,682

Winchester, IL $78,438 Woodson, IL $79,109 Springfield, IL $80,081 Bonfield, IL $79,976 Creal Springs, IL $78,135 Annawan, IL $78,232 Atkinson, IL $78,206 Barstow, IL $78,083

Buffalo Prairie, IL $78,241 Cambridge, IL $78,180 Carbon Cliff, IL $78,023 Coal Valley, IL $78,016 Colona, IL $78,096 Cordova, IL $78,228 Deer Grove, IL $78,328 East Moline, IL $78,058

Erie, IL $78,214 Fenton, IL $78,254 Fulton, IL $78,266 Geneseo, IL $78,176 Hampton, IL $78,140 Hillsdale, IL $78,188 Hooppole, IL $78,239 Illinois City, IL $78,253

Joy, IL $78,194 Lyndon, IL $78,322 Lynn Center, IL $78,152 Matherville, IL $78,174 Milan, IL $78,145 Moline, IL $77,869 Morrison, IL $78,376 New Boston, IL $78,208

Orion, IL $78,100 Osco, IL $78,135 Port Byron, IL $78,193 Preemption, IL $78,162 Prophetstown, IL $78,274 Rapids City, IL $78,169 Reynolds, IL $78,214 Sherrard, IL $78,152

Silvis, IL $77,989 Tampico, IL $78,321 Taylor Ridge, IL $78,257 Thomson, IL $78,389 La Salle, IL $78,564 Amboy, IL $78,754 Ancona, IL $78,502 Arlington, IL $78,296

Blackstone, IL $78,434 Buda, IL $78,265 Bureau, IL $78,592 Cedar Point, IL $78,647 Cherry, IL $78,606 Compton, IL $79,091 Cornell, IL $78,602 Dalzell, IL $78,703

Cypress, IL $78,058 De Soto, IL $78,172 Dongola, IL $78,076 Dowell, IL $78,408 Eddyville, IL $77,994 Eldorado, IL $78,314 Elizabethtown, IL $77,911 Elkville, IL $78,146

Energy, IL $78,338 Equality, IL $78,156 Galatia, IL $78,148 Golconda, IL $77,882 Goreville, IL $78,167 Gorham, IL $78,004 Grand Chain, IL $77,941 Grand Tower, IL $77,971

Grantsburg, IL $78,042 Harrisburg, IL $78,243 Herod, IL $77,921 Herrin, IL $78,367 Hurst, IL $78,335 Jacob, IL $78,001 Johnston City, IL $78,270 Jonesboro, IL $78,045

Joppa, IL $78,191 Junction, IL $78,132 Karbers Ridge, IL $78,005 Karnak, IL $78,001 Mc Clure, IL $77,904 Makanda, IL $78,130 Marion, IL $78,263 Metropolis, IL $78,031

Millcreek, IL $78,221 Miller City, IL $77,620 Mound City, IL $78,098 Mounds, IL $78,037 Muddy, IL $78,315 Murphysboro, IL $78,213 New Burnside, IL $78,116 Olive Branch, IL $78,001

Olmsted, IL $77,953 Oraville, IL $78,320 Ozark, IL $78,075 Perks, IL $78,024 Pittsburg, IL $78,168 Pomona, IL $77,965 Pulaski, IL $78,032 Raleigh, IL $78,201

Ridgway, IL $78,320 Rosiclare, IL $78,009 Royalton, IL $78,175 Shawneetown, IL $78,226 Simpson, IL $78,014 Stonefort, IL $78,032 Tamms, IL $78,007 Thebes, IL $77,959

Ullin, IL $78,053 Unity, IL $78,016 Vergennes, IL $78,234 Vienna, IL $78,135 Villa Ridge, IL $77,954 Willisville, IL $78,925 Wolf Lake, IL $77,860 Zeigler, IL $78,379

