Operational Specialist Salary in Illinois

How much does an Operational Specialist make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Operational Specialist in Illinois is $118,952 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $57.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $138,706
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $110,752 to $129,292
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $103,286

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Operational Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$129,292	$10,774	$2,486	$62
Average	$118,952	$9,913	$2,288	$57
25th Percentile	$110,752	$9,229	$2,130	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Operational Specialist Salaries

An Operational Specialist'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 Experience Level Affects Operational Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Operational Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $89,328
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,885
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,192
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,422
Expert (over 8 years): $148,954

Levels	Salary
Operation... Level Operational Specialist	$89,328
Operation... Level Operational Specialist	$102,885
Operation... Level Operational Specialist	$118,192
Operation... Level Operational Specialist	$138,422
Operation... Level Operational Specialist	$148,954

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How Do Operational Specialist 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 Operational Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $129,210.
California: $128,720.
Massachusetts: $127,005.

District of Columbia $129,210 California $128,720 Massachusetts $127,005 Washington $126,538 New Jersey $126,491 Alaska $126,328 Connecticut $124,717 New York $124,064

Hawaii $121,975 Rhode Island $120,995 Maryland $120,329 Minnesota $119,419 Colorado $119,069 Illinois $118,952 Oregon $118,509 Delaware $118,182

New Hampshire $117,977 Virginia $117,517 Pennsylvania $116,175 Nevada $115,498 North Dakota $115,276 Michigan $114,926 Wisconsin $114,798 Vermont $114,541

Texas $113,829 Maine $113,783 Arizona $113,712 Ohio $113,631 Georgia $112,557 Indiana $112,020 Wyoming $111,915 Utah $111,752

Iowa $111,682 Kansas $111,122 Louisiana $110,958 North Carolina $110,900 Missouri $110,877 Florida $110,422 Montana $110,176 Nebraska $109,943

Kentucky $109,815 South Carolina $109,348 Tennessee $109,056 Idaho $108,939 New Mexico $108,088 Oklahoma $107,901 Alabama $107,212 South Dakota $106,057

Arkansas $105,427 West Virginia $105,088 Mississippi $104,073

Top Paying Cities for Operational Specialists

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: $109,650
Saint Peter: $109,500
Salem: $109,916

Effingham, IL $109,650 Saint Peter, IL $109,500 Salem, IL $109,916 Sandoval, IL $110,264 Scheller, IL $109,783 Sesser, IL $109,796 Shobonier, IL $109,853 Harwood Heights, IL $120,471

Elmwood Park, IL $120,517 Lincolnwood, IL $120,492 Niles, IL $120,363 Alsip, IL $119,393 Cicero, IL $120,545 Evergreen Park, IL $120,113 Riverdale, IL $118,280 Kankakee, IL $112,552

Aroma Park, IL $112,486 Ashkum, IL $110,468 Beaverville, IL $111,862 Bone Gap, IL $108,469 Bonnie, IL $109,586 Broughton, IL $109,567 Browns, IL $108,791 Buckner, IL $109,774

Burnt Prairie, IL $109,263 Carmi, IL $110,025 Christopher, IL $110,039 Cisne, IL $109,458 Clay City, IL $109,081 Coello, IL $109,859 Crossville, IL $109,552 Dahlgren, IL $109,547

Dale, IL $109,787 Dix, IL $109,865 Du Bois, IL $110,049 Du Quoin, IL $110,013 Ellery, IL $109,053 Emma, IL $110,075 Enfield, IL $109,630 Ewing, IL $109,560

Fairfield, IL $109,448 Farina, IL $109,402 Flora, IL $109,627 Frankfort Heights, IL $109,850 Freeman Spur, IL $109,933 Geff, IL $109,342 Golden Gate, IL $109,068 Grayville, IL $109,263

Ina, IL $109,752 Irvington, IL $110,443 Iuka, IL $109,465 Johnsonville, IL $109,430 Keenes, IL $109,418 Keensburg, IL $108,614 Kell, IL $109,726 Kinmundy, IL $109,438

Lancaster, IL $107,080 Logan, IL $109,859 Loogootee, IL $109,438 Louisville, IL $109,424 Mc Leansboro, IL $109,689 Macedonia, IL $109,515 Maunie, IL $110,113 Mill Shoals, IL $109,449

Mount Carmel, IL $108,032 Mount Vernon, IL $109,821 Mulkeytown, IL $109,623 Nason, IL $109,613 New Haven, IL $110,054 Noble, IL $108,693 Norris City, IL $109,858 Odin, IL $110,082

Omaha, IL $109,759 Opdyke, IL $109,631 Orient, IL $109,842 Patoka, IL $110,059 Radom, IL $110,249 Richview, IL $110,162 Rinard, IL $109,381 Sailor Springs, IL $109,489

Allendale, IL $105,882 Altamont, IL $109,516 Annapolis, IL $107,931 Beecher City, IL $109,421 Bridgeport, IL $105,494 Brownstown, IL $109,573 Calhoun, IL $107,204 Casey, IL $108,598

Claremont, IL $106,804 Cowden, IL $109,616 Dennison, IL $106,421 Dieterich, IL $109,438 Dundas, IL $108,048 Edgewood, IL $109,437 Flat Rock, IL $105,609 Greenup, IL $108,983

Herrick, IL $109,761 Hidalgo, IL $108,879 Hutsonville, IL $107,229 Ingraham, IL $109,013 Janesville, IL $109,369 Jewett, IL $109,189 Lakewood, IL $109,700 Lawrenceville, IL $104,809

