Lawyers pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$187,420avg. a year
$90.11 an hour · 28,320 employed
Lawyers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $187,420 a year. That is $6,180 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $181,240. The U.S. average is $185,840.
$165,660Median pay
$90.11Average hourly
+3%vs. Illinois average
28,320Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for lawyers in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1560 jobs
Peoria, IL
$171,780
$82.59 an hour
26,100 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$167,880
$80.71 an hour
3250 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$160,490
$77.16 an hour
4420 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$150,980
$72.59 an hour
5530 jobs
Springfield, IL
$143,130
$68.81 an hour
650 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$142,730
$68.62 an hour
7530 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$136,440
$65.60 an hour
8340 jobs
Rockford, IL
$136,090
$65.43 an hour
970 jobs
Decatur, IL
$126,430
$60.79 an hour
10120 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$120,010
$57.70 an hour
11150 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$106,290
$51.10 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $74,920 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $144,060 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $126,180 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $61,340 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | $109,640 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $59,140 |
Questions and answers
How much do lawyers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $187,420 a year, and the median is $165,660. About 28,320 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $6,180 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $181,240.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 6.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.29 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 23-1011. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.