Centralia, IL $78,676 Hoyleton, IL $78,694 Akin, IL $78,060 Albion, IL $77,725 Alma, IL $78,186 Ashley, IL $78,473 Barnhill, IL $77,997 Belle Rive, IL $78,053

Bellmont, IL $77,701 Benton, IL $78,236 Bourbonnais, IL $80,656 Bradley, IL $80,645 Buckingham, IL $79,123 Buckley, IL $79,205 Cabery, IL $78,748 Campus, IL $78,966

Chatsworth, IL $78,923 Chebanse, IL $79,519 Cissna Park, IL $79,190 Claytonville, IL $79,057 Clifton, IL $79,035 Crescent City, IL $78,851 Cullom, IL $78,522 Danforth, IL $78,649

Donovan, IL $79,279 East Lynn, IL $79,419 Elliott, IL $79,897 Emington, IL $78,344 Essex, IL $79,958 Gibson City, IL $79,851 Gilman, IL $78,876 Goodwine, IL $79,087

Grant Park, IL $81,549 Herscher, IL $79,335 Hoopeston, IL $79,030 Hopkins Park, IL $80,268 Iroquois, IL $79,109 Kempton, IL $78,378 Loda, IL $79,604 Ludlow, IL $80,131

Manteno, IL $81,208 Martinton, IL $79,294 Melvin, IL $79,534 Milford, IL $78,745 Momence, IL $81,094 Onarga, IL $78,960 Papineau, IL $79,897 Paxton, IL $79,932

Pembroke Township, IL $80,263 Piper City, IL $78,832 Rankin, IL $79,623 Reddick, IL $79,424 Roberts, IL $79,172 Rossville, IL $78,975 Saint Anne, IL $79,947 Sheldon, IL $78,599

Stockland, IL $78,484 Thawville, IL $78,982 Union Hill, IL $79,784 Watseka, IL $78,769 Wellington, IL $78,838 Woodland, IL $78,859 Apple River, IL $78,661 Ashton, IL $79,395

Baileyville, IL $79,661 Belvidere, IL $80,040 Byron, IL $79,949 Caledonia, IL $80,052 Capron, IL $80,071 Cedarville, IL $79,688 Chadwick, IL $78,387 Chana, IL $79,686

Cherry Valley, IL $80,048 Dakota, IL $79,785 Davis, IL $79,907 Davis Junction, IL $80,006 Dixon, IL $78,971 Durand, IL $79,999 East Dubuque, IL $78,339 Eleroy, IL $79,517

Elizabeth, IL $78,362 Forreston, IL $79,363 Franklin Grove, IL $79,141 Freeport, IL $79,665 Galena, IL $78,391 Galt, IL $78,732 Garden Prairie, IL $80,079 German Valley, IL $79,818

Hanover, IL $78,291 Harmon, IL $78,393 Holcomb, IL $79,932 Kent, IL $78,887 Lanark, IL $78,766 Leaf River, IL $79,853 Lena, IL $79,158 Lindenwood, IL $79,917

Mc Connell, IL $79,599 Milledgeville, IL $78,622 Monroe Center, IL $79,991 Mount Carroll, IL $78,463 Mount Morris, IL $79,618 Nachusa, IL $78,947 Nora, IL $79,075 Orangeville, IL $79,754

Oregon, IL $79,617 Pearl City, IL $78,933 Pecatonica, IL $80,031 Polo, IL $79,000 Poplar Grove, IL $80,046 Midlothian, IL $84,411 Mason, IL $77,983 Romeoville, IL $83,529

Minooka, IL $81,731 Mokena, IL $83,391 Monee, IL $82,297 Morris, IL $80,274 New Lenox, IL $83,032 Oak Forest, IL $84,172 Oak Lawn, IL $85,592 Bridgeview, IL $85,701

Hometown, IL $85,678 Hickory Hills, IL $85,479 Justice, IL $85,728 Burbank, IL $85,731 Odell, IL $78,325 Olympia Fields, IL $82,911 Orland Park, IL $84,389 Palos Heights, IL $84,898

