Trainee Salary in Illinois

How much does a Trainee make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trainee in Illinois is $84,968 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,396
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,502 to $97,231
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,883

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Trainee Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,231	$8,103	$1,870	$47
Average	$84,968	$7,081	$1,634	$41
25th Percentile	$75,502	$6,292	$1,452	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Trainee Salaries

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

How Do Trainee 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 Trainees. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,295.
California: $91,945.
Massachusetts: $90,720.

District of Columbia $92,295 California $91,945 Massachusetts $90,720 Washington $90,386 New Jersey $90,353 Alaska $90,236 Connecticut $89,086 New York $88,619

Hawaii $87,127 Rhode Island $86,427 Maryland $85,952 Minnesota $85,301 Colorado $85,051 Illinois $84,968 Oregon $84,651 Delaware $84,418

New Hampshire $84,271 Virginia $83,943 Pennsylvania $82,984 Nevada $82,501 North Dakota $82,342 Michigan $82,092 Wisconsin $82,000 Vermont $81,817

Texas $81,309 Maine $81,275 Arizona $81,225 Ohio $81,167 Georgia $80,400 Indiana $80,016 Wyoming $79,941 Utah $79,825

Iowa $79,775 Kansas $79,375 Louisiana $79,258 North Carolina $79,216 Missouri $79,200 Florida $78,874 Montana $78,699 Nebraska $78,533

Kentucky $78,441 South Carolina $78,108 Tennessee $77,899 Idaho $77,816 New Mexico $77,207 Oklahoma $77,074 Alabama $76,582 South Dakota $75,757

Arkansas $75,307 West Virginia $75,065 Mississippi $74,340

Top Paying Cities for Trainees

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: $78,323
Saint Peter: $78,216
Salem: $78,514

Effingham, IL $78,323 Saint Peter, IL $78,216 Salem, IL $78,514 Sandoval, IL $78,762 Scheller, IL $78,419 Sesser, IL $78,428 Shobonier, IL $78,469 Harwood Heights, IL $86,053

Elmwood Park, IL $86,086 Lincolnwood, IL $86,068 Niles, IL $85,976 Alsip, IL $85,283 Cicero, IL $86,106 Evergreen Park, IL $85,797 Riverdale, IL $84,488 Kankakee, IL $80,397

Aroma Park, IL $80,349 Ashkum, IL $78,908 Beaverville, IL $79,903 Bone Gap, IL $77,480 Bonnie, IL $78,278 Broughton, IL $78,264 Browns, IL $77,710 Buckner, IL $78,412

Burnt Prairie, IL $78,047 Carmi, IL $78,591 Christopher, IL $78,601 Cisne, IL $78,186 Clay City, IL $77,917 Coello, IL $78,473 Crossville, IL $78,253 Dahlgren, IL $78,250

Dale, IL $78,421 Dix, IL $78,477 Du Bois, IL $78,609 Du Quoin, IL $78,583 Ellery, IL $77,897 Emma, IL $78,627 Enfield, IL $78,309 Ewing, IL $78,259

Fairfield, IL $78,179 Farina, IL $78,146 Flora, IL $78,307 Frankfort Heights, IL $78,466 Freeman Spur, IL $78,525 Geff, IL $78,103 Golden Gate, IL $77,908 Grayville, IL $78,047

Ina, IL $78,396 Irvington, IL $78,889 Iuka, IL $78,191 Johnsonville, IL $78,166 Keenes, IL $78,158 Keensburg, IL $77,583 Kell, IL $78,378 Kinmundy, IL $78,172

Lancaster, IL $76,488 Logan, IL $78,473 Loogootee, IL $78,172 Louisville, IL $78,162 Mc Leansboro, IL $78,351 Macedonia, IL $78,227 Maunie, IL $78,654 Mill Shoals, IL $78,180

Mount Carmel, IL $77,167 Mount Vernon, IL $78,445 Mulkeytown, IL $78,304 Nason, IL $78,297 New Haven, IL $78,612 Noble, IL $77,640 Norris City, IL $78,472 Odin, IL $78,632

Omaha, IL $78,401 Opdyke, IL $78,310 Orient, IL $78,460 Patoka, IL $78,615 Radom, IL $78,751 Richview, IL $78,689 Rinard, IL $78,131 Sailor Springs, IL $78,208

Allendale, IL $75,632 Altamont, IL $78,228 Annapolis, IL $77,096 Beecher City, IL $78,160 Bridgeport, IL $75,355 Brownstown, IL $78,268 Calhoun, IL $76,576 Casey, IL $77,572

Claremont, IL $76,290 Cowden, IL $78,299 Dennison, IL $76,017 Dieterich, IL $78,172 Dundas, IL $77,179 Edgewood, IL $78,171 Flat Rock, IL $75,437 Greenup, IL $77,847

Herrick, IL $78,403 Hidalgo, IL $77,772 Hutsonville, IL $76,594 Ingraham, IL $77,868 Janesville, IL $78,123 Jewett, IL $77,994 Lakewood, IL $78,359 Lawrenceville, IL $74,866

Lerna, IL $78,198 Marshall, IL $76,382 Martinsville, IL $76,919 Alden, IL $80,300 Antioch, IL $80,785 Arlington Heights, IL $84,208 Elk Grove Village, IL $84,760 Rolling Meadows, IL $84,276

