Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Danville, IL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Danville, 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 Danville, IL are those of pharmacists, with an average annual salary of $134,330. The second highest-paying jobs are those of sales manager, with an average salary of $119,040.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Danville, 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 Danville, IL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Pharmacists	$134,330	$79,310	40
2	Sales Managers	$119,040	$57,250	70
3	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$109,910	$53,520	40
4	Human Resources Managers	$105,900	$64,210	30
5	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,280	$76,090	90
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,850	$72,110	30
7	Marketing Managers	$103,140	$52,130	50
8	Industrial Production Managers	$101,450	$75,530	70
9	All Other Managers	$99,090	$48,310	50
10	Software Developers	$96,640	$53,270	70
11	Financial Managers	$93,480	$59,490	130
12	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$90,520	$64,270	30
13	Project Management Specialists	$86,050	$49,080	60
14	Mechanical Engineers	$84,310	$62,300	60
15	Industrial Engineers	$82,430	$60,980	130
16	Lawyers	$81,850	$40,290	40
17	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$81,700	$62,510	80
18	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$80,610	$48,940	40
19	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,450	$52,410	40
20	General and Operations Managers	$77,910	$40,250	610
21	Cost Estimators	$76,990	$44,840	30
22	Management Analysts	$75,870	$53,000	60
23	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$75,790	$54,770	40
24	Registered Nurses	$75,760	$59,070	640
25	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$72,450	$39,750	80
26	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$71,570	$44,470	90
27	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$69,170	$44,350	180
28	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$67,880	$32,710	50
29	Administrative Services Managers	$67,400	$48,890	40
30	Other Business Operations Specialists	$66,210	$42,070	150
31	Electricians	$65,180	$37,460	80
32	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,960	$39,700	80
33	Millwrights	$63,830	$42,580	30
34	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$63,470	$38,420	70
35	Radiologic Technologists	$63,040	$51,870	50
36	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,380	$38,940	150
37	Logisticians	$62,000	$40,090	50
38	Instructional Coordinators	$61,900	$48,610	50
39	Training and Development Specialists	$60,400	$35,740	30
40	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$60,330	$43,800	80
41	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,830	$43,630	240
42	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,770	$38,910	180
43	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$59,620	$31,330	220
44	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$59,430	$39,340	40
45	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,380	$39,440	200
46	Human Resources Specialists	$59,090	$39,610	130
47	Speech-Language Pathologists	$59,010	$37,260	40
48	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$58,970	$36,450	190
49	Computer Network Support Specialists	$58,380	$44,850	40
50	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,260	$40,020	40
51	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$57,780	$30,620	60
52	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,980	$37,650	330
53	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$56,770	$46,410	100
54	Accountants and Auditors	$56,710	$37,650	130
55	Medical Records Specialists	$54,720	$35,400	50
56	Highway Maintenance Workers	$54,000	$30,210	60
57	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$52,590	$34,510	90
58	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$51,550	$39,640	90
59	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$51,460	$38,140	30
60	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$50,840	$39,840	120
61	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$49,660	$37,780	40
62	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$49,610	$36,020	40
63	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$49,570	$30,620	40
64	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$49,550	$37,420	50
65	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	$49,210	$31,270	40
66	Carpenters	$49,080	$33,970	70
67	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$48,970	$38,010	70
68	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$48,250	$35,890	590
69	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,140	$24,960	80
70	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	$47,070	$31,220	50
71	Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,970	$30,330	50
72	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,950	$25,320	40
73	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$46,930	$36,540	50
74	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,170	$29,140	370
75	Machinists	$45,940	$31,850	100
76	Construction Laborers	$45,870	$30,900	80
77	Computer User Support Specialists	$45,720	$33,250	100
78	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$45,610	$38,520	30
79	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,590	$28,510	150
80	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,450	$39,420	390
81	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	$44,720	$31,930	50
82	Tool and Die Makers	$43,970	$38,690	30
83	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$42,900	$30,090	300
84	All Occupations	$42,540	$26,290	25,700
85	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,240	$28,190	190
86	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	$42,070	$29,920	160
87	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$42,070	$32,050	120
88	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$41,540	$28,660	370
89	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,100	$29,560	170
90	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$40,190	$31,020	230
91	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	$39,510	$26,290	920
92	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$39,000	$26,630	40
93	Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,580	$25,260	1,070
94	Billing and Posting Clerks	$38,210	$31,620	70
95	Food Batchmakers	$38,080	$38,080	280
96	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$37,650	$30,870	120
97	School Bus Drivers	$37,500	$24,960	110
98	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	$37,380	$24,960	170
99	Office Clerks, General	$37,320	$24,960	620
100	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,130	$28,470	100

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$124,740
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,630
3	Marketing Managers	$118,080
4	Sales Managers	$117,460
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$113,280
6	Medical and Health Services Managers	$110,550
7	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,870
8	Industrial Production Managers	$97,930
9	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$94,310
10	All Other Managers	$91,880

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$145,110
2	Medical and Health Services Managers	$124,710
3	Marketing Managers	$120,340
4	Human Resources Managers	$115,290
5	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$106,650
6	Financial Managers	$99,220
7	Sales Managers	$98,260
8	Industrial Production Managers	$94,140
9	Management Occupations	$88,540
10	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$85,590

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$133,810
2	Pharmacists	$129,540
3	Medical and Health Services Managers	$118,520
4	Marketing Managers	$117,710
5	Sales Managers	$115,340
6	Industrial Production Managers	$95,610
7	Human Resources Managers	$91,670
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$87,350
9	Financial Managers	$86,800
10	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$84,990

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