Home / Wages / Decatur Decatur salaries The median worker in the Decatur, IL metro area earned $49,640 a year in 2024, about $23.86 an hour. That ranks #91 of the 391 metro areas published here, 0.3% above the national median.
Illinois
Median pay $49,640 $23.86 per hour
Vs national +0.3% U.S. $49,500
Workers 45,270 wage and salary
Metro rank #91 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Decatur pays 0.7% less than Illinois as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Production Workers, All Other 13.43× 1,090 $72,610 Construction Laborers 2.21× 680 $49,150 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1.57× 700 $57,830 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1.53× 780 $48,360 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.48× 900 $57,620 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 1.35× 540 $46,870 Nursing Assistants 1.35× 550 $40,800 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1.34× 1,180 $44,970 Cashiers 1.25× 1,160 $29,720 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.24× 800 $35,600 Fast Food and Counter Workers 0.98× 1,090 $29,460 Waiters and Waitresses 0.87× 590 $29,120
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Decatur Occupation Median Hourly Employed Construction Managers $123,580 $59.41 280 Financial Managers $118,200 $56.83 260 Engineers, All Other $117,460 $56.47 210 Industrial Engineers $110,390 $53.07 250 Industrial Production Managers $107,190 $51.53 330 Electricians $102,960 $49.50 440 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $101,950 $49.02 400 Registered Nurses $84,120 $40.44 800 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $83,750 $40.26 250 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $82,770 $39.80 200 Carpenters $80,770 $38.83 200 Accountants and Auditors $78,240 $37.62 340 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $73,220 $35.20 410 Production Workers, All Other $72,610 $34.91 1,090 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $65,000 $31.25 470 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $64,410 $30.97 220 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $62,650 $30.12 210 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,940 n/a 330 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,370 n/a 220 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $59,180 $28.45 210 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $58,800 n/a 380 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $57,830 $27.81 700 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $57,620 $27.70 900 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $56,760 $27.29 450 Construction Laborers $49,150 $23.63 680 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $48,360 $23.25 780 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $48,270 $23.21 430 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $47,890 $23.03 380 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $46,870 n/a 540 Light Truck Drivers $46,280 $22.25 360 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $44,970 $21.62 1,180 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $44,410 $21.35 290 Social and Human Service Assistants $44,250 $21.27 240 Office Clerks, General $41,600 $20.00 640 Nursing Assistants $40,800 $19.62 550 Customer Service Representatives $39,140 $18.82 460 Pharmacy Technicians $38,570 $18.54 200 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,080 $17.83 320 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,600 $17.11 800 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $34,300 $16.49 700 Cooks, Restaurant $34,280 $16.48 360 Stockers and Order Fillers $34,180 $16.43 670 Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,150 $16.42 270 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $33,440 $16.08 250 Retail Salespersons $32,880 $15.81 920 Cooks, Fast Food $30,700 $14.76 250 Cashiers $29,720 $14.29 1,160 Fast Food and Counter Workers $29,460 $14.17 1,090 Bartenders $29,120 $14.00 320 Waiters and Waitresses $29,120 $14.00 590
Where most people work Largest occupations in Decatur by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,180 $44,970 $21.62 Cashiers 1,160 $29,720 $14.29 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,090 $29,460 $14.17 Production Workers, All Other 1,090 $72,610 $34.91 Retail Salespersons 920 $32,880 $15.81 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 900 $57,620 $27.70 Registered Nurses 800 $84,120 $40.44 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 800 $35,600 $17.11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 780 $48,360 $23.25 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 700 $34,300 $16.49 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 700 $57,830 $27.81 Construction Laborers 680 $49,150 $23.63 Stockers and Order Fillers 670 $34,180 $16.43 Office Clerks, General 640 $41,600 $20.00 Waiters and Waitresses 590 $29,120 $14.00 Nursing Assistants 550 $40,800 $19.62 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 540 $46,870 n/a Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 470 $65,000 $31.25 Customer Service Representatives 460 $39,140 $18.82 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 450 $56,760 $27.29
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Illinois metro areas Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 4,473,740 workers $51,510 Bloomington 90,160 workers $51,270 Springfield 102,720 workers $49,550 Champaign-Urbana 104,620 workers $48,600 St. Louis 1,339,700 workers $48,290 Peoria 165,230 workers $47,990 Decatur pay: common questions What is the average salary in Decatur? The median across all occupations is $49,640 , or $23.86 an hour, covering 45,270 wage and salary workers. The mean is $63,120, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Decatur pay more than the rest of Illinois? No. The metro median of $49,640 is 0.7% below the Illinois median of $50,000. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Decatur? Construction Managers ($123,580), Financial Managers ($118,200), Engineers, All Other ($117,460). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Decatur unusually full of? Production Workers, All Other, at 13.43× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.