Barrington, IL $82,631 Crystal Lake, IL $80,838 Cary, IL $81,565 Deerfield, IL $84,094 Des Plaines, IL $85,351 Fox Lake, IL $80,774 Fox River Grove, IL $81,898 Glencoe, IL $85,088

Glenview, IL $85,573 Mansfield, IL $80,503 Milmine, IL $79,926 Monticello, IL $80,333 Muncie, IL $80,016 Oakwood, IL $79,668 Ogden, IL $80,484 Penfield, IL $80,283

Pesotum, IL $80,524 Philo, IL $80,762 Potomac, IL $79,925 Rantoul, IL $80,592 Ridge Farm, IL $78,388 Royal, IL $80,557 Sadorus, IL $80,593 Saint Joseph, IL $80,777

Savoy, IL $81,150 Seymour, IL $80,888 Sidell, IL $79,272 Sidney, IL $80,660 Thomasboro, IL $80,811 Tolono, IL $80,854 Weldon, IL $79,751 Westville, IL $79,006

White Heath, IL $80,668 Arcola, IL $79,237 Arthur, IL $79,681 Ashmore, IL $78,287 Atwood, IL $80,112 Bethany, IL $78,814 Brocton, IL $78,337 Camargo, IL $79,730

Charleston, IL $78,499 Chrisman, IL $77,632 Dalton City, IL $78,830 Gays, IL $78,408 Hammond, IL $79,761 Hindsboro, IL $78,993 Humboldt, IL $78,834 Hume, IL $78,784

Kansas, IL $77,467 La Place, IL $79,293 Lovington, IL $79,154 Mattoon, IL $78,578 Metcalf, IL $78,484 Murdock, IL $79,704 Newman, IL $79,519 Oakland, IL $78,673

Paris, IL $76,669 Redmon, IL $77,796 Oquawka, IL $78,366 Homer, IL $80,368 Indianola, IL $78,928 Ivesdale, IL $80,598 Longview, IL $80,263 Sullivan, IL $78,929

Tuscola, IL $79,972 Vermilion, IL $76,214 Villa Grove, IL $80,177 Windsor, IL $78,394 Alhambra, IL $79,671 Alton, IL $79,936 Batchtown, IL $79,103 Benld, IL $79,341

Bethalto, IL $79,949 Bingham, IL $78,381 Brighton, IL $79,691 Brussels, IL $79,596 Bunker Hill, IL $79,596 Butler, IL $78,764 Carrollton, IL $78,921 Coffeen, IL $78,774

Cottage Hills, IL $79,977 Donnellson, IL $78,854 Dorsey, IL $79,751 Dow, IL $79,744 Eagarville, IL $79,274 East Alton, IL $80,052 Edwardsville, IL $80,011 Eldred, IL $78,826

Elsah, IL $79,817 Fidelity, IL $79,419 Fieldon, IL $79,375 Fillmore, IL $78,549 Gillespie, IL $79,251 Glen Carbon, IL $80,183 Godfrey, IL $79,882 Golden Eagle, IL $79,630

Grafton, IL $79,631 Granite City, IL $80,415 Greenfield, IL $78,776 Hamburg, IL $78,741 Hamel, IL $79,787 Hardin, IL $79,125 Hartford, IL $80,322 Hillsboro, IL $78,904

Hillview, IL $78,434 Irving, IL $78,716 Jerseyville, IL $79,498 Kampsville, IL $78,664 Kane, IL $79,085 Litchfield, IL $79,026 Livingston, IL $79,549 Dover, IL $78,817

Eldena, IL $79,198 Grand Ridge, IL $78,644 Granville, IL $78,665 Hennepin, IL $78,644 Kasbeer, IL $78,576 Ladd, IL $78,832 La Moille, IL $78,600 Lee Center, IL $79,469

Leonore, IL $78,836 Long Point, IL $78,750 Lostant, IL $78,616 Mc Nabb, IL $78,652 Magnolia, IL $78,629 Malden, IL $78,608 Manlius, IL $78,570 Mark, IL $78,878

Marseilles, IL $79,241 Mendota, IL $78,905 Mineral, IL $78,424 Neponset, IL $78,437 New Bedford, IL $78,662 Oglesby, IL $78,744 Depue, IL $78,805 Ohio, IL $78,521

Ottawa, IL $78,772 Paw Paw, IL $79,523 Peru, IL $78,790 Princeton, IL $78,591 Rutland, IL $78,706 Seatonville, IL $78,811 Seneca, IL $79,573 Sheffield, IL $78,445

Spring Valley, IL $78,778 Standard, IL $78,844 Streator, IL $78,906 Sublette, IL $78,782 Tiskilwa, IL $78,537 Toluca, IL $78,827 Tonica, IL $78,649 Triumph, IL $78,997

Troy Grove, IL $78,803 Utica, IL $78,584 Van Orin, IL $78,607 Varna, IL $78,843 Walnut, IL $78,524 Wenona, IL $78,714 West Brooklyn, IL $79,138 Wyanet, IL $78,511

Galesburg, IL $78,582 Abingdon, IL $78,477 Adair, IL $78,287 Alexis, IL $78,348 Alpha, IL $78,345 Altona, IL $78,389 Avon, IL $78,391 Bardolph, IL $78,550

Berwick, IL $78,240 Biggsville, IL $78,243 Bishop Hill, IL $78,381 Blandinsville, IL $78,151 Bradford, IL $78,491 Bushnell, IL $78,444 Cameron, IL $78,314 Camp Grove, IL $78,749