Lerna, IL $109,474 Marshall, IL $106,932 Martinsville, IL $107,684 Alden, IL $112,417 Antioch, IL $113,096 Arlington Heights, IL $117,888 Elk Grove Village, IL $118,661 Rolling Meadows, IL $117,984

Barrington, IL $115,681 Crystal Lake, IL $113,170 Cary, IL $114,189 Deerfield, IL $117,728 Des Plaines, IL $119,488 Fox Lake, IL $113,081 Fox River Grove, IL $114,654 Glencoe, IL $119,120

Glenview, IL $119,800 Mansfield, IL $112,702 Milmine, IL $111,893 Monticello, IL $112,464 Muncie, IL $112,019 Oakwood, IL $111,533 Ogden, IL $112,675 Penfield, IL $112,394

Pesotum, IL $112,731 Philo, IL $113,064 Potomac, IL $111,892 Rantoul, IL $112,826 Ridge Farm, IL $109,741 Royal, IL $112,778 Sadorus, IL $112,827 Saint Joseph, IL $113,085

Savoy, IL $113,607 Seymour, IL $113,240 Sidell, IL $110,978 Sidney, IL $112,921 Thomasboro, IL $113,132 Tolono, IL $113,193 Weldon, IL $111,648 Westville, IL $110,606

White Heath, IL $112,933 Arcola, IL $110,929 Arthur, IL $111,550 Ashmore, IL $109,599 Atwood, IL $112,153 Bethany, IL $110,338 Brocton, IL $109,669 Camargo, IL $111,619

Charleston, IL $109,896 Chrisman, IL $108,683 Dalton City, IL $110,360 Gays, IL $109,769 Hammond, IL $111,663 Hindsboro, IL $110,587 Humboldt, IL $110,364 Hume, IL $110,296

Kansas, IL $108,450 La Place, IL $111,007 Lovington, IL $110,812 Mattoon, IL $110,006 Metcalf, IL $109,874 Murdock, IL $111,583 Newman, IL $111,324 Oakland, IL $110,139

Paris, IL $107,334 Redmon, IL $108,911 Oquawka, IL $109,710 Homer, IL $112,513 Indianola, IL $110,496 Ivesdale, IL $112,834 Longview, IL $112,366 Sullivan, IL $110,497

Tuscola, IL $111,958 Vermilion, IL $106,698 Villa Grove, IL $112,246 Windsor, IL $109,749 Alhambra, IL $111,537 Alton, IL $111,907 Batchtown, IL $110,741 Benld, IL $111,075

Bethalto, IL $111,926 Bingham, IL $109,731 Brighton, IL $111,564 Brussels, IL $111,432 Bunker Hill, IL $111,431 Butler, IL $110,266 Carrollton, IL $110,487 Coffeen, IL $110,280

Cottage Hills, IL $111,965 Donnellson, IL $110,392 Dorsey, IL $111,649 Dow, IL $111,639 Eagarville, IL $110,981 East Alton, IL $112,069 Edwardsville, IL $112,013 Eldred, IL $110,354

Elsah, IL $111,741 Fidelity, IL $111,184 Fieldon, IL $111,123 Fillmore, IL $109,966 Gillespie, IL $110,949 Glen Carbon, IL $112,254 Godfrey, IL $111,832 Golden Eagle, IL $111,479

Grafton, IL $111,481 Granite City, IL $112,578 Greenfield, IL $110,284 Hamburg, IL $110,235 Hamel, IL $111,699 Hardin, IL $110,773 Hartford, IL $112,449 Hillsboro, IL $110,462

Hillview, IL $109,805 Irving, IL $110,200 Jerseyville, IL $111,294 Kampsville, IL $110,127 Kane, IL $110,717 Litchfield, IL $110,634 Livingston, IL $111,366 Dover, IL $110,341

Eldena, IL $110,874 Grand Ridge, IL $110,098 Granville, IL $110,129 Hennepin, IL $110,098 Kasbeer, IL $110,004 Ladd, IL $110,362 La Moille, IL $110,038 Lee Center, IL $111,254

Leonore, IL $110,368 Long Point, IL $110,248 Lostant, IL $110,060 Mc Nabb, IL $110,110 Magnolia, IL $110,077 Malden, IL $110,048 Manlius, IL $109,996 Mark, IL $110,426

Marseilles, IL $110,935 Mendota, IL $110,465 Mineral, IL $109,791 Neponset, IL $109,809 New Bedford, IL $110,124 Oglesby, IL $110,239 Depue, IL $110,325 Ohio, IL $109,927

Ottawa, IL $110,278 Paw Paw, IL $111,329 Peru, IL $110,304 Princeton, IL $110,025 Rutland, IL $110,186 Seatonville, IL $110,333 Seneca, IL $111,399 Sheffield, IL $109,821

Spring Valley, IL $110,286 Standard, IL $110,380 Streator, IL $110,466 Sublette, IL $110,292 Tiskilwa, IL $109,949 Toluca, IL $110,355 Tonica, IL $110,105 Triumph, IL $110,593

Troy Grove, IL $110,321 Utica, IL $110,014 Van Orin, IL $110,047 Varna, IL $110,377 Walnut, IL $109,931 Wenona, IL $110,197 West Brooklyn, IL $110,790 Wyanet, IL $109,913

