Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $214,400. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $208,400.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Champaign-Urbana, IL has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Champaign-Urbana, IL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$214,400	$108,970	80
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$208,400	$58,590	70
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$198,350	$127,820	100
4	General Pediatricians	$187,540	$159,480	100
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,640	$91,010	70
6	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$133,430	$61,930	350
7	Physician Assistants	$130,710	$89,800	180
8	Nurse Practitioners	$128,230	$102,320	490
9	Pharmacists	$128,020	$100,630	260
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$123,370	$80,220	370
11	Nurse Midwives	$122,960	$102,510	40
12	Sales Managers	$121,200	$58,890	290
13	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$108,180	$69,330	40
14	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$107,140	$66,070	90
15	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$106,290	$83,780	120
16	Financial Managers	$105,520	$71,360	590
17	Public Relations Managers	$104,610	$61,870	70
18	Software Developers	$104,570	$64,770	860
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,930	$65,900	310
20	Lawyers	$103,730	$64,040	250
21	Industrial Production Managers	$103,450	$70,490	120
22	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$103,400	$49,000	340
23	Administrative Services Managers	$101,950	$62,720	160
24	Computer Network Architects	$101,870	$69,750	90
25	Marketing Managers	$101,060	$62,210	220
26	All Other Managers	$100,760	$61,700	220
27	Human Resources Managers	$100,710	$72,410	170
28	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$100,340	$77,880	70
29	Facilities Managers	$97,140	$58,020	110
30	Veterinarians	$96,850	$64,480	60
31	Physical Therapists	$96,360	$64,410	150
32	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,060	$63,040	220
33	Occupational Therapists	$95,720	$62,300	100
34	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$95,700	$62,320	260
35	Construction Managers	$95,450	$58,670	210
36	Mechanical Engineers	$94,340	$59,720	120
37	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$91,290	$46,130	110
38	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$89,640	$47,080	180
39	Database Administrators	$89,640	$51,720	70
40	Operations Research Analysts	$88,880	$56,820	40
41	Data Scientists	$87,040	$64,930	100
42	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$86,810	$52,370	60
43	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$85,910	$85,910	50
44	Computer Programmers	$85,870	$60,690	120
45	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,500	$58,730	230
46	Fundraising Managers	$84,800	$56,440	60
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$84,790	$51,410	280
48	Civil Engineers	$84,160	$61,210	250
49	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$84,060	$51,990	200
50	Industrial Engineers	$83,800	$51,410	170
51	General and Operations Managers	$83,180	$40,630	2,400
52	Electrical Engineers	$82,700	$62,450	60
53	Sheet Metal Workers	$82,670	$50,390	120
54	Electricians	$82,660	$46,420	300
55	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$81,840	$69,670	30
56	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$81,490	$50,030	70
57	Personal Financial Advisors	$81,190	$43,200	120
58	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$80,990	$34,610	80
59	Financial Examiners	$80,880	$56,050	40
60	Natural Sciences Managers	$80,820	$57,960	100
61	Management Analysts	$80,340	$54,720	260
62	Financial Analysts	$79,450	$56,690	110
63	Information Security Analysts	$79,320	$48,860	80
64	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$78,730	$73,810	100
65	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,250	$49,160	180
66	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$78,090	$62,630	100
67	Computer Occupations, All Other	$77,810	$52,630	100
68	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$77,320	$65,410	110
69	Carpenters	$77,170	$37,960	420
70	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$77,120	$35,280	90
71	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$76,970	$44,620	50
72	Registered Nurses	$76,320	$62,460	3,440
73	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$76,260	$34,830	180
74	Project Management Specialists	$75,600	$50,010	290
75	Dental Hygienists	$74,860	$60,590	120
76	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$74,350	$59,610	90
77	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$74,010	$37,340	40
78	Credit Analysts	$74,000	$47,720	50
79	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$72,510	$48,570	410
80	Legislators	$71,930	$25,770	120
81	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$71,760	$45,940	110
82	Engineers, All Other	$71,570	$41,160	80
83	Chemists	$70,280	$48,780	40
84	Web Developers	$69,080	$49,570	80
85	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$68,780	$35,240	70
86	Loan Officers	$68,260	$36,950	240
87	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$67,940	$52,130	40
88	Labor Relations Specialists	$67,690	$24,960	40
89	Art Directors	$67,230	$46,150	30
90	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$66,990	$45,590	60
91	Compliance Officers	$66,810	$44,240	100
92	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$66,760	$50,590	50
93	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$66,740	$51,040	790
94	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$66,700	$44,050	310
95	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$66,210	$56,300	30
96	Other Biological Scientists	$66,210	$47,460	70
97	Conservation Scientists	$65,670	$37,420	50
98	Other Business Operations Specialists	$65,430	$35,660	520
99	Training and Development Specialists	$65,410	$42,450	200
100	Soil and Plant Scientists	$65,390	$51,040	100

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,450
2	Nurse Practitioners	$126,310
3	Optometrists	$125,990
4	Physician Assistants	$124,590
5	Pharmacists	$121,220
6	Sales Managers	$120,430
7	Computer Network Architects	$102,200
8	Industrial Production Managers	$101,730
9	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$101,640
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,110

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$198,350
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$192,130
3	General Pediatricians	$187,540
4	Pharmacists	$138,050
5	Computer Hardware Engineers	$131,510
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,470
7	Physician Assistants	$118,890
8	Nurse Practitioners	$110,190
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$107,530
10	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$107,170

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$193,170
2	Chief Executives	$169,190
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$140,650
4	Pharmacists	$139,430
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,530
6	Computer Hardware Engineers	$124,780
7	Physician Assistants	$119,850
8	Nurse Midwives	$111,470
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$107,540
10	Nurse Practitioners	$106,390

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