Carman, IL $78,180 Castleton, IL $78,639 Cuba, IL $78,794 Dahinda, IL $78,538 East Galesburg, IL $78,651 Ellisville, IL $78,475 Fairview, IL $78,694 Fiatt, IL $78,834

Galva, IL $78,409 Gerlaw, IL $78,343 Gilson, IL $78,423 Gladstone, IL $78,243 Good Hope, IL $78,248 Henderson, IL $78,366 Industry, IL $78,221 Ipava, IL $78,495

Keithsburg, IL $78,324 Kewanee, IL $78,412 Kirkwood, IL $78,314 Knoxville, IL $78,519 La Fayette, IL $78,472 La Harpe, IL $78,188 Laura, IL $78,754 Littleton, IL $78,088

Little York, IL $78,313 Lomax, IL $78,204 Macomb, IL $78,398 Maquon, IL $78,599 Marietta, IL $78,396 Media, IL $78,194 Monmouth, IL $78,443 New Windsor, IL $78,342

North Henderson, IL $78,350 Oneida, IL $78,381 Ophiem, IL $78,328 Bloomington, IL $79,309 Anchor, IL $79,153 Armington, IL $79,030 Arrowsmith, IL $79,625 Atlanta, IL $78,994

Bellflower, IL $80,167 Carlock, IL $78,983 Chenoa, IL $78,733 Clinton, IL $79,024 Colfax, IL $78,913 Congerville, IL $78,999 Cooksville, IL $78,768 Cropsey, IL $79,060

Danvers, IL $79,038 Deer Creek, IL $79,111 Delavan, IL $79,038 Dewitt, IL $79,507 Downs, IL $78,946 Ellsworth, IL $78,920 El Paso, IL $78,823 Fairbury, IL $78,882

Flanagan, IL $78,741 Forrest, IL $78,989 Goodfield, IL $79,050 Graymont, IL $78,723 Gridley, IL $78,804 Heyworth, IL $78,887 Hopedale, IL $79,040 Hudson, IL $78,940

Kenney, IL $78,949 Lane, IL $79,496 Lawndale, IL $78,970 Le Roy, IL $79,176 Lexington, IL $78,814 Mc Lean, IL $78,990 Mackinaw, IL $79,070 Maroa, IL $78,934

Merna, IL $78,862 Minier, IL $79,012 Minonk, IL $78,788 Normal, IL $79,229 Pontiac, IL $78,831 Saunemin, IL $78,565 Saybrook, IL $79,836 Secor, IL $78,937

Shirley, IL $78,859 Sibley, IL $79,319 Stanford, IL $79,020 Strawn, IL $79,105 Towanda, IL $78,871 Wapella, IL $78,834 Waynesville, IL $78,784 Urbana, IL $81,234

Allerton, IL $79,749 Alvin, IL $79,113 Armstrong, IL $80,392 Bement, IL $80,145 Bismarck, IL $79,052 Bondville, IL $81,028 Broadlands, IL $80,174 Catlin, IL $79,246

Cerro Gordo, IL $79,681 Champaign, IL $81,234 Cisco, IL $79,858 Collison, IL $80,024 Danville, IL $79,344 Tilton, IL $79,376 De Land, IL $80,172 Dewey, IL $80,664

Fairmount, IL $79,761 Farmer City, IL $79,963 Fisher, IL $80,530 Fithian, IL $80,132 Foosland, IL $80,314 Georgetown, IL $78,659 Gifford, IL $80,389 Henning, IL $79,487

Prairie City, IL $78,389 Raritan, IL $78,585 Rio, IL $78,355 Roseville, IL $78,240 Saint Augustine, IL $78,351 Sciota, IL $78,111 Seaton, IL $78,333 Smithfield, IL $78,497

Smithshire, IL $78,207 Speer, IL $78,889 Stronghurst, IL $78,229 Table Grove, IL $78,391 Toulon, IL $78,579 Vermont, IL $78,356 Victoria, IL $78,475 Viola, IL $78,351

Wataga, IL $78,371 Williamsfield, IL $78,642 Woodhull, IL $78,356 Wyoming, IL $78,750 Astoria, IL $78,452 Benson, IL $78,885 Brimfield, IL $79,043 Bryant, IL $78,867

Canton, IL $78,952 Chillicothe, IL $79,055 Dunfermline, IL $78,924 Dunlap, IL $79,143 Edelstein, IL $79,037 Edwards, IL $79,208 Elmwood, IL $78,963 Eureka, IL $79,050

Farmington, IL $78,862 Forest City, IL $78,990 Glasford, IL $79,119 Green Valley, IL $79,062 Groveland, IL $79,222 Hanna City, IL $79,195 Henry, IL $78,704 Kingston Mines, IL $79,157

Lacon, IL $78,922 La Rose, IL $78,882 Lewistown, IL $78,738 Liverpool, IL $78,930 London Mills, IL $78,572 Lowpoint, IL $79,047 Manito, IL $79,042 Mapleton, IL $79,195

Metamora, IL $79,136 Morton, IL $79,195 Mossville, IL $79,198 Norris, IL $78,905 Pekin, IL $79,201 Princeville, IL $78,966 Putnam, IL $78,606 Roanoke, IL $78,970

