Nonmetropolitan area rankings

Technology salaries in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area

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Technology Headhunters uses BLS OEWS data to answer this pay question. BLS published a median in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area for 409 of our roles, covering 17 BLS occupations (May 2025). The highest is AI Engineering Manager, at $135,300.

All-occupation median, Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$47,010SOC 00-0000, BLS

All-occupation employment126,860BLS estimate

Several titles share one BLS occupation and show identical figures. Each title's mapping is on its own page.

Chart shows annual pay for the first 10 entries. Band is the 25th to 75th percentile, the thick line is the median, whiskers reach the 10th and 90th percentiles. Every figure is repeated in the table.

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Roles in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#	Role	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	vs all occupations	LQ
1	AI Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
2	AI Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
3	Business Systems Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
4	Chief AI Officer	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
5	Chief Data Officer / Head of Data	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
6	Chief Data Officer / VP of Data	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
7	Chief Digital Officer	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
8	CIO	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
9	CISO	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
10	Construction Tech Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
11	Construction Tech Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
12	Construction Technology Director	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
13	Construction Technology Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
14	CTO	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
15	Data Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
16	Data Governance Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
17	Deputy CISO / BISO	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
18	Director of Construction Technology / Innovation	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
19	Director of Data Engineering	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
20	Director of Engineering	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
21	Director of Enterprise Applications	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
22	Director of Information Security	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
23	Director of IT Operations	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
24	Embedded Software Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
25	Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
26	Enterprise Applications Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
27	Fintech Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
28	Fintech Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
29	Head of AI	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
30	Head of AI / VP of AI	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
31	Head of Data Science	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
32	Head of Engineering	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
33	Head of Infrastructure	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
34	Head of Infrastructure / Director of Platform	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
35	Health Systems IT Director	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
36	Infrastructure Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
37	IT Director	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
38	IT Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
39	IT Service Management Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
40	Machine Learning Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
41	Manufacturing IT Director	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
42	Manufacturing IT Director	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
43	MSP IT Director	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
44	MSP Service Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
45	Network Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
46	NOC Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
47	Platform Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
48	Procore Construction Technology Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
49	Procore Construction Technology Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
50	QA Manager / Head of Quality Engineering	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
51	SaaS Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
52	SaaS Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
53	Security Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
54	Senior Director of Engineering	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
55	Senior Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
56	Senior IT Director	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
57	Service Desk Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
58	SOC Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
59	Software Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
60	Solutions Engineering Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
61	Startup CTO	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
62	SVP of Engineering	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
63	vCIO / Technology Alignment Manager	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
64	VP of Engineering	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
65	VP of Infrastructure	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
66	VP of IT	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
67	VP of Platform Engineering	$135,300	$106,510 to $171,980	180	2.88x	0.33
68	.NET / C# Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
69	.NET / C# Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
70	.NET / C# Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
71	.NET / C# Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
72	.NET / C# Full Stack Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
73	AI Agent Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
74	AI Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
75	Android Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
76	Angular Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
77	API / Integration Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
78	Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer I	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
79	Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
80	C++ Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
81	C++ Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
82	Cleared Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
83	Computer Vision Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
84	Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
85	Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
86	Construction Tech AI Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
87	ConTech Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
88	Cross-Platform Mobile Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
89	Distinguished Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
90	Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
91	Elixir Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
92	Embedded Linux Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
93	Embedded Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
94	Financial Services Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
95	Financial Services Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
96	Fintech AI Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
97	Firmware Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
98	Flutter Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
99	Forward Deployed Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
100	Founding Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
101	Full Stack Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
102	Go (Golang) Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
103	Go Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
104	Go Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
105	Healthtech Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
106	Healthtech Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
107	HL7 / FHIR Integration Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
108	Hybrid Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
109	Implementation Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
110	iOS Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
111	IoT Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
112	Java Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
113	Java Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
114	Java Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
115	Junior Embedded Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
116	Junior Software Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
117	Lead Embedded Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
118	Lead Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
119	Lead Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
120	LLM / Generative AI Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
121	Low-Latency / Trading Systems Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
122	Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
123	ML Platform / Infrastructure Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
124	MLOps Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
125	Mobile Architect	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
126	Mobile Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
127	NetSuite Administrator / Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
128	NLP Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
129	NLP Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
130	Node.js Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
131	Node.js Backend Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
132	Node.js Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