Palos Park, IL $84,792 Palos Hills, IL $85,261 Park Forest, IL $82,546 Peotone, IL $81,748 Posen, IL $84,258 Ransom, IL $78,491 Richton Park, IL $82,684 Robbins, IL $84,571

South Holland, IL $83,202 South Wilmington, IL $79,882 Steger, IL $82,429 Thornton, IL $82,896 Tinley Park, IL $83,771 Country Club Hills, IL $83,434 Verona, IL $79,172 Willow Springs, IL $85,208

Wilmington, IL $80,767 Worth, IL $85,217 University Park, IL $82,353 Homer Glen, IL $83,845 Bedford Park, IL $85,772 Summit Argo, IL $85,795 Aurora, IL $83,012 Batavia, IL $82,674

Big Rock, IL $80,585 Bristol, IL $81,563 Brookfield, IL $85,826 Clarendon Hills, IL $85,162 Downers Grove, IL $84,782 Woodridge, IL $84,442 Earlville, IL $79,075 Eola, IL $83,121

Hinckley, IL $79,910 Hinsdale, IL $85,410 Oak Brook, IL $85,355 La Grange, IL $85,755 La Grange Park, IL $85,790 Willowbrook, IL $85,126 Lee, IL $79,828 Leland, IL $79,230

Lisle, IL $84,293 Lyons, IL $85,840 Millbrook, IL $80,577 Millington, IL $80,297 Montgomery, IL $82,330 Mooseheart, IL $82,468 Naperville, IL $83,788 Newark, IL $80,256

North Aurora, IL $82,363 Oswego, IL $82,260 Plainfield, IL $82,856 Plano, IL $80,743 Riverside, IL $85,865 Sandwich, IL $80,110 Serena, IL $79,206 Shabbona, IL $79,690

Sheridan, IL $79,566 Somonauk, IL $79,756 Steward, IL $79,785 Sugar Grove, IL $81,515 Warrenville, IL $83,608 Waterman, IL $79,740 Wedron, IL $79,067 Western Springs, IL $85,602

Westmont, IL $85,133 Yorkville, IL $81,396 Darien, IL $84,839 Mode, IL $77,924 Montrose, IL $77,900 Mount Erie, IL $77,649 Neoga, IL $78,053 Newton, IL $77,540

Oblong, IL $76,992 Olney, IL $77,162 Palestine, IL $75,804 Parkersburg, IL $77,010 Robinson, IL $76,204 Saint Elmo, IL $78,033 Sainte Marie, IL $77,212 Saint Francisville, IL $75,127

Shumway, IL $77,958 Sigel, IL $77,972 Stewardson, IL $77,987 Stoy, IL $76,882 Strasburg, IL $78,028 Sumner, IL $75,654 Teutopolis, IL $78,053 Toledo, IL $77,932

Trilla, IL $77,976 Vandalia, IL $78,473 Watson, IL $78,063 Westfield, IL $77,886 West Liberty, IL $76,914 West Salem, IL $77,234 West Union, IL $76,207 West York, IL $76,402

Wheeler, IL $77,868 Willow Hill, IL $77,095 Yale, IL $77,293 Argenta, IL $79,040 Assumption, IL $78,721 Beason, IL $78,692 Blue Mound, IL $79,235 Boody, IL $79,145

Buffalo, IL $79,585 Bulpitt, IL $79,502 Chestnut, IL $79,067 Cornland, IL $79,558 Dawson, IL $79,791 Decatur, IL $79,047 Divernon, IL $79,570 Edinburg, IL $79,556

Elwin, IL $79,016 Farmersville, IL $79,289 Findlay, IL $78,380 Forsyth, IL $79,132 Glenarm, IL $79,741 Harristown, IL $79,118 Harvel, IL $79,047 Illiopolis, IL $79,374

Kincaid, IL $79,467 Lake Fork, IL $79,466 Latham, IL $79,121 Macon, IL $78,847 Mechanicsburg, IL $79,644 Morrisonville, IL $79,174 Mount Auburn, IL $79,408 Mount Pulaski, IL $79,304

