Behavior analyst salary in Illinois

Open behavior analyst jobs in Illinois post a median of $67.50 an hour, the middle half $61.50–$68.75 (about $140,400 a year full time), $22.50 below the national posted median. From 12 jobs at 6 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in IL

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Behavior analyst jobs in Illinois · Behavior analyst pay nationwide

What behavior analysts are paid in Illinois

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

Median $67.50 an hour. Middle half $61.50 to $68.75. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 12 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $36, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$61.50–$68.75/hr

Middle half of 12 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $67.50. 27% of the 44 open behavior analyst jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Behavior analyst pay by town in Illinois

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

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Chicago	$67.50	$60–$70	3 (2)

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.

Behavior analyst pay by employer in Illinois

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

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Optimal Care Therapy	$67.50	$65–$70	5
Applied ABC	$76.25	$60–$85	2
Lifelong Access	$44	$36–$66	2
Apple ABA	$95	$90–$100	1
Key Autism Services (Chicago, IL)	$65	$60–$70	1
E-Therapy	$49	$48–$50	1

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 behavior analysts nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

15 open jobs in Illinois state a yearly salary: a median of $82,500, the middle half $80,000 to $93,800.

Best-paid open behavior analyst jobs in Illinois

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

Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) - Remote/Virtual
Apple ABA · N/a, IL · 2w ago
$90–$100/hr
Board Certified Behavior Analyst - SBS at Clinton, IL
Applied ABC · Clinton, IL · 2w ago
$75–$85/hr
Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Illinois Home Based Resources
Applied ABC · N/a, IL · 4d ago
$60–$85/hr
BCBA Hybrid Position
Optimal Care Therapy · Skokie, IL · 2w ago
$65–$70/hr
BCBA Position Full Time
Optimal Care Therapy · Chicago, IL · 2w ago
$65–$70/hr
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Center Based
Key Autism Services (Chicago, IL) · Chicago and Palos Heights, IL · 2d ago
$60–$70/hr
Pediatric Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Lifelong Access · Normal, IL · 2mo ago
$36–$66/hr
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) - Onsite - 26/27 School Year
E-Therapy · St. Charles and Algonquin, IL · 1w ago
$48–$50/hr
Adult Services Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Lifelong Access · Normal, IL · 2mo ago
$36–$38/hr

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 occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (21-1018)	$20.68 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	$22.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	$29.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	$38.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	$52.45 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)	20,250 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$29.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, opens in a new tab)
St. Louis, MO-IL$28.16/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. Louis, MO-IL, opens in a new tab)
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$29.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, opens in a new tab)
Peoria, IL$27.57/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Peoria, IL, opens in a new tab)
Rockford, IL$25.80/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Rockford, IL, opens in a new tab)
Champaign-Urbana, IL$32.84/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Champaign-Urbana, IL, opens in a new tab)
Bloomington, IL$26.87/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Bloomington, IL, opens in a new tab)
Springfield, IL$28.58/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Springfield, IL, opens in a new tab)

Behavior analyst salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a behavior analyst make in Illinois?

Open behavior analyst jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $67.50, the middle half $61.50–$68.75 (12 jobs from 6 employers). Full time that is about $140,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $29.20/hr ($60,730 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($67.50) is $22.50 below the national posted median of $90. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 20 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 12 of 44 open behavior analyst jobs in Illinois (27%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (SOC 21-1018), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychologists, All Other (SOC 19-3039), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Behavior analyst salary in Illinois. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/behavior-analyst/illinois

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