133	Node.js Full Stack Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
134	PHP / Laravel Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
135	Principal Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
136	Principal Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
137	Principal Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
138	Product Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
139	Public Sector Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
140	Public Sector Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
141	Python Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
142	Python Full Stack Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
143	Python Full Stack Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
144	React Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
145	React Native Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
146	Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
147	Recommendation Systems Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
148	Remote Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
149	Robotics Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
150	RPA Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
151	Ruby on Rails Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
152	Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
153	Ruby on Rails Full Stack Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
154	Rust Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
155	SaaS AI Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
156	SaaS Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
157	Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
158	SAP ABAP Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
159	Scala Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
160	Senior / Staff ML Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
161	Senior Android Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
162	Senior Embedded Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
163	Senior iOS Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
164	Senior Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
165	Senior Salesforce Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
166	Senior Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
167	ServiceNow Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
168	Software Architect	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
169	Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
170	Staff and Principal Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
171	Staff Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
172	Staff Machine Learning Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
173	Staff Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
174	Tech Lead / Lead Software Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
175	TypeScript / JavaScript Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
176	Vue.js Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
177	Web3 / Blockchain Engineer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
178	Workday Integration Developer	$103,910	$79,900 to $133,690	200	2.21x	0.14
179	SCADA / Controls Engineer	$102,960	$76,530 to $123,550	80	2.19x	0.48
180	Cisco Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
181	Cisco Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
182	Cloud Architect	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
183	Data Center Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
184	Data Center Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
185	Junior Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
186	Juniper Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
187	Juniper Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
188	Lead Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
189	MSP Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
190	MSP Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
191	Network Architect	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
192	Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
193	Senior Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
194	Solutions Architect	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
195	VoIP / Unified Communications Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
196	Wireless Network Engineer	$102,030	$90,700 to $124,690	40	2.17x	0.26
197	Agile Coach	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
198	Associate IT Project Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
199	Associate Technical Program Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
200	AV Project Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
201	Delivery Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
202	Deployment Coordinator	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
203	Director of PMO / Head of Delivery	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
204	ERP Project Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
205	IT Business Analyst	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
206	IT PMO Analyst	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
207	IT Program Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
208	IT Project Coordinator	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
209	IT Project Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
210	Principal Technical Program Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
211	Release Train Engineer (SAFe)	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
212	Scrum Master	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
213	Scrum Master / Agile Coach	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
214	Senior / Principal TPM	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
215	Senior Technical Program Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
216	Technical Program Manager	$96,420	$73,900 to $123,190	250	2.05x	0.29
217	Business Systems Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
218	Construction ERP Administrator (Viewpoint Vista / CMiC / Sage 300 CRE)	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
219	Customer Onboarding Specialist	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
220	Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
221	Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
222	EDI Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
223	Epic Application Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
224	Epic Bridges / Interface Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
225	Epic Clarity / Cogito Report Writer	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
226	ERP Support Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
227	HRIS Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
228	Implementation Manager	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
229	Implementation Specialist	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
230	Junior Salesforce Administrator	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
231	Junior Systems Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
232	MES Engineer	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
233	Oracle Cloud ERP Consultant	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
234	Oracle Health (Cerner) Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
235	Procore Administrator	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
236	Salesforce Administrator	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
237	Salesforce Architect	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
238	Salesforce Functional Consultant	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
239	Salesforce Marketing Cloud Specialist	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
240	SAP Basis Administrator	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
241	SAP S/4HANA Consultant	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
242	Senior Business Systems Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
243	Senior Systems Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
244	ServiceNow Administrator	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
245	ServiceNow Architect	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
246	Systems Analyst	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
247	Workday Financials Consultant	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
248	Workday HCM Consultant	$95,780	$76,820 to $120,520	110	2.04x	0.27
249	Access Provisioning Analyst	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
250	Change Coordinator	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
251	Chief Architect	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
252	CMDB Analyst	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
253	Computer Operator / Batch Scheduling Analyst	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
254	Enterprise Architect	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
255	GIS Analyst	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
256	GIS Analyst / GIS Technician	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
257	IT Asset Management Specialist	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
258	ITSM Analyst	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
259	ITSM Analyst (incident, problem, change)	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
260	Knowledge Management Specialist	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
261	Mobility and Telecom Expense Coordinator	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
262	Senior IT Asset Management Specialist	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
263	Software Asset / Licensing Analyst	$85,110	$61,850 to $110,390	70	1.81x	0.2
264	Atlassian (Jira and Confluence) Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
265	AWS Cloud Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
266	AWS DevOps Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
267	AWS Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
268	AWS Site Reliability Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
269	Azure Cloud Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
270	Azure DevOps Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
271	Azure DevOps Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
272	Azure Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
273	Build and Release Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
274	Business Applications / SaaS Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