Rome, IL $79,111 Saint David, IL $78,912 South Pekin, IL $79,143 Sparland, IL $78,836 Topeka, IL $78,955 Tremont, IL $79,135 Trivoli, IL $79,055 Washburn, IL $78,990

Washington, IL $79,203 Yates City, IL $78,799 Peoria, IL $79,291 Creve Coeur, IL $79,292 East Peoria, IL $79,291 Peoria Heights, IL $79,290 Sims, IL $78,186 Andalusia, IL $78,455

Springerton, IL $78,198 Tamaroa, IL $78,584 Texico, IL $78,227 Thompsonville, IL $78,280 Valier, IL $78,570 Vernon, IL $78,509 Walnut Hill, IL $78,574 Waltonville, IL $78,392

Wayne City, IL $78,222 West Frankfort, IL $78,451 Whittington, IL $78,290 Woodlawn, IL $78,559 Xenia, IL $78,167 Carbondale, IL $78,554 Alto Pass, IL $78,176 Anna, IL $78,381

Ava, IL $78,468 Belknap, IL $78,097 Boles, IL $78,232 Brookport, IL $77,869 Buncombe, IL $78,243 Cairo, IL $78,228 Cambria, IL $78,612 Campbell Hill, IL $78,684

Carrier Mills, IL $78,358 Carterville, IL $78,468 Cave In Rock, IL $78,062 Cobden, IL $78,294 Colp, IL $78,538 Ridott, IL $80,034 Rochelle, IL $80,015 Rock City, IL $80,037

Rock Falls, IL $78,785 Rockton, IL $80,256 Roscoe, IL $80,256 Savanna, IL $78,571 Scales Mound, IL $78,595 Seward, IL $80,176 Shannon, IL $79,294 Shirland, IL $80,208

South Beloit, IL $80,174 Sterling, IL $78,829 Stillman Valley, IL $80,155 Stockton, IL $78,894 Warren, IL $79,128 Winnebago, IL $80,297 Winslow, IL $79,330 Woosung, IL $79,055

Rockford, IL $80,292 Loves Park, IL $80,308 Machesney Park, IL $80,309 Rock Island, IL $78,141 Albany, IL $78,392 Aledo, IL $78,361 Dana, IL $78,664 Chandlerville, IL $79,080

Bluford, IL $78,244 Mahomet, IL $80,712 Andover, IL $78,327 Chapin, IL $78,766 Chatham, IL $80,015 Chesterfield, IL $78,916 Concord, IL $78,834 Easton, IL $78,924

Elkhart, IL $79,638 Emden, IL $79,004 Franklin, IL $79,385 Frederick, IL $78,402 Girard, IL $79,380 Greenview, IL $79,488 Hartsburg, IL $78,994 Havana, IL $78,785

Hettick, IL $78,844 Jacksonville, IL $79,206 Kilbourne, IL $78,980 Lincoln, IL $79,209 Lincolns New Salem, IL $79,549 Literberry, IL $79,242 Loami, IL $79,871 Lowder, IL $79,611

Manchester, IL $79,036 Mason City, IL $79,035 Meredosia, IL $78,582 Middletown, IL $79,514 Modesto, IL $79,332 Murrayville, IL $78,937 New Berlin, IL $79,841 New Holland, IL $79,187

Nilwood, IL $79,313 Oakford, IL $79,212 Palmyra, IL $79,045 Petersburg, IL $79,563 Pleasant Plains, IL $79,870 Rushville, IL $78,354 San Jose, IL $79,020 Scottville, IL $79,002

Sherman, IL $80,050 Shipman, IL $79,395 Tallula, IL $79,656 Thayer, IL $79,645 Virden, IL $79,578 Virginia, IL $78,924 Waverly, IL $79,567 Williamsville, IL $79,858

Winchester, IL $78,611 Woodson, IL $79,284 Springfield, IL $80,258 Bonfield, IL $80,153 Creal Springs, IL $78,308 Annawan, IL $78,405 Atkinson, IL $78,378 Barstow, IL $78,255

Buffalo Prairie, IL $78,413 Cambridge, IL $78,353 Carbon Cliff, IL $78,195 Coal Valley, IL $78,188 Colona, IL $78,268 Cordova, IL $78,401 Deer Grove, IL $78,501 East Moline, IL $78,231

Erie, IL $78,387 Fenton, IL $78,427 Fulton, IL $78,439 Geneseo, IL $78,348 Hampton, IL $78,313 Hillsdale, IL $78,361 Hooppole, IL $78,412 Illinois City, IL $78,426

Joy, IL $78,367 Lyndon, IL $78,495 Lynn Center, IL $78,324 Matherville, IL $78,347 Milan, IL $78,318 Moline, IL $78,041 Morrison, IL $78,549 New Boston, IL $78,381

Orion, IL $78,273 Osco, IL $78,308 Port Byron, IL $78,366 Preemption, IL $78,335 Prophetstown, IL $78,447 Rapids City, IL $78,342 Reynolds, IL $78,387 Sherrard, IL $78,325

Silvis, IL $78,162 Tampico, IL $78,494 Taylor Ridge, IL $78,430 Thomson, IL $78,562 La Salle, IL $78,738 Amboy, IL $78,928 Ancona, IL $78,675 Arlington, IL $78,469

