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Average Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials Salary in Illinois

Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials in Illinois earn a median annual salary of $40,230, which is +14.7% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Illinois (state).

$40,230
Illinois median annual wage
$19/hour median
+14.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $35,060
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$33,610
25th
$35,810
Median
$40,230
75th
$46,740
90th
$71,750

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Illinois, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
100.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$40,247
Goods: 103.8%
Services: 85.0%
Rents: 93.9%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
California $39,300 Compare 3,850
New Hampshire $38,540 Compare 100
Colorado $38,300 Compare 320
Maine $38,020 Compare 60
New Jersey $37,920 Compare 870
Washington $37,620 Compare 460

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Illinois

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $517,850 0.51
Surgeons, All Other $438,010 0.63
Dermatologists $435,750 N/A
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $426,580 0.30
Physicians, Pathologists $381,770 N/A
Orthodontists $343,100 N/A
Chief Executives $331,920 0.58
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers $293,490 1.59

Illinois has salary data for 759 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials in Illinois

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials are projected to change by -13.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.