High paying medical jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Physicians, All Other$423,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$148,500 – $474,560480
2Family Medicine Physicians$282,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,340 – $322,43070
3Dentists, General$174,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$116,790 – $313,81080
4Physician Assistants$139,950
Master's degree
$107,370 – $159,070120
5Pharmacists$139,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$90,200 – $174,930220
6Nurse Practitioners$137,100
Master's degree
$104,700 – $160,070420
7Veterinarians$106,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,140 – $166,60080
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,420
Associate's degree
$76,710 – $120,340100
9Physical Therapists$97,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,530 – $127,010140
10Registered Nurses$90,230
Bachelor's degree
$76,510 – $121,7503,520
11Speech-Language Pathologists$82,570
Master's degree
$59,880 – $121,080150
12Dental Hygienists$81,110
Associate's degree
$75,370 – $98,570170
13Occupational Therapists$80,040
Master's degree
$55,180 – $126,110120
14Respiratory Therapists$74,660
Associate's degree
$62,170 – $100,810120
15Surgical Assistants$74,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,640 – $102,41040
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$66,760
Associate's degree
$59,680 – $99,980210
17Athletic Trainers$65,400
Master's degree
$44,570 – $88,76040
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,400
Bachelor's degree
$53,330 – $85,22060
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,470 – $78,840300
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$53,110
Associate's degree
$41,900 – $64,460260
21Paramedics$50,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,030 – $66,74060
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,550 – $92,39080
23Medical Records Specialists$45,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,610 – $82,80070
24Psychiatric Technicians$43,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,380 – $45,970100
25Pharmacy Technicians$37,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,980 – $50,110390
26Opticians, Dispensing$37,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $58,40040

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	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$423,260	$148,500 – $474,560	480
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$282,430	$65,340 – $322,430	70
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$174,010	$116,790 – $313,810	80
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$139,950	$107,370 – $159,070	120
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,270	$90,200 – $174,930	220
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$137,100	$104,700 – $160,070	420
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$106,520	$52,140 – $166,600	80
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,420	$76,710 – $120,340	100
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,840	$76,530 – $127,010	140
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$90,230	$76,510 – $121,750	3,520
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,570	$59,880 – $121,080	150
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,110	$75,370 – $98,570	170
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$80,040	$55,180 – $126,110	120
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$74,660	$62,170 – $100,810	120
15	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,490	$59,640 – $102,410	40
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,760	$59,680 – $99,980	210
17	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$65,400	$44,570 – $88,760	40
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,400	$53,330 – $85,220	60
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,130	$49,470 – $78,840	300
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,110	$41,900 – $64,460	260
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,100	$46,030 – $66,740	60
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,410	$37,550 – $92,390	80
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,960	$33,610 – $82,800	70
24	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,590	$38,380 – $45,970	100
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,970	$35,980 – $50,110	390
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,080	$36,250 – $58,400	40

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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