Blackstone, IL $78,608 Buda, IL $78,438 Bureau, IL $78,766 Cedar Point, IL $78,821 Cherry, IL $78,779 Compton, IL $79,265 Cornell, IL $78,776 Dalzell, IL $78,877

Cypress, IL $78,231 De Soto, IL $78,344 Dongola, IL $78,248 Dowell, IL $78,581 Eddyville, IL $78,167 Eldorado, IL $78,487 Elizabethtown, IL $78,083 Elkville, IL $78,318

Energy, IL $78,511 Equality, IL $78,328 Galatia, IL $78,321 Golconda, IL $78,054 Goreville, IL $78,339 Gorham, IL $78,177 Grand Chain, IL $78,113 Grand Tower, IL $78,143

Grantsburg, IL $78,214 Harrisburg, IL $78,416 Herod, IL $78,093 Herrin, IL $78,540 Hurst, IL $78,509 Jacob, IL $78,173 Johnston City, IL $78,443 Jonesboro, IL $78,218

Joppa, IL $78,363 Junction, IL $78,305 Karbers Ridge, IL $78,178 Karnak, IL $78,173 Mc Clure, IL $78,076 Makanda, IL $78,303 Marion, IL $78,436 Metropolis, IL $78,203

Millcreek, IL $78,393 Miller City, IL $77,792 Mound City, IL $78,270 Mounds, IL $78,209 Muddy, IL $78,488 Murphysboro, IL $78,386 New Burnside, IL $78,288 Olive Branch, IL $78,173

Olmsted, IL $78,125 Oraville, IL $78,493 Ozark, IL $78,248 Perks, IL $78,197 Pittsburg, IL $78,341 Pomona, IL $78,138 Pulaski, IL $78,204 Raleigh, IL $78,373

Ridgway, IL $78,494 Rosiclare, IL $78,182 Royalton, IL $78,348 Shawneetown, IL $78,399 Simpson, IL $78,186 Stonefort, IL $78,204 Tamms, IL $78,179 Thebes, IL $78,132

Ullin, IL $78,226 Unity, IL $78,188 Vergennes, IL $78,407 Vienna, IL $78,308 Villa Ridge, IL $78,127 Willisville, IL $79,100 Wolf Lake, IL $78,033 Zeigler, IL $78,552

Centralia, IL $78,849 Hoyleton, IL $78,868 Akin, IL $78,233 Albion, IL $77,897 Alma, IL $78,358 Ashley, IL $78,647 Barnhill, IL $78,169 Belle Rive, IL $78,225

Bellmont, IL $77,872 Benton, IL $78,408 Bourbonnais, IL $80,834 Bradley, IL $80,823 Buckingham, IL $79,298 Buckley, IL $79,380 Cabery, IL $78,922 Campus, IL $79,140

Chatsworth, IL $79,098 Chebanse, IL $79,695 Cissna Park, IL $79,365 Claytonville, IL $79,231 Clifton, IL $79,210 Crescent City, IL $79,025 Cullom, IL $78,695 Danforth, IL $78,823

Donovan, IL $79,454 East Lynn, IL $79,595 Elliott, IL $80,074 Emington, IL $78,517 Essex, IL $80,135 Gibson City, IL $80,027 Gilman, IL $79,050 Goodwine, IL $79,262

Grant Park, IL $81,730 Herscher, IL $79,511 Hoopeston, IL $79,205 Hopkins Park, IL $80,445 Iroquois, IL $79,284 Kempton, IL $78,551 Loda, IL $79,780 Ludlow, IL $80,308

Manteno, IL $81,388 Martinton, IL $79,469 Melvin, IL $79,710 Milford, IL $78,919 Momence, IL $81,274 Onarga, IL $79,135 Papineau, IL $80,074 Paxton, IL $80,109

Pembroke Township, IL $80,440 Piper City, IL $79,006 Rankin, IL $79,799 Reddick, IL $79,600 Roberts, IL $79,347 Rossville, IL $79,150 Saint Anne, IL $80,123 Sheldon, IL $78,773

Stockland, IL $78,658 Thawville, IL $79,156 Union Hill, IL $79,960 Watseka, IL $78,943 Wellington, IL $79,012 Woodland, IL $79,033 Apple River, IL $78,834 Ashton, IL $79,571

Baileyville, IL $79,837 Belvidere, IL $80,217 Byron, IL $80,126 Caledonia, IL $80,229 Capron, IL $80,248 Cedarville, IL $79,864 Chadwick, IL $78,560 Chana, IL $79,862

Cherry Valley, IL $80,225 Dakota, IL $79,961 Davis, IL $80,084 Davis Junction, IL $80,183 Dixon, IL $79,145 Durand, IL $80,176 East Dubuque, IL $78,512 Eleroy, IL $79,693

Elizabeth, IL $78,535 Forreston, IL $79,538 Franklin Grove, IL $79,315 Freeport, IL $79,841 Galena, IL $78,564 Galt, IL $78,906 Garden Prairie, IL $80,256 German Valley, IL $79,994

Hanover, IL $78,464 Harmon, IL $78,566 Holcomb, IL $80,108 Kent, IL $79,061 Lanark, IL $78,940 Leaf River, IL $80,030 Lena, IL $79,333 Lindenwood, IL $80,093

Mc Connell, IL $79,775 Milledgeville, IL $78,795 Monroe Center, IL $80,168 Mount Carroll, IL $78,636 Mount Morris, IL $79,794 Nachusa, IL $79,121 Nora, IL $79,250 Orangeville, IL $79,930