Galesburg, IL $110,012 Abingdon, IL $109,865 Adair, IL $109,599 Alexis, IL $109,684 Alpha, IL $109,680 Altona, IL $109,742 Avon, IL $109,745 Bardolph, IL $109,968

Berwick, IL $109,533 Biggsville, IL $109,537 Bishop Hill, IL $109,731 Blandinsville, IL $109,409 Bradford, IL $109,885 Bushnell, IL $109,818 Cameron, IL $109,637 Camp Grove, IL $110,245

Carman, IL $109,449 Castleton, IL $110,091 Cuba, IL $110,310 Dahinda, IL $109,950 East Galesburg, IL $110,109 Ellisville, IL $109,863 Fairview, IL $110,168 Fiatt, IL $110,366

Galva, IL $109,770 Gerlaw, IL $109,677 Gilson, IL $109,789 Gladstone, IL $109,538 Good Hope, IL $109,544 Henderson, IL $109,710 Industry, IL $109,507 Ipava, IL $109,891

Keithsburg, IL $109,651 Kewanee, IL $109,774 Kirkwood, IL $109,637 Knoxville, IL $109,924 La Fayette, IL $109,858 La Harpe, IL $109,460 Laura, IL $110,253 Littleton, IL $109,320

Little York, IL $109,635 Lomax, IL $109,483 Macomb, IL $109,754 Maquon, IL $110,035 Marietta, IL $109,752 Media, IL $109,469 Monmouth, IL $109,817 New Windsor, IL $109,676

North Henderson, IL $109,687 Oneida, IL $109,731 Ophiem, IL $109,657 Bloomington, IL $111,030 Anchor, IL $110,811 Armington, IL $110,640 Arrowsmith, IL $111,472 Atlanta, IL $110,588

Bellflower, IL $112,232 Carlock, IL $110,573 Chenoa, IL $110,223 Clinton, IL $110,630 Colfax, IL $110,475 Congerville, IL $110,595 Cooksville, IL $110,272 Cropsey, IL $110,682

Danvers, IL $110,650 Deer Creek, IL $110,753 Delavan, IL $110,650 Dewitt, IL $111,307 Downs, IL $110,522 Ellsworth, IL $110,486 El Paso, IL $110,349 Fairbury, IL $110,432

Flanagan, IL $110,235 Forrest, IL $110,581 Goodfield, IL $110,667 Graymont, IL $110,209 Gridley, IL $110,324 Heyworth, IL $110,439 Hopedale, IL $110,653 Hudson, IL $110,514

Kenney, IL $110,525 Lane, IL $111,292 Lawndale, IL $110,555 Le Roy, IL $110,844 Lexington, IL $110,338 Mc Lean, IL $110,584 Mackinaw, IL $110,696 Maroa, IL $110,506

Merna, IL $110,404 Minier, IL $110,614 Minonk, IL $110,300 Normal, IL $110,918 Pontiac, IL $110,361 Saunemin, IL $109,989 Saybrook, IL $111,768 Secor, IL $110,509

Shirley, IL $110,401 Sibley, IL $111,044 Stanford, IL $110,626 Strawn, IL $110,745 Towanda, IL $110,417 Wapella, IL $110,364 Waynesville, IL $110,296 Urbana, IL $113,724

Allerton, IL $111,646 Alvin, IL $110,755 Armstrong, IL $112,547 Bement, IL $112,200 Bismarck, IL $110,670 Bondville, IL $113,436 Broadlands, IL $112,241 Catlin, IL $110,942

Cerro Gordo, IL $111,551 Champaign, IL $113,724 Cisco, IL $111,799 Collison, IL $112,031 Danville, IL $111,079 Tilton, IL $111,124 De Land, IL $112,239 Dewey, IL $112,927

Fairmount, IL $111,662 Farmer City, IL $111,946 Fisher, IL $112,739 Fithian, IL $112,181 Foosland, IL $112,437 Georgetown, IL $110,120 Gifford, IL $112,542 Henning, IL $111,279

Prairie City, IL $109,742 Raritan, IL $110,017 Rio, IL $109,694 Roseville, IL $109,533 Saint Augustine, IL $109,689 Sciota, IL $109,353 Seaton, IL $109,663 Smithfield, IL $109,893

Smithshire, IL $109,487 Speer, IL $110,443 Stronghurst, IL $109,518 Table Grove, IL $109,745 Toulon, IL $110,007 Vermont, IL $109,696 Victoria, IL $109,863 Viola, IL $109,689

Wataga, IL $109,717 Williamsfield, IL $110,096 Woodhull, IL $109,696 Wyoming, IL $110,248 Astoria, IL $109,830 Benson, IL $110,437 Brimfield, IL $110,657 Bryant, IL $110,411

Canton, IL $110,530 Chillicothe, IL $110,674 Dunfermline, IL $110,490 Dunlap, IL $110,797 Edelstein, IL $110,649 Edwards, IL $110,888 Elmwood, IL $110,545 Eureka, IL $110,667

Farmington, IL $110,404 Forest City, IL $110,584 Glasford, IL $110,763 Green Valley, IL $110,684 Groveland, IL $110,908 Hanna City, IL $110,870 Henry, IL $110,182 Kingston Mines, IL $110,817

Lacon, IL $110,488 La Rose, IL $110,432 Lewistown, IL $110,230 Liverpool, IL $110,500 London Mills, IL $109,998 Lowpoint, IL $110,663 Manito, IL $110,656 Mapleton, IL $110,870