275	Cloud Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
276	CRM Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
277	Developer Experience Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
278	DevOps Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
279	Endpoint Engineer (Intune / Jamf)	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
280	ERP Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
281	Fintech Site Reliability Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
282	GCP Cloud Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
283	GCP Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
284	GCP Site Reliability Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
285	GCP Site Reliability Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
286	Google Workspace Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
287	Govtech Cloud Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
288	Govtech Cloud Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
289	Infrastructure Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
290	Junior Cloud Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
291	Kubernetes DevOps Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
292	Kubernetes DevOps Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
293	Kubernetes Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
294	Linux Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
295	Linux Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
296	Linux Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
297	Microsoft 365 / Windows Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
298	Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
299	Microsoft 365 Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
300	MSP Escalation Engineer (Tier 3)	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
301	MSP Project / Onboarding Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
302	MSP Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
303	MSP Systems Technician (Tier 2)	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
304	Observability Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
305	Platform Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
306	SaaS Site Reliability Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
307	Senior Cloud Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
308	Senior DevOps Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
309	Senior ERP Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
310	Senior Site Reliability Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
311	Senior Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
312	Senior Systems Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
313	SharePoint Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
314	Site Reliability Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
315	Staff Platform Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
316	Storage and Backup Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
317	Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
318	Systems Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
319	Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Engineer	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
320	UKG (Kronos) Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
321	Virtualization Engineer (VMware / Nutanix)	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
322	Windows Server Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
323	Windows Server Systems Administrator	$84,730	$64,000 to $102,950	110	1.80x	0.43
324	Epic Credentialed Trainer	$76,450	$52,300 to $104,350	330	1.63x	0.88
325	IT Trainer	$76,450	$52,300 to $104,350	330	1.63x	0.88
326	IT Trainer / End User Trainer	$76,450	$52,300 to $104,350	330	1.63x	0.88
327	IT Procurement Specialist	$74,740	$58,890 to $93,550	350	1.59x	0.88
328	IT Vendor and Contracts Analyst	$74,740	$58,890 to $93,550	350	1.59x	0.88
329	Lead Cabling Technician / Low Voltage Foreman	$74,090	$57,230 to $92,890	120	1.58x	1.06
330	Structured Cabling / Low Voltage Technician	$74,090	$57,230 to $92,890	120	1.58x	1.06
331	Structured Cabling Technician	$74,090	$57,230 to $92,890	120	1.58x	1.06
332	Telecom / VoIP Technician	$74,090	$57,230 to $92,890	120	1.58x	1.06
333	GRC Analyst	$67,450	$51,900 to $92,280	130	1.43x	0.39
334	GRC Manager	$67,450	$51,900 to $92,280	130	1.43x	0.39
335	Command Center / IT Operations Center Analyst	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
336	Network Technician	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
337	NOC Analyst (Tier 2)	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
338	NOC Engineer	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
339	NOC Technician	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
340	NOC Technician (Tier 1)	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
341	Patch Management Analyst	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
342	Senior Network Technician	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
343	Senior NOC Analyst	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
344	Wireless and DAS Technician	$63,970	$53,020 to $80,580	110	1.36x	0.96
345	Field Service Dispatcher / Field Services Coordinator	$55,310	$43,710 to $62,840	130	1.18x	0.77
346	MSP Service Coordinator / Dispatcher	$55,310	$43,710 to $62,840	130	1.18x	0.77
347	Critical Facilities Technician	$54,530	$40,500 to $66,540	2,110	1.16x	1.69
348	Critical Facilities Technician (data center power and cooling)	$54,530	$40,500 to $66,540	2,110	1.16x	1.69
349	Application Support Analyst	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
350	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
351	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (English and Spanish)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
352	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
353	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
354	Bilingual Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
355	Bilingual Service Desk Analyst	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
356	Classroom and Instructional Technology Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
357	Cleared Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
358	Construction Tech IT Support Specialist	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
359	Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
360	Cybersecurity Technical Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
361	Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
362	Data Platforms Technical Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
363	Desktop Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
364	Desktop Support Manager / End User Services Manager	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
365	Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
366	Enterprise Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
367	Enterprise Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
368	Field Service Engineer (IT hardware, break/fix)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
369	Fintech Technical Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
370	Go-Live / At-the-Elbow Support Analyst (EHR and ERP)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
371	Google Workspace IT Support Specialist	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
372	Google Workspace IT Support Specialist	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
373	Govtech Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
374	Health Systems Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
375	Health Systems Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
376	Healthcare Service Desk Analyst (clinical service desk)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
377	Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
378	Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
379	Help Desk Supervisor / Service Desk Team Lead	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
380	Imaging and Deployment Technician (PC refresh, OS upgrades)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
381	IT Field Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
382	IT Support Specialist	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
383	Jobsite IT Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
384	Jobsite IT Technician (construction)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
385	Junior Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
386	Junior IT Field Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
387	Mac and Apple Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
388	Mac Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
389	Mac Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
390	Microsoft 365 Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
391	Microsoft 365 IT Support Specialist	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
392	MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 1)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
393	MSP Help Desk Analyst (Tier 2)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
394	MSP Help Desk Technician (Tier 1)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
395	MSP IT Support Specialist	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
396	MSP Technician (Tier 1 to 2)	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
397	POS and Retail Technology Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
398	Production Support Analyst	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
399	Remote Technical Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
400	Senior Desktop Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
401	Senior IT Field Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
402	Senior Technical Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
403	Service Desk Analyst	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
404	Technical Support Engineer	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
405	Technical Support Specialist	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
406	Tier 3 Support Analyst	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
407	Traveling Rollout Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
408	VIP / Executive Support Technician	$54,370	$45,080 to $64,650	250	1.16x	0.44
409	IT Asset Technician (receiving, imaging handoff, ITAD and disposal)	$47,190	$40,440 to $56,770	630	1.00x	0.95

