High paying business and finance jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Champaign-Urbana, IL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Champaign-Urbana, IL run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Champaign-Urbana, IL salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Champaign-Urbana, IL · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$111,540
Bachelor's degree
$54,390 – $225,89080
2Labor Relations Specialists$100,150
Bachelor's degree
$65,030 – $163,54040
3Management Analysts$98,050
Bachelor's degree
$57,060 – $158,600320
4Project Management Specialists$90,770
Bachelor's degree
$61,580 – $145,380310
5Financial and Investment Analysts$84,330
Bachelor's degree
$59,680 – $118,250190
6Loan Officers$78,950
Bachelor's degree
$58,100 – $134,690210
7Credit Analysts$78,860
Bachelor's degree
$50,550 – $106,15040
8Financial Examiners$77,340
Bachelor's degree
$46,190 – $133,10060
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,260
Bachelor's degree
$37,440 – $127,470360
10Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,800
Bachelor's degree
$50,340 – $101,510300
11Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$74,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,860 – $103,38040
12Compliance Officers$72,560
Bachelor's degree
$49,090 – $105,590140
13Financial Specialists, All Other$71,010
Bachelor's degree
$32,710 – $101,18050
14Accountants and Auditors$69,670
Bachelor's degree
$52,030 – $109,610730
15Human Resources Specialists$67,360
Bachelor's degree
$48,770 – $101,050540
16Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,840
Bachelor's degree
$40,270 – $104,510380
17Training and Development Specialists$64,950
Bachelor's degree
$42,840 – $101,030340
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$64,920
Bachelor's degree
$54,030 – $109,57040
19Cost Estimators$63,630
Bachelor's degree
$46,420 – $122,83060
20Fundraisers$61,820
Bachelor's degree
$43,580 – $96,76070
21Logisticians$58,840
Bachelor's degree
$46,060 – $105,070150
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$50,440
Bachelor's degree
$36,670 – $75,340110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianChampaign-Urbana, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$111,540	$54,390 – $225,890	80
2	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,150	$65,030 – $163,540	40
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$98,050	$57,060 – $158,600	320
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$90,770	$61,580 – $145,380	310
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,330	$59,680 – $118,250	190
6	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$78,950	$58,100 – $134,690	210
7	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,860	$50,550 – $106,150	40
8	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$77,340	$46,190 – $133,100	60
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,260	$37,440 – $127,470	360
10	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$74,800	$50,340 – $101,510	300
11	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,590	$56,860 – $103,380	40
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$72,560	$49,090 – $105,590	140
13	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$71,010	$32,710 – $101,180	50
14	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$69,670	$52,030 – $109,610	730
15	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,360	$48,770 – $101,050	540
16	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,840	$40,270 – $104,510	380
17	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,950	$42,840 – $101,030	340
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,920	$54,030 – $109,570	40
19	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$63,630	$46,420 – $122,830	60
20	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$61,820	$43,580 – $96,760	70
21	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$58,840	$46,060 – $105,070	150
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$50,440	$36,670 – $75,340	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Champaign-Urbana, IL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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