Metamora, IL $110,788 Morton, IL $110,870 Mossville, IL $110,874 Norris, IL $110,465 Pekin, IL $110,879 Princeville, IL $110,550 Putnam, IL $110,046 Roanoke, IL $110,556

Rome, IL $110,753 Saint David, IL $110,474 South Pekin, IL $110,797 Sparland, IL $110,368 Topeka, IL $110,535 Tremont, IL $110,787 Trivoli, IL $110,675 Washburn, IL $110,584

Washington, IL $110,881 Yates City, IL $110,315 Peoria, IL $111,005 Creve Coeur, IL $111,006 East Peoria, IL $111,005 Peoria Heights, IL $111,004 Sims, IL $109,458 Andalusia, IL $109,835

Springerton, IL $109,474 Tamaroa, IL $110,014 Texico, IL $109,515 Thompsonville, IL $109,589 Valier, IL $109,996 Vernon, IL $109,909 Walnut Hill, IL $110,001 Waltonville, IL $109,746

Wayne City, IL $109,508 West Frankfort, IL $109,829 Whittington, IL $109,603 Woodlawn, IL $109,980 Xenia, IL $109,431 Carbondale, IL $109,972 Alto Pass, IL $109,444 Anna, IL $109,731

Ava, IL $109,852 Belknap, IL $109,333 Boles, IL $109,522 Brookport, IL $109,014 Buncombe, IL $109,538 Cairo, IL $109,517 Cambria, IL $110,054 Campbell Hill, IL $110,155

Carrier Mills, IL $109,698 Carterville, IL $109,852 Cave In Rock, IL $109,284 Cobden, IL $109,609 Colp, IL $109,950 Ridott, IL $112,045 Rochelle, IL $112,018 Rock City, IL $112,048

Rock Falls, IL $110,297 Rockton, IL $112,355 Roscoe, IL $112,355 Savanna, IL $109,997 Scales Mound, IL $110,031 Seward, IL $112,243 Shannon, IL $111,009 Shirland, IL $112,289

South Beloit, IL $112,241 Sterling, IL $110,357 Stillman Valley, IL $112,214 Stockton, IL $110,450 Warren, IL $110,776 Winnebago, IL $112,412 Winslow, IL $111,059 Woosung, IL $110,674

Rockford, IL $112,405 Loves Park, IL $112,429 Machesney Park, IL $112,430 Rock Island, IL $109,395 Albany, IL $109,746 Aledo, IL $109,703 Dana, IL $110,126 Chandlerville, IL $110,709

Bluford, IL $109,539 Mahomet, IL $112,994 Andover, IL $109,655 Chapin, IL $110,270 Chatham, IL $112,018 Chesterfield, IL $110,480 Concord, IL $110,364 Easton, IL $110,490

Elkhart, IL $111,491 Emden, IL $110,602 Franklin, IL $111,136 Frederick, IL $109,760 Girard, IL $111,130 Greenview, IL $111,280 Hartsburg, IL $110,588 Havana, IL $110,297

Hettick, IL $110,378 Jacksonville, IL $110,886 Kilbourne, IL $110,570 Lincoln, IL $110,890 Lincolns New Salem, IL $111,366 Literberry, IL $110,936 Loami, IL $111,816 Lowder, IL $111,453

Manchester, IL $110,648 Mason City, IL $110,647 Meredosia, IL $110,012 Middletown, IL $111,317 Modesto, IL $111,062 Murrayville, IL $110,509 New Berlin, IL $111,774 New Holland, IL $110,859

Nilwood, IL $111,035 Oakford, IL $110,894 Palmyra, IL $110,660 Petersburg, IL $111,385 Pleasant Plains, IL $111,815 Rushville, IL $109,693 San Jose, IL $110,626 Scottville, IL $110,600

Sherman, IL $112,067 Shipman, IL $111,151 Tallula, IL $111,515 Thayer, IL $111,500 Virden, IL $111,406 Virginia, IL $110,492 Waverly, IL $111,391 Williamsville, IL $111,799

Winchester, IL $110,053 Woodson, IL $110,995 Springfield, IL $112,359 Bonfield, IL $112,212 Creal Springs, IL $109,628 Annawan, IL $109,765 Atkinson, IL $109,727 Barstow, IL $109,554

Buffalo Prairie, IL $109,776 Cambridge, IL $109,691 Carbon Cliff, IL $109,470 Coal Valley, IL $109,461 Colona, IL $109,573 Cordova, IL $109,759 Deer Grove, IL $109,899 East Moline, IL $109,521

Erie, IL $109,739 Fenton, IL $109,795 Fulton, IL $109,811 Geneseo, IL $109,685 Hampton, IL $109,635 Hillsdale, IL $109,703 Hooppole, IL $109,774 Illinois City, IL $109,794

Joy, IL $109,711 Lyndon, IL $109,891 Lynn Center, IL $109,651 Matherville, IL $109,683 Milan, IL $109,642 Moline, IL $109,255 Morrison, IL $109,966 New Boston, IL $109,731

Orion, IL $109,579 Osco, IL $109,628 Port Byron, IL $109,710 Preemption, IL $109,666 Prophetstown, IL $109,823 Rapids City, IL $109,676 Reynolds, IL $109,739 Sherrard, IL $109,652

Silvis, IL $109,424 Tampico, IL $109,889 Taylor Ridge, IL $109,800 Thomson, IL $109,984 La Salle, IL $110,230 Amboy, IL $110,496 Ancona, IL $110,143 Arlington, IL $109,854

