Medical Assistants pay in Illinois
$45,770avg. a year
$22.01 an hour · 20,260 employed
Medical Assistants in Illinois earn an average of $45,770 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $46,120. The best-paying metro area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $47,080.
$46,090Median pay
$22.01Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#23Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
115,640 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$47,080
$22.63 an hour
2690 jobs
Rockford, IL
$44,020
$21.16 an hour
3840 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$43,830
$21.07 an hour
4790 jobs
Springfield, IL
$43,790
$21.05 an hour
56,170 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$43,730
$21.02 an hour
6130 jobs
Decatur, IL
$43,700
$21.01 an hour
7710 jobs
Peoria, IL
$43,060
$20.70 an hour
8230 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$42,890
$20.62 an hour
9460 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$42,860
$20.61 an hour
10210 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$40,820
$19.63 an hour
11450 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$40,630
$19.53 an hour
12350 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$38,850
$18.68 an hour
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Medical Assistants pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois medical assistants work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
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Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do medical assistants make in Illinois?
The average is $45,770 a year, and the median is $46,090. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $46,120.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$22.01 an hour on average; the median is $22.16.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($47,080), followed by Rockford, IL ($44,020). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($38,850).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #23 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 31-9092. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national medical assistants page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.