Oregon, IL $79,793 Pearl City, IL $79,108 Pecatonica, IL $80,208 Polo, IL $79,175 Poplar Grove, IL $80,222 Midlothian, IL $84,597 Mason, IL $78,155 Romeoville, IL $83,713

Minooka, IL $81,912 Mokena, IL $83,575 Monee, IL $82,479 Morris, IL $80,452 New Lenox, IL $83,216 Oak Forest, IL $84,358 Oak Lawn, IL $85,781 Bridgeview, IL $85,891

Hometown, IL $85,867 Hickory Hills, IL $85,667 Justice, IL $85,917 Burbank, IL $85,921 Odell, IL $78,499 Olympia Fields, IL $83,094 Orland Park, IL $84,575 Palos Heights, IL $85,086

Palos Park, IL $84,980 Palos Hills, IL $85,449 Park Forest, IL $82,728 Peotone, IL $81,929 Posen, IL $84,445 Ransom, IL $78,664 Richton Park, IL $82,867 Robbins, IL $84,758

South Holland, IL $83,386 South Wilmington, IL $80,059 Steger, IL $82,611 Thornton, IL $83,079 Tinley Park, IL $83,956 Country Club Hills, IL $83,618 Verona, IL $79,347 Willow Springs, IL $85,396

Wilmington, IL $80,945 Worth, IL $85,405 University Park, IL $82,535 Homer Glen, IL $84,030 Bedford Park, IL $85,962 Summit Argo, IL $85,985 Aurora, IL $83,195 Batavia, IL $82,857

Big Rock, IL $80,763 Bristol, IL $81,743 Brookfield, IL $86,016 Clarendon Hills, IL $85,351 Downers Grove, IL $84,969 Woodridge, IL $84,629 Earlville, IL $79,250 Eola, IL $83,304

Hinckley, IL $80,087 Hinsdale, IL $85,599 Oak Brook, IL $85,544 La Grange, IL $85,944 La Grange Park, IL $85,980 Willowbrook, IL $85,314 Lee, IL $80,005 Leland, IL $79,405

Lisle, IL $84,480 Lyons, IL $86,030 Millbrook, IL $80,755 Millington, IL $80,474 Montgomery, IL $82,511 Mooseheart, IL $82,650 Naperville, IL $83,974 Newark, IL $80,433

North Aurora, IL $82,545 Oswego, IL $82,442 Plainfield, IL $83,039 Plano, IL $80,921 Riverside, IL $86,055 Sandwich, IL $80,287 Serena, IL $79,381 Shabbona, IL $79,866

Sheridan, IL $79,742 Somonauk, IL $79,932 Steward, IL $79,961 Sugar Grove, IL $81,695 Warrenville, IL $83,793 Waterman, IL $79,916 Wedron, IL $79,241 Western Springs, IL $85,792

Westmont, IL $85,321 Yorkville, IL $81,576 Darien, IL $85,026 Mode, IL $78,096 Montrose, IL $78,073 Mount Erie, IL $77,821 Neoga, IL $78,226 Newton, IL $77,712

Oblong, IL $77,162 Olney, IL $77,332 Palestine, IL $75,972 Parkersburg, IL $77,181 Robinson, IL $76,373 Saint Elmo, IL $78,206 Sainte Marie, IL $77,382 Saint Francisville, IL $75,293

Shumway, IL $78,130 Sigel, IL $78,144 Stewardson, IL $78,159 Stoy, IL $77,052 Strasburg, IL $78,200 Sumner, IL $75,821 Teutopolis, IL $78,226 Toledo, IL $78,104

Trilla, IL $78,148 Vandalia, IL $78,646 Watson, IL $78,235 Westfield, IL $78,058 West Liberty, IL $77,084 West Salem, IL $77,405 West Union, IL $76,375 West York, IL $76,571

Wheeler, IL $78,040 Willow Hill, IL $77,266 Yale, IL $77,464 Argenta, IL $79,215 Assumption, IL $78,895 Beason, IL $78,866 Blue Mound, IL $79,410 Boody, IL $79,320

Buffalo, IL $79,761 Bulpitt, IL $79,678 Chestnut, IL $79,241 Cornland, IL $79,734 Dawson, IL $79,967 Decatur, IL $79,222 Divernon, IL $79,746 Edinburg, IL $79,731

Elwin, IL $79,190 Farmersville, IL $79,465 Findlay, IL $78,554 Forsyth, IL $79,307 Glenarm, IL $79,917 Harristown, IL $79,293 Harvel, IL $79,222 Illiopolis, IL $79,550

Kincaid, IL $79,642 Lake Fork, IL $79,641 Latham, IL $79,295 Macon, IL $79,021 Mechanicsburg, IL $79,820 Morrisonville, IL $79,349 Mount Auburn, IL $79,583 Mount Pulaski, IL $79,480

Mt Zion, IL $79,174 Moweaqua, IL $78,977 Niantic, IL $79,394 Oconee, IL $78,564 Oreana, IL $79,172 Owaneco, IL $78,994 Palmer, IL $79,378 Pana, IL $78,894

Pawnee, IL $79,779 Raymond, IL $78,989 Riverton, IL $80,020 Rochester, IL $79,991 Shelbyville, IL $78,512 Stonington, IL $79,415 Taylorville, IL $79,413 Tovey, IL $79,667