Blackstone, IL $110,048 Buda, IL $109,810 Bureau, IL $110,270 Cedar Point, IL $110,347 Cherry, IL $110,289 Compton, IL $110,969 Cornell, IL $110,284 Dalzell, IL $110,425

Cypress, IL $109,521 De Soto, IL $109,679 Dongola, IL $109,545 Dowell, IL $110,011 Eddyville, IL $109,431 Eldorado, IL $109,879 Elizabethtown, IL $109,314 Elkville, IL $109,643

Energy, IL $109,913 Equality, IL $109,657 Galatia, IL $109,647 Golconda, IL $109,273 Goreville, IL $109,672 Gorham, IL $109,445 Grand Chain, IL $109,356 Grand Tower, IL $109,398

Grantsburg, IL $109,497 Harrisburg, IL $109,780 Herod, IL $109,328 Herrin, IL $109,954 Hurst, IL $109,909 Jacob, IL $109,440 Johnston City, IL $109,817 Jonesboro, IL $109,502

Joppa, IL $109,706 Junction, IL $109,624 Karbers Ridge, IL $109,446 Karnak, IL $109,440 Mc Clure, IL $109,304 Makanda, IL $109,621 Marion, IL $109,808 Metropolis, IL $109,482

Millcreek, IL $109,748 Miller City, IL $108,906 Mound City, IL $109,575 Mounds, IL $109,490 Muddy, IL $109,880 Murphysboro, IL $109,738 New Burnside, IL $109,601 Olive Branch, IL $109,440

Olmsted, IL $109,372 Oraville, IL $109,887 Ozark, IL $109,544 Perks, IL $109,473 Pittsburg, IL $109,675 Pomona, IL $109,390 Pulaski, IL $109,483 Raleigh, IL $109,720

Ridgway, IL $109,888 Rosiclare, IL $109,452 Royalton, IL $109,684 Shawneetown, IL $109,756 Simpson, IL $109,458 Stonefort, IL $109,483 Tamms, IL $109,448 Thebes, IL $109,382

Ullin, IL $109,514 Unity, IL $109,461 Vergennes, IL $109,767 Vienna, IL $109,628 Villa Ridge, IL $109,375 Willisville, IL $110,737 Wolf Lake, IL $109,243 Zeigler, IL $109,970

Centralia, IL $110,387 Hoyleton, IL $110,412 Akin, IL $109,523 Albion, IL $109,053 Alma, IL $109,699 Ashley, IL $110,103 Barnhill, IL $109,434 Belle Rive, IL $109,512

Bellmont, IL $109,019 Benton, IL $109,769 Bourbonnais, IL $113,165 Bradley, IL $113,150 Buckingham, IL $111,014 Buckley, IL $111,129 Cabery, IL $110,488 Campus, IL $110,794

Chatsworth, IL $110,734 Chebanse, IL $111,570 Cissna Park, IL $111,108 Claytonville, IL $110,921 Clifton, IL $110,891 Crescent City, IL $110,633 Cullom, IL $110,171 Danforth, IL $110,349

Donovan, IL $111,233 East Lynn, IL $111,430 Elliott, IL $112,101 Emington, IL $109,921 Essex, IL $112,186 Gibson City, IL $112,036 Gilman, IL $110,668 Goodwine, IL $110,964

Grant Park, IL $114,419 Herscher, IL $111,312 Hoopeston, IL $110,884 Hopkins Park, IL $112,620 Iroquois, IL $110,995 Kempton, IL $109,969 Loda, IL $111,689 Ludlow, IL $112,429

Manteno, IL $113,940 Martinton, IL $111,254 Melvin, IL $111,591 Milford, IL $110,483 Momence, IL $113,780 Onarga, IL $110,786 Papineau, IL $112,101 Paxton, IL $112,150

Pembroke Township, IL $112,613 Piper City, IL $110,606 Rankin, IL $111,716 Reddick, IL $111,437 Roberts, IL $111,083 Rossville, IL $110,807 Saint Anne, IL $112,170 Sheldon, IL $110,279

Stockland, IL $110,118 Thawville, IL $110,816 Union Hill, IL $111,941 Watseka, IL $110,517 Wellington, IL $110,614 Woodland, IL $110,643 Apple River, IL $110,366 Ashton, IL $111,396

Baileyville, IL $111,769 Belvidere, IL $112,300 Byron, IL $112,173 Caledonia, IL $112,318 Capron, IL $112,345 Cedarville, IL $111,807 Chadwick, IL $109,982 Chana, IL $111,804

Cherry Valley, IL $112,312 Dakota, IL $111,943 Davis, IL $112,115 Davis Junction, IL $112,254 Dixon, IL $110,801 Durand, IL $112,243 East Dubuque, IL $109,914 Eleroy, IL $111,568

Elizabeth, IL $109,947 Forreston, IL $111,350 Franklin Grove, IL $111,039 Freeport, IL $111,775 Galena, IL $109,987 Galt, IL $110,466 Garden Prairie, IL $112,355 German Valley, IL $111,989

Hanover, IL $109,847 Harmon, IL $109,990 Holcomb, IL $112,149 Kent, IL $110,683 Lanark, IL $110,514 Leaf River, IL $112,039 Lena, IL $111,063 Lindenwood, IL $112,128

Mc Connell, IL $111,682 Milledgeville, IL $110,311 Monroe Center, IL $112,233 Mount Carroll, IL $110,088 Mount Morris, IL $111,709 Nachusa, IL $110,767 Nora, IL $110,947 Orangeville, IL $111,899