Ranked by median in the unit BLS published. Annual and hourly figures are never converted for ranking: occupations BLS released hourly only are ranked in a separate hourly table. "Or more" medians rank at the top-code threshold. Entries without a published median are not listed.

"vs all occupations" divides the role's annual median by the area's all-occupations annual median. LQ is employment concentration, not a pay adjustment.

What these figures leave out for technology hires

BLS OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay. They include base rate, guaranteed pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses, and cost-of-living allowances. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, severance and employer-paid benefits.

Our interpretation, not a BLS statement: the BLS definition does not name stock or equity grants, so we treat them as outside these figures and add nothing for them. If a technology offer leans on discretionary bonus or equity, we read the published figure as describing only the cash pay inside the BLS definition.

BLS definition: Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

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What do these figures mean for technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area?

For technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the May 2025 median is $135,300 per year for Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021); it describes workers in that BLS occupation and geography, not an independent survey of this recruiting title or a quote for a candidate with a particular background.

The middle half of the occupation behind technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area runs from $106,510 to $171,980, a $65,470 band; compare responsibilities before using those endpoints in an offer, because the distribution does not identify junior, senior or management pay grades.

For technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the outer published markers are $86,260 at P10 and $217,360 at P90; an amount between those points has no exact percentile assigned here, while a source-marked lower bound stays open and an unavailable wage stays unavailable rather than becoming zero.

The technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area occupation median compares with $175,140 nationally, a difference of -$39,840; both cells use SOC 11-3021, and the difference is neither a cost-of-living adjustment nor a premium every local candidate receives for doing the job.

Area comparisons for technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area include Rockford, IL at $146,600 and Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL at $159,590; these metros are selected by Census reference-point distance, not commuting time, and each figure remains tied to its own BLS area rather than replacing an unpublished local estimate.

No comparable May 2024 median is available for technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, so no release-to-release change is calculated; the $135,300 May 2025 median stands on its own reference period, and the missing earlier cell establishes neither growth nor decline in wages for the occupation or this opening.

When discussing an offer for technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, keep equity and RSUs separate from the $135,300 occupation median; OEWS includes commissions and production bonuses but excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits, making it neither pure base salary nor total compensation for the person you hire.

BLS employment for the occupation behind technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 180; this describes employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021), not available applicants, so use it to understand the occupation's presence while keeping the search for a person with your required systems knowledge and ownership scope separate.

Which national industries report pay for technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area?

The table below gives released national industry medians for Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021), selected for this technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area discussion. These CTO industry rows are national cuts, not industry-specific wages for Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

National industry rows for technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, BLS May 2025
BLS industry	NAICS	Published median	Employment
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	523000	$214,460	18,630
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522200	$207,160	6,000
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521000	$206,320	670
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521100	$206,320	670
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522290	$205,310	3,660
Software Publishers	513200	$202,250	35,120

Questions about technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Which occupation prices technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area?

The technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area figures use Computer and Information Systems Managers, SOC 11-3021. BLS does not release an exact rate for an employer's particular CTO opening in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Does the technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area band price seniority?

The $106,510 to $171,980 band describes the published occupation distribution for technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area. It is not a junior-to-senior ladder for CTO in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Can I treat the May 2025 technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area median as a complete offer?

The $135,300 wage cell for technology hiring in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area starts a cash-pay comparison. Benefits and equity for CTO in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area need a separate discussion from this BLS cell.

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