Mt Zion, IL $78,999 Moweaqua, IL $78,803 Niantic, IL $79,219 Oconee, IL $78,390 Oreana, IL $78,998 Owaneco, IL $78,820 Palmer, IL $79,203 Pana, IL $78,721

Pawnee, IL $79,603 Raymond, IL $78,815 Riverton, IL $79,843 Rochester, IL $79,814 Shelbyville, IL $78,339 Stonington, IL $79,240 Taylorville, IL $79,238 Tovey, IL $79,492

Tower Hill, IL $78,429 West Point, IL $77,924 Fox Valley, IL $83,239 Golf, IL $85,646 Lovejoy, IL $80,364 Waggoner, IL $79,083 Warrensburg, IL $78,958 Alexander, IL $79,393

Alsey, IL $78,488 Arenzville, IL $78,518 Ashland, IL $79,269 Athens, IL $79,693 Auburn, IL $79,597 Bath, IL $78,463 Beardstown, IL $78,561 Bluffs, IL $78,402

Bluff Springs, IL $78,558 Browning, IL $78,269 Cantrall, IL $79,901 Carlinville, IL $78,793 Kingston, IL $80,015 Kirkland, IL $79,951 Lafox, IL $81,709 Lombard, IL $84,866

Malta, IL $79,938 Maple Park, IL $80,183 Marengo, IL $80,204 Maywood, IL $85,864 Westchester, IL $85,798 Broadview, IL $85,843 Lake In The Hills, IL $81,027 Medinah, IL $84,366

Schaumburg, IL $83,918 Melrose Park, IL $85,849 Hillside, IL $85,781 Berkeley, IL $85,737 Stone Park, IL $85,827 Hoffman Estates, IL $83,505 Plato Center, IL $81,129 River Grove, IL $85,869

Roselle, IL $84,083 Saint Charles, IL $82,513 Schiller Park, IL $85,810 South Elgin, IL $82,249 Sycamore, IL $80,263 Union, IL $80,307 Villa Park, IL $85,246 Wasco, IL $81,563

Wayne, IL $82,849 West Chicago, IL $83,273 Wheaton, IL $84,119 Winfield, IL $83,764 Wood Dale, IL $85,000 Evanston, IL $85,808 Chicago, IL $85,953 Oak Park, IL $85,908

River Forest, IL $85,890 Beecher, IL $81,982 Berwyn, IL $85,889 Crest Hill, IL $83,024 Shorewood, IL $82,270 Blue Island, IL $84,680 Braceville, IL $80,169 Braidwood, IL $80,618

Calumet City, IL $82,964 Channahon, IL $81,796 Chicago Heights, IL $82,529 Chicago Ridge, IL $85,434 Grayslake, IL $81,079 Gurnee, IL $80,974 Harvard, IL $80,161 Hebron, IL $79,729

Highland Park, IL $84,112 Fort Sheridan, IL $83,751 Palatine, IL $83,636 Highwood, IL $83,793 Ingleside, IL $80,658 Island Lake, IL $81,148 Kenilworth, IL $85,550 Lake Bluff, IL $82,336

Lake Forest, IL $83,076 Lake Villa, IL $80,733 Lake Zurich, IL $82,662 Libertyville, IL $81,920 Mchenry, IL $80,394 Morton Grove, IL $85,776 Mount Prospect, IL $84,740 Mundelein, IL $81,880

Vernon Hills, IL $82,718 Northbrook, IL $84,707 North Chicago, IL $81,673 Park Ridge, IL $85,721 Lincolnshire, IL $83,389 Prospect Heights, IL $84,432 Richmond, IL $80,292 Ringwood, IL $80,251

Round Lake, IL $80,777 Russell, IL $80,535 Skokie, IL $85,836 Waukegan, IL $81,108 Spring Grove, IL $80,480 Techny, IL $85,072 Wadsworth, IL $80,719 Wauconda, IL $81,475