Oregon, IL $111,708 Pearl City, IL $110,748 Pecatonica, IL $112,289 Polo, IL $110,842 Poplar Grove, IL $112,309 Midlothian, IL $118,433 Mason, IL $109,414 Romeoville, IL $117,196

Minooka, IL $114,674 Mokena, IL $117,002 Monee, IL $115,468 Morris, IL $112,630 New Lenox, IL $116,499 Oak Forest, IL $118,098 Oak Lawn, IL $120,090 Bridgeview, IL $120,244

Hometown, IL $120,212 Hickory Hills, IL $119,931 Justice, IL $120,282 Burbank, IL $120,286 Odell, IL $109,895 Olympia Fields, IL $116,329 Orland Park, IL $118,403 Palos Heights, IL $119,117

Palos Park, IL $118,969 Palos Hills, IL $119,626 Park Forest, IL $115,817 Peotone, IL $114,697 Posen, IL $118,219 Ransom, IL $110,127 Richton Park, IL $116,010 Robbins, IL $118,658

South Holland, IL $116,737 South Wilmington, IL $112,080 Steger, IL $115,653 Thornton, IL $116,308 Tinley Park, IL $117,536 Country Club Hills, IL $117,063 Verona, IL $111,083 Willow Springs, IL $119,552

Wilmington, IL $113,320 Worth, IL $119,564 University Park, IL $115,546 Homer Glen, IL $117,639 Bedford Park, IL $120,343 Summit Argo, IL $120,376 Aurora, IL $116,470 Batavia, IL $115,996

Big Rock, IL $113,066 Bristol, IL $114,437 Brookfield, IL $120,419 Clarendon Hills, IL $119,488 Downers Grove, IL $118,953 Woodridge, IL $118,477 Earlville, IL $110,947 Eola, IL $116,623

Hinckley, IL $112,118 Hinsdale, IL $119,836 Oak Brook, IL $119,759 La Grange, IL $120,319 La Grange Park, IL $120,369 Willowbrook, IL $119,437 Lee, IL $112,004 Leland, IL $111,164

Lisle, IL $118,268 Lyons, IL $120,439 Millbrook, IL $113,054 Millington, IL $112,661 Montgomery, IL $115,513 Mooseheart, IL $115,707 Naperville, IL $117,560 Newark, IL $112,604

North Aurora, IL $115,560 Oswego, IL $115,416 Plainfield, IL $116,252 Plano, IL $113,287 Riverside, IL $120,474 Sandwich, IL $112,398 Serena, IL $111,131 Shabbona, IL $111,809

Sheridan, IL $111,636 Somonauk, IL $111,902 Steward, IL $111,943 Sugar Grove, IL $114,371 Warrenville, IL $117,307 Waterman, IL $111,880 Wedron, IL $110,935 Western Springs, IL $120,105

Westmont, IL $119,446 Yorkville, IL $114,204 Darien, IL $119,034 Mode, IL $109,332 Montrose, IL $109,299 Mount Erie, IL $108,946 Neoga, IL $109,514 Newton, IL $108,794

Oblong, IL $108,025 Olney, IL $108,263 Palestine, IL $106,358 Parkersburg, IL $108,050 Robinson, IL $106,919 Saint Elmo, IL $109,486 Sainte Marie, IL $108,333 Saint Francisville, IL $105,408

Shumway, IL $109,379 Sigel, IL $109,399 Stewardson, IL $109,420 Stoy, IL $107,870 Strasburg, IL $109,477 Sumner, IL $106,147 Teutopolis, IL $109,514 Toledo, IL $109,343

Trilla, IL $109,405 Vandalia, IL $110,102 Watson, IL $109,526 Westfield, IL $109,279 West Liberty, IL $107,915 West Salem, IL $108,364 West Union, IL $106,923 West York, IL $107,197

Wheeler, IL $109,253 Willow Hill, IL $108,169 Yale, IL $108,447 Argenta, IL $110,898 Assumption, IL $110,451 Beason, IL $110,410 Blue Mound, IL $111,172 Boody, IL $111,045

Buffalo, IL $111,662 Bulpitt, IL $111,547 Chestnut, IL $110,935 Cornland, IL $111,625 Dawson, IL $111,951 Decatur, IL $110,908 Divernon, IL $111,641 Edinburg, IL $111,621

Elwin, IL $110,864 Farmersville, IL $111,248 Findlay, IL $109,972 Forsyth, IL $111,027 Glenarm, IL $111,881 Harristown, IL $111,007 Harvel, IL $110,908 Illiopolis, IL $111,367

Kincaid, IL $111,496 Lake Fork, IL $111,495 Latham, IL $111,011 Macon, IL $110,627 Mechanicsburg, IL $111,745 Morrisonville, IL $111,086 Mount Auburn, IL $111,413 Mount Pulaski, IL $111,269

Mt Zion, IL $110,840 Moweaqua, IL $110,565 Niantic, IL $111,149 Oconee, IL $109,986 Oreana, IL $110,838 Owaneco, IL $110,588 Palmer, IL $111,126 Pana, IL $110,450

Pawnee, IL $111,688 Raymond, IL $110,581 Riverton, IL $112,025 Rochester, IL $111,984 Shelbyville, IL $109,914 Stonington, IL $111,179 Taylorville, IL $111,175 Tovey, IL $111,531