Tower Hill, IL $78,602 West Point, IL $78,096 Fox Valley, IL $83,423 Golf, IL $85,835 Lovejoy, IL $80,542 Waggoner, IL $79,258 Warrensburg, IL $79,133 Alexander, IL $79,568

Alsey, IL $78,661 Arenzville, IL $78,692 Ashland, IL $79,444 Athens, IL $79,869 Auburn, IL $79,773 Bath, IL $78,636 Beardstown, IL $78,734 Bluffs, IL $78,575

Bluff Springs, IL $78,731 Browning, IL $78,442 Cantrall, IL $80,077 Carlinville, IL $78,967 Kingston, IL $80,192 Kirkland, IL $80,127 Lafox, IL $81,890 Lombard, IL $85,054

Malta, IL $80,115 Maple Park, IL $80,360 Marengo, IL $80,381 Maywood, IL $86,054 Westchester, IL $85,988 Broadview, IL $86,033 Lake In The Hills, IL $81,206 Medinah, IL $84,553

Schaumburg, IL $84,104 Melrose Park, IL $86,038 Hillside, IL $85,971 Berkeley, IL $85,927 Stone Park, IL $86,017 Hoffman Estates, IL $83,689 Plato Center, IL $81,309 River Grove, IL $86,058

Roselle, IL $84,269 Saint Charles, IL $82,696 Schiller Park, IL $86,000 South Elgin, IL $82,431 Sycamore, IL $80,440 Union, IL $80,484 Villa Park, IL $85,434 Wasco, IL $81,743

Wayne, IL $83,032 West Chicago, IL $83,457 Wheaton, IL $84,304 Winfield, IL $83,949 Wood Dale, IL $85,188 Evanston, IL $85,998 Chicago, IL $86,143 Oak Park, IL $86,098

River Forest, IL $86,080 Beecher, IL $82,163 Berwyn, IL $86,079 Crest Hill, IL $83,207 Shorewood, IL $82,452 Blue Island, IL $84,867 Braceville, IL $80,346 Braidwood, IL $80,796

Calumet City, IL $83,147 Channahon, IL $81,977 Chicago Heights, IL $82,711 Chicago Ridge, IL $85,623 Grayslake, IL $81,258 Gurnee, IL $81,153 Harvard, IL $80,338 Hebron, IL $79,905

Highland Park, IL $84,298 Fort Sheridan, IL $83,936 Palatine, IL $83,821 Highwood, IL $83,979 Ingleside, IL $80,836 Island Lake, IL $81,328 Kenilworth, IL $85,739 Lake Bluff, IL $82,518

Lake Forest, IL $83,259 Lake Villa, IL $80,912 Lake Zurich, IL $82,845 Libertyville, IL $82,101 Mchenry, IL $80,572 Morton Grove, IL $85,966 Mount Prospect, IL $84,927 Mundelein, IL $82,060

Vernon Hills, IL $82,901 Northbrook, IL $84,895 North Chicago, IL $81,854 Park Ridge, IL $85,910 Lincolnshire, IL $83,573 Prospect Heights, IL $84,619 Richmond, IL $80,469 Ringwood, IL $80,428

Round Lake, IL $80,956 Russell, IL $80,713 Skokie, IL $86,026 Waukegan, IL $81,288 Spring Grove, IL $80,658 Techny, IL $85,260 Wadsworth, IL $80,898 Wauconda, IL $81,655

Kaneville, IL $81,193 Pocahontas, IL $79,425 Great Lakes, IL $82,199 Coal City, IL $80,721 Crete, IL $82,459 Crestwood, IL $84,860 Dolton, IL $83,785 Dwight, IL $79,110

Elwood, IL $82,251 Flossmoor, IL $83,252 Frankfort, IL $83,002 Gardner, IL $79,699 Glenwood, IL $82,901 Harvey, IL $83,964 Markham, IL $84,025 Hazel Crest, IL $83,647

Homewood, IL $83,350 Joliet, IL $82,561 Kinsman, IL $78,864 Lansing, IL $82,842 Lemont, IL $84,585 Bolingbrook, IL $84,241 Lockport, IL $83,641 Manhattan, IL $82,300

Matteson, IL $83,128 Mazon, IL $79,874 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $79,407 Red Bud, IL $79,623 Renault, IL $79,490 Rockwood, IL $78,454 Saint Jacob, IL $79,905 Saint Libory, IL $79,601

Smithboro, IL $78,851 Smithton, IL $80,029 Sparta, IL $79,144 Steeleville, IL $78,951 Summerfield, IL $79,871 Tilden, IL $79,425 Trenton, IL $79,773 Troy, IL $80,062

Valmeyer, IL $79,757 Walsh, IL $79,003 Waterloo, IL $79,911 Quincy, IL $78,531 Augusta, IL $78,136 Barry, IL $78,139 Basco, IL $78,108 Baylis, IL $78,069

Bowen, IL $78,140 Camden, IL $78,025 Camp Point, IL $78,189 Carthage, IL $78,189 Chambersburg, IL $78,220 Clayton, IL $78,121 Coatsburg, IL $78,175 Colchester, IL $78,195

Colusa, IL $78,169 Dallas City, IL $78,173 Elvaston, IL $78,351 Ferris, IL $78,444 Fowler, IL $78,228 Golden, IL $78,195 Griggsville, IL $78,232 Hamilton, IL $78,273

