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Athletic trainer salary in Illinois

Open athletic trainer jobs in Illinois post a median of $33.25 an hour, the middle half $29.75–$35.75 (about $69,200 a year full time), $1.50 above the national posted median. From 19 jobs at 9 employers that state their pay.

$33.25
Median posted /hr
$30–$36
Middle half /hr
$69,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
9
Employers stating pay

The jobs themselves: Athletic trainer jobs in Illinois · Athletic trainer pay nationwide

What athletic trainers are paid in Illinois

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 19 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $23.15, highest $45.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$29.75–$35.75/hr

Middle half of 11 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $33.25. 45% of the 42 open athletic trainer jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Athletic trainer pay by town in Illinois

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Champaign$35.75$25.50–$42.594 (2)
Warrenville$35.75$29.74–$41.643 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Athletic trainer pay by employer in Illinois

What each employer posts for athletic trainers here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$35.75$29.74–$41.644
OSF HealthCare$27.50$25.35–$29.834
Carle Health$34$25.50–$42.593
U.S. Physical Therapy$36.75$33–$422
Advocate Health$33.25$26.55–$39.852
ATI Physical Therapy$45$451
Endeavor Health$31.75$25.36–$38.041
Rush-Copley Medical Center$30.25$24.30–$36.441
Hospital Sisters Health System$29$23.15–$34.731

Median of each employer's jobs in Illinois (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for athletic trainers nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

16 open jobs in Illinois state a yearly salary: a median of $56,800, the middle half $54,500 to $58,800.

Best-paid open athletic trainer jobs in Illinois

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Illinois

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Athletic Trainers (29-9091)n/an/an/an/an/a850 (source: BLS OEWS, Athletic Trainers, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INn/a
  • St. Louis, MO-ILn/a
  • Champaign-Urbana, ILn/a
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILn/a

Athletic trainer salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does an athletic trainer make in Illinois?

Open athletic trainer jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $33.25, the middle half $29.75–$35.75 (19 jobs from 9 employers). Full time that is about $69,200 a year.

Where in Illinois do athletic trainers earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Champaign ($35.75) and Warrenville ($35.75). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Illinois pay athletic trainers the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Northwestern Medicine ($35.75), Carle Health ($34) and OSF HealthCare ($27.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($33.25) is $1.50 above the national posted median of $31.75.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 19 of 42 open athletic trainer jobs in Illinois (45%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Athletic trainer pay in other states

Athletic trainer salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Athletic Trainers (SOC 29-9091), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Athletic Trainers, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Athletic Trainers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Athletic trainer salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/athletic-trainer/illinois

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