Tower Hill, IL $110,040 West Point, IL $109,332 Fox Valley, IL $116,790 Golf, IL $120,166 Lovejoy, IL $112,756 Waggoner, IL $110,958 Warrensburg, IL $110,783 Alexander, IL $111,392

Alsey, IL $110,123 Arenzville, IL $110,166 Ashland, IL $111,219 Athens, IL $111,814 Auburn, IL $111,680 Bath, IL $110,088 Beardstown, IL $110,225 Bluffs, IL $110,003

Bluff Springs, IL $110,221 Browning, IL $109,816 Cantrall, IL $112,106 Carlinville, IL $110,551 Kingston, IL $112,265 Kirkland, IL $112,176 Lafox, IL $114,643 Lombard, IL $119,073

Malta, IL $112,158 Maple Park, IL $112,501 Marengo, IL $112,530 Maywood, IL $120,473 Westchester, IL $120,380 Broadview, IL $120,443 Lake In The Hills, IL $113,686 Medinah, IL $118,371

Schaumburg, IL $117,742 Melrose Park, IL $120,451 Hillside, IL $120,356 Berkeley, IL $120,294 Stone Park, IL $120,420 Hoffman Estates, IL $117,162 Plato Center, IL $113,829 River Grove, IL $120,479

Roselle, IL $117,973 Saint Charles, IL $115,771 Schiller Park, IL $120,397 South Elgin, IL $115,400 Sycamore, IL $112,613 Union, IL $112,675 Villa Park, IL $119,605 Wasco, IL $114,437

Wayne, IL $116,241 West Chicago, IL $116,837 Wheaton, IL $118,023 Winfield, IL $117,526 Wood Dale, IL $119,260 Evanston, IL $120,394 Chicago, IL $120,598 Oak Park, IL $120,534

River Forest, IL $120,509 Beecher, IL $115,025 Berwyn, IL $120,508 Crest Hill, IL $116,488 Shorewood, IL $115,430 Blue Island, IL $118,811 Braceville, IL $112,481 Braidwood, IL $113,111

Calumet City, IL $116,404 Channahon, IL $114,765 Chicago Heights, IL $115,793 Chicago Ridge, IL $119,870 Grayslake, IL $113,758 Gurnee, IL $113,611 Harvard, IL $112,471 Hebron, IL $111,864

Highland Park, IL $118,014 Fort Sheridan, IL $117,508 Palatine, IL $117,347 Highwood, IL $117,567 Ingleside, IL $113,167 Island Lake, IL $113,856 Kenilworth, IL $120,032 Lake Bluff, IL $115,522

Lake Forest, IL $116,560 Lake Villa, IL $113,274 Lake Zurich, IL $115,980 Libertyville, IL $114,939 Mchenry, IL $112,798 Morton Grove, IL $120,349 Mount Prospect, IL $118,895 Mundelein, IL $114,882

Vernon Hills, IL $116,058 Northbrook, IL $118,850 North Chicago, IL $114,592 Park Ridge, IL $120,271 Lincolnshire, IL $117,000 Prospect Heights, IL $118,463 Richmond, IL $112,654 Ringwood, IL $112,597

Round Lake, IL $113,336 Russell, IL $112,996 Skokie, IL $120,433 Waukegan, IL $113,800 Spring Grove, IL $112,918 Techny, IL $119,361 Wadsworth, IL $113,254 Wauconda, IL $114,315

Kaneville, IL $113,667 Pocahontas, IL $111,192 Great Lakes, IL $115,076 Coal City, IL $113,006 Crete, IL $115,440 Crestwood, IL $118,802 Dolton, IL $117,296 Dwight, IL $110,752

Elwood, IL $115,149 Flossmoor, IL $116,549 Frankfort, IL $116,199 Gardner, IL $111,576 Glenwood, IL $116,058 Harvey, IL $117,546 Markham, IL $117,632 Hazel Crest, IL $117,103

Homewood, IL $116,687 Joliet, IL $115,582 Kinsman, IL $110,408 Lansing, IL $115,975 Lemont, IL $118,415 Bolingbrook, IL $117,935 Lockport, IL $117,094 Manhattan, IL $115,217

Matteson, IL $116,377 Mazon, IL $111,821 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $111,167 Red Bud, IL $111,470 Renault, IL $111,284 Rockwood, IL $109,832 Saint Jacob, IL $111,864 Saint Libory, IL $111,438

Smithboro, IL $110,389 Smithton, IL $112,038 Sparta, IL $110,798 Steeleville, IL $110,529 Summerfield, IL $111,817 Tilden, IL $111,193 Trenton, IL $111,680 Troy, IL $112,085

Valmeyer, IL $111,657 Walsh, IL $110,601 Waterloo, IL $111,873 Quincy, IL $109,941 Augusta, IL $109,388 Barry, IL $109,392 Basco, IL $109,349 Baylis, IL $109,294

Bowen, IL $109,393 Camden, IL $109,232 Camp Point, IL $109,462 Carthage, IL $109,462 Chambersburg, IL $109,505 Clayton, IL $109,367 Coatsburg, IL $109,442 Colchester, IL $109,470

Colusa, IL $109,434 Dallas City, IL $109,440 Elvaston, IL $109,689 Ferris, IL $109,818 Fowler, IL $109,517 Golden, IL $109,470 Griggsville, IL $109,522 Hamilton, IL $109,579