Hull, IL $78,033 Huntsville, IL $77,988 Kinderhook, IL $78,072 La Prairie, IL $78,025 Liberty, IL $78,160 Lima, IL $78,245 Loraine, IL $78,137 Mendon, IL $78,188

Milton, IL $78,509 Mount Sterling, IL $78,183 Nauvoo, IL $78,203 Nebo, IL $78,393 New Canton, IL $78,024 New Salem, IL $78,092 Niota, IL $78,151 Paloma, IL $78,231

Payson, IL $78,189 Pearl, IL $78,343 Perry, IL $78,279 Pittsfield, IL $78,243 Plainville, IL $78,155 Pleasant Hill, IL $78,257 Plymouth, IL $78,093 Rockport, IL $77,990

Sutter, IL $78,029 Tennessee, IL $78,123 Timewell, IL $78,062 Ursa, IL $78,135 Versailles, IL $78,313 Warsaw, IL $78,126 Buffalo Grove, IL $83,718 Wheeling, IL $84,490

Wilmette, IL $85,844 Winnetka, IL $85,477 Winthrop Harbor, IL $80,750 Wonder Lake, IL $80,183 Woodstock, IL $80,356 Zion, IL $80,829 Addison, IL $85,071 Algonquin, IL $81,509

Bartlett, IL $83,358 Bellwood, IL $86,020 Bensenville, IL $85,612 Streamwood, IL $83,362 Bloomingdale, IL $84,350 Burlington, IL $80,562 Carpentersville, IL $81,940 Clare, IL $80,159

Cortland, IL $80,402 Creston, IL $80,061 Dekalb, IL $80,285 Carol Stream, IL $84,142 Dundee, IL $81,890 Elburn, IL $81,513 Elgin, IL $82,790 Elmhurst, IL $85,692

Esmond, IL $80,075 Forest Park, IL $86,075 Franklin Park, IL $86,007 Hanover Park, IL $83,829 Geneva, IL $82,418 Genoa, IL $80,297 Gilberts, IL $81,324 Glen Ellyn, IL $84,700

Glendale Heights, IL $84,555 Hampshire, IL $80,608 Hines, IL $86,053 Huntley, IL $80,567 Itasca, IL $84,840 Madison, IL $80,527 Marine, IL $79,832 Maryville, IL $80,205

Medora, IL $79,305 Michael, IL $78,804 Moro, IL $79,881 Mount Olive, IL $79,251 Mozier, IL $78,640 National Stock Yards, IL $80,542 New Douglas, IL $79,468 Nokomis, IL $78,861

Ohlman, IL $78,942 Panama, IL $79,123 Patterson, IL $78,689 Piasa, IL $79,531 Ramsey, IL $78,363 Rockbridge, IL $78,940 Roodhouse, IL $78,769 Rosamond, IL $78,758

Roxana, IL $80,128 Sawyerville, IL $79,374 Sorento, IL $79,115 South Roxana, IL $80,187 Staunton, IL $79,505 Taylor Springs, IL $79,012 Venice, IL $80,542 Walshville, IL $78,981

White Hall, IL $78,718 Wilsonville, IL $79,450 Witt, IL $78,792 Wood River, IL $80,088 Worden, IL $79,729 Wrights, IL $78,735 East Saint Louis, IL $80,542 Fairview Heights, IL $80,326

Addieville, IL $79,460 Albers, IL $79,566 Aviston, IL $79,605 Baldwin, IL $79,442 Bartelso, IL $79,211 Beckemeyer, IL $79,468 Belleville, IL $80,176 Mascoutah, IL $79,876

Scott Air Force Base, IL $80,026 Breese, IL $79,475 Carlyle, IL $79,016 Caseyville, IL $80,337 Chester, IL $78,965 Collinsville, IL $80,274 Columbia, IL $80,197 Coulterville, IL $79,044

Cutler, IL $78,762 Dupo, IL $80,416 East Carondelet, IL $80,367 Ellis Grove, IL $79,006 Evansville, IL $79,365 Freeburg, IL $79,939 Fults, IL $79,622 Germantown, IL $79,534

Greenville, IL $79,101 Hagarstown, IL $78,697 Hecker, IL $79,841 Highland, IL $79,677 Hoffman, IL $79,184 Huey, IL $78,963 Keyesport, IL $78,891 Lebanon, IL $80,003

Lenzburg, IL $79,632 Maeystown, IL $79,688 Marissa, IL $79,517 Menard, IL $78,980 Millstadt, IL $80,246 Modoc, IL $78,898 Mulberry Grove, IL $78,739 Nashville, IL $78,990

New Athens, IL $79,774 New Baden, IL $79,705 New Memphis, IL $79,649 Oakdale, IL $79,040 O Fallon, IL $80,168 Okawville, IL $79,383 Percy, IL $78,857 Pierron, IL $79,510

Pinckneyville, IL $78,794

Trainee Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Trainee roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Business Services and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Trainee positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Trainee as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Trainee

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Business Services	$101,962	$49.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Trainee'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

$75,502

Average $84,968/year

$97,231

$6,292

Average $7,081/month

$8,103

$1,452

Average $1,634/week

$1,870

$36

Average $41/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,231	$8,103	$1,870	$47
Average	$84,968	$7,081	$1,634	$41
25th Percentile	$75,502	$6,292	$1,452	$36

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