Kaneville, IL $81,014 Pocahontas, IL $79,250 Great Lakes, IL $82,018 Coal City, IL $80,543 Crete, IL $82,277 Crestwood, IL $84,673 Dolton, IL $83,600 Dwight, IL $78,936

Elwood, IL $82,070 Flossmoor, IL $83,068 Frankfort, IL $82,819 Gardner, IL $79,523 Glenwood, IL $82,718 Harvey, IL $83,778 Markham, IL $83,840 Hazel Crest, IL $83,462

Homewood, IL $83,166 Joliet, IL $82,379 Kinsman, IL $78,691 Lansing, IL $82,659 Lemont, IL $84,398 Bolingbrook, IL $84,055 Lockport, IL $83,457 Manhattan, IL $82,118

Matteson, IL $82,945 Mazon, IL $79,698 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $79,232 Red Bud, IL $79,447 Renault, IL $79,315 Rockwood, IL $78,281 Saint Jacob, IL $79,729 Saint Libory, IL $79,425

Smithboro, IL $78,677 Smithton, IL $79,853 Sparta, IL $78,969 Steeleville, IL $78,777 Summerfield, IL $79,695 Tilden, IL $79,250 Trenton, IL $79,597 Troy, IL $79,886

Valmeyer, IL $79,581 Walsh, IL $78,829 Waterloo, IL $79,735 Quincy, IL $78,358 Augusta, IL $77,964 Barry, IL $77,967 Basco, IL $77,936 Baylis, IL $77,897

Bowen, IL $77,968 Camden, IL $77,853 Camp Point, IL $78,017 Carthage, IL $78,017 Chambersburg, IL $78,048 Clayton, IL $77,949 Coatsburg, IL $78,003 Colchester, IL $78,023

Colusa, IL $77,997 Dallas City, IL $78,001 Elvaston, IL $78,178 Ferris, IL $78,271 Fowler, IL $78,056 Golden, IL $78,023 Griggsville, IL $78,059 Hamilton, IL $78,100

Hull, IL $77,861 Huntsville, IL $77,816 Kinderhook, IL $77,900 La Prairie, IL $77,853 Liberty, IL $77,988 Lima, IL $78,073 Loraine, IL $77,964 Mendon, IL $78,016

Milton, IL $78,336 Mount Sterling, IL $78,011 Nauvoo, IL $78,031 Nebo, IL $78,220 New Canton, IL $77,852 New Salem, IL $77,920 Niota, IL $77,979 Paloma, IL $78,058

Payson, IL $78,017 Pearl, IL $78,170 Perry, IL $78,107 Pittsfield, IL $78,071 Plainville, IL $77,983 Pleasant Hill, IL $78,084 Plymouth, IL $77,920 Rockport, IL $77,818

Sutter, IL $77,857 Tennessee, IL $77,950 Timewell, IL $77,890 Ursa, IL $77,963 Versailles, IL $78,140 Warsaw, IL $77,954 Buffalo Grove, IL $83,534 Wheeling, IL $84,304

Wilmette, IL $85,655 Winnetka, IL $85,289 Winthrop Harbor, IL $80,572 Wonder Lake, IL $80,006 Woodstock, IL $80,179 Zion, IL $80,651 Addison, IL $84,884 Algonquin, IL $81,330

Bartlett, IL $83,174 Bellwood, IL $85,830 Bensenville, IL $85,424 Streamwood, IL $83,178 Bloomingdale, IL $84,164 Burlington, IL $80,384 Carpentersville, IL $81,759 Clare, IL $79,982

Cortland, IL $80,224 Creston, IL $79,884 Dekalb, IL $80,108 Carol Stream, IL $83,956 Dundee, IL $81,709 Elburn, IL $81,333 Elgin, IL $82,607 Elmhurst, IL $85,503