Hull, IL $109,244 Huntsville, IL $109,181 Kinderhook, IL $109,298 La Prairie, IL $109,232 Liberty, IL $109,421 Lima, IL $109,540 Loraine, IL $109,389 Mendon, IL $109,461

Milton, IL $109,910 Mount Sterling, IL $109,454 Nauvoo, IL $109,482 Nebo, IL $109,747 New Canton, IL $109,231 New Salem, IL $109,326 Niota, IL $109,409 Paloma, IL $109,521

Payson, IL $109,462 Pearl, IL $109,677 Perry, IL $109,588 Pittsfield, IL $109,538 Plainville, IL $109,414 Pleasant Hill, IL $109,557 Plymouth, IL $109,327 Rockport, IL $109,183

Sutter, IL $109,238 Tennessee, IL $109,369 Timewell, IL $109,284 Ursa, IL $109,386 Versailles, IL $109,635 Warsaw, IL $109,374 Buffalo Grove, IL $117,203 Wheeling, IL $118,284

Wilmette, IL $120,179 Winnetka, IL $119,665 Winthrop Harbor, IL $113,047 Wonder Lake, IL $112,254 Woodstock, IL $112,495 Zion, IL $113,158 Addison, IL $119,097 Algonquin, IL $114,110

Bartlett, IL $116,698 Bellwood, IL $120,425 Bensenville, IL $119,854 Streamwood, IL $116,704 Bloomingdale, IL $118,086 Burlington, IL $112,784 Carpentersville, IL $114,713 Clare, IL $112,220

Cortland, IL $112,559 Creston, IL $112,082 Dekalb, IL $112,396 Carol Stream, IL $117,796 Dundee, IL $114,643 Elburn, IL $114,115 Elgin, IL $115,903 Elmhurst, IL $119,966

Esmond, IL $112,102 Forest Park, IL $120,502 Franklin Park, IL $120,406 Hanover Park, IL $117,358 Geneva, IL $115,382 Genoa, IL $112,412 Gilberts, IL $113,851 Glen Ellyn, IL $118,577

Glendale Heights, IL $118,373 Hampshire, IL $112,848 Hines, IL $120,471 Huntley, IL $112,791 Itasca, IL $118,773 Madison, IL $112,736 Marine, IL $111,762 Maryville, IL $112,284

Medora, IL $111,025 Michael, IL $110,324 Moro, IL $111,831 Mount Olive, IL $110,949 Mozier, IL $110,094 National Stock Yards, IL $112,756 New Douglas, IL $111,252 Nokomis, IL $110,403

Ohlman, IL $110,516 Panama, IL $110,769 Patterson, IL $110,161 Piasa, IL $111,340 Ramsey, IL $109,705 Rockbridge, IL $110,514 Roodhouse, IL $110,273 Rosamond, IL $110,258

Roxana, IL $112,177 Sawyerville, IL $111,121 Sorento, IL $110,758 South Roxana, IL $112,260 Staunton, IL $111,304 Taylor Springs, IL $110,614 Venice, IL $112,756 Walshville, IL $110,571

White Hall, IL $110,202 Wilsonville, IL $111,227 Witt, IL $110,306 Wood River, IL $112,121 Worden, IL $111,618 Wrights, IL $110,227 East Saint Louis, IL $112,756 Fairview Heights, IL $112,453

Addieville, IL $111,241 Albers, IL $111,390 Aviston, IL $111,444 Baldwin, IL $111,216 Bartelso, IL $110,893 Beckemeyer, IL $111,252 Belleville, IL $112,243 Mascoutah, IL $111,824

Scott Air Force Base, IL $112,033 Breese, IL $111,263 Carlyle, IL $110,620 Caseyville, IL $112,470 Chester, IL $110,548 Collinsville, IL $112,381 Columbia, IL $112,274 Coulterville, IL $110,658

Cutler, IL $110,264 Dupo, IL $112,579 East Carondelet, IL $112,512 Ellis Grove, IL $110,606 Evansville, IL $111,108 Freeburg, IL $111,912 Fults, IL $111,468 Germantown, IL $111,345

Greenville, IL $110,739 Hagarstown, IL $110,173 Hecker, IL $111,774 Highland, IL $111,545 Hoffman, IL $110,854 Huey, IL $110,545 Keyesport, IL $110,445 Lebanon, IL $112,002

Lenzburg, IL $111,482 Maeystown, IL $111,561 Marissa, IL $111,321 Menard, IL $110,570 Millstadt, IL $112,341 Modoc, IL $110,454 Mulberry Grove, IL $110,232 Nashville, IL $110,584

New Athens, IL $111,681 New Baden, IL $111,584 New Memphis, IL $111,506 Oakdale, IL $110,654 O Fallon, IL $112,233 Okawville, IL $111,133 Percy, IL $110,397 Pierron, IL $111,311

Pinckneyville, IL $110,308

Operational Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Operational Specialist 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 Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Operational Specialist positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Operational Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Operational Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$142,743	$69.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$136,795	$66.0	15%
Financial Services	$136,795	$66.0	15%
Chemicals	$130,848	$63.0	10%
Pharmaceuticals	$130,848	$63.0	10%

Operational Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Operational Specialist'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

$110,752

Average $118,952/year

$129,292

$9,229

Average $9,913/month

$10,774

$2,130

Average $2,288/week

$2,486

$53

Average $57/hour

$62

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$129,292	$10,774	$2,486	$62
Average	$118,952	$9,913	$2,288	$57
25th Percentile	$110,752	$9,229	$2,130	$53

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