Esmond, IL $79,898 Forest Park, IL $85,885 Franklin Park, IL $85,817 Hanover Park, IL $83,645 Geneva, IL $82,236 Genoa, IL $80,120 Gilberts, IL $81,145 Glen Ellyn, IL $84,513

Glendale Heights, IL $84,368 Hampshire, IL $80,430 Hines, IL $85,863 Huntley, IL $80,389 Itasca, IL $84,653 Madison, IL $80,350 Marine, IL $79,656 Maryville, IL $80,028

Medora, IL $79,131 Michael, IL $78,631 Moro, IL $79,705 Mount Olive, IL $79,077 Mozier, IL $78,467 National Stock Yards, IL $80,364 New Douglas, IL $79,293 Nokomis, IL $78,687

Ohlman, IL $78,768 Panama, IL $78,948 Patterson, IL $78,515 Piasa, IL $79,355 Ramsey, IL $78,190 Rockbridge, IL $78,766 Roodhouse, IL $78,595 Rosamond, IL $78,584

Roxana, IL $79,952 Sawyerville, IL $79,199 Sorento, IL $78,940 South Roxana, IL $80,011 Staunton, IL $79,329 Taylor Springs, IL $78,838 Venice, IL $80,364 Walshville, IL $78,807

White Hall, IL $78,544 Wilsonville, IL $79,274 Witt, IL $78,618 Wood River, IL $79,912 Worden, IL $79,553 Wrights, IL $78,562 East Saint Louis, IL $80,364 Fairview Heights, IL $80,149

Addieville, IL $79,284 Albers, IL $79,391 Aviston, IL $79,429 Baldwin, IL $79,267 Bartelso, IL $79,037 Beckemeyer, IL $79,293 Belleville, IL $79,999 Mascoutah, IL $79,700

Scott Air Force Base, IL $79,849 Breese, IL $79,300 Carlyle, IL $78,842 Caseyville, IL $80,160 Chester, IL $78,790 Collinsville, IL $80,097 Columbia, IL $80,021 Coulterville, IL $78,869

Cutler, IL $78,588 Dupo, IL $80,238 East Carondelet, IL $80,190 Ellis Grove, IL $78,832 Evansville, IL $79,190 Freeburg, IL $79,763 Fults, IL $79,447 Germantown, IL $79,358

Greenville, IL $78,927 Hagarstown, IL $78,523 Hecker, IL $79,665 Highland, IL $79,502 Hoffman, IL $79,009 Huey, IL $78,789 Keyesport, IL $78,717 Lebanon, IL $79,827

Lenzburg, IL $79,457 Maeystown, IL $79,512 Marissa, IL $79,342 Menard, IL $78,806 Millstadt, IL $80,069 Modoc, IL $78,724 Mulberry Grove, IL $78,566 Nashville, IL $78,816

New Athens, IL $79,598 New Baden, IL $79,529 New Memphis, IL $79,473 Oakdale, IL $78,866 O Fallon, IL $79,991 Okawville, IL $79,208 Percy, IL $78,683 Pierron, IL $79,334

Pinckneyville, IL $78,620

Trader Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Trader salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $90,435. While startup companies pay approximate $76,744.

Trader Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$76,744
Growth Stage	51~500	$81,109
Established	501~5000	$87,413
Enterprise	5000+	$90,435

Trader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Trader roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Trader positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Trader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Trader

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$101,737	$49.0	20%

Trader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Trader's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$71,648

Average $84,781/year

$97,231

$5,971

Average $7,065/month

$8,103

$1,378

Average $1,630/week

$1,870

$34

Average $41/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,231	$8,103	$1,870	$47
Average	$84,781	$7,065	$1,630	$41
25th Percentile	$71,648	$5,971	$1,378	$34

Trader Salary Growth & Career Path

Trader

Foreign Exchange Trader III

Senior Trader

Lead Trader

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Trader, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Trader Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Foreign Exchange Trader III	$196,957	132%
Senior Trader	$126,259	49%

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