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Medical assistant salary in Illinois

Open medical assistant jobs in Illinois post a median of $23.50 an hour, the middle half $22.25–$25 (about $48,900 a year full time), $0.50 below the national posted median. From 329 jobs at 42 employers that state their pay.

$23.50
Median posted /hr
$22–$25
Middle half /hr
$48,900
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$22.16
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Medical assistant jobs in Illinois · Medical assistant pay nationwide

What medical assistants 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 329 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $16, highest $42.35.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$22.25–$25/hr

Middle half of 88 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23.50. 81% of the 405 open medical assistant jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Medical assistant 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)
Chicago$24.50$17.75–$42.3567 (12)
Rockford$23$18.28–$28.6917 (4)
Glenview$23.75$18–$41.1016 (4)
Quincy$23.50$16.12–$30.0913 (2)
Peoria$24$18.33–$42.3511 (3)
Naperville$24.75$16.77–$3010 (6)
Evanston$24.25$19.13–$29.429 (2)
Champaign$23.25$17.12–$29.699 (1)
Lake Forest$23.25$19.13–$29.428 (2)
Orland Park$22.50$19.13–$28.377 (3)
Winfield$23.25$19.13–$26.646 (1)
Geneva$22.50$19.13–$25.836 (1)
Aurora$27.25$21.85–$34.355 (2)
Downers Grove$27.25$20.29–$34.355 (2)
Buffalo Grove$24.75$19.89–$36.155 (2)
Highland Park$24.75$19.89–$29.425 (1)
Hinsdale$24.75$19.89–$29.425 (2)
Lombard$24.75$19.89–$34.355 (2)
Skokie$24.75$19–$29.425 (2)
Vernon Hills$24.75$19.13–$29.425 (3)
Urbana$24$17.12–$31.285 (1)
Bloomington$23$18–$31.285 (3)
Crystal Lake$23$18.28–$34.355 (4)
Alton$21.50$17–$255 (2)
Lincolnwood$28$19.89–$36.154 (2)
Park Ridge$28$21.85–$36.154 (2)
Westmont$27.25$18–$34.354 (2)
Mattoon$26.25$19.61–$33.514 (1)
Elmhurst$24.75$20.29–$29.424 (1)
Warrenville$24.75$19.13–$33.874 (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.

Medical assistant pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$22.50$18.98–$41.1064
Endeavor Health$24.75$19.89–$33.8746
UChicago Medicine$26.25$22.64–$32.4028
Advocate Health$28.75$21.85–$36.1523
Carle Health$24$17.12–$31.2821
OSF HealthCare$22.25$20.41–$24.0116
Mercyhealth$23.50$18.28–$28.6914
Trinity Health$23.25$18.16–$28.1410
UW Health$22.75$19.42–$26.2210
Quincy Medical Group$20.25$16.12–$24.1810
Sarah Bush Lincoln$26.25$18.68–$33.518
Hospital Sisters Health System$23.25$19–$27.558
BJC HealthCare$21.50$17–$277
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$23.75$19–$30.236
Marathon Health$23$20–$306
CVS Health$28.75$18.50–$42.355
Sinai Chicago$20$18.74–$235
Blessing Hospital$24.25$16.78–$30.094
Esperanza Health Centers$21.50$20–$24.504
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute$21.50$18–$254
Jersey Community Hospital$18.50$16–$214
AdventHealth$24.25$18.69–$33.613
SSM Health$23.25$18–$32.182
PM Pediatric Care$22$17–$272
ChenMed$21.75$17–$28.832
Haymarket Center$26.75$26.801
Rush-Copley Medical Center$26.25$22.39–$29.861
Morris Hospital$25.75$20.60–$30.901
LifeStance Health$25.25$23.50–$271
Duly Health and Care$25$23.76–$26.031
Washington University in St. Louis$25$19.93–$29.931
Shriners Children's$24.75$19.86–$29.871
Healogics$23.50$20.95–$25.971
Associated Urological Specialist$22.50$21–$241
Boyd Healthcare Services$22.50$20–$251
Guidehealth$22.50$21–$241
ADVENT$21.50$16.77–$261
ORA Orthopedics$19.50$17–$221
Renalcare Associates S C$19.50$18–$211
Chestnut Health Systems$19.25$18–$20.501

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 medical assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open medical assistant 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
Medical Assistants (31-9092)$17.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$18.74 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$27.21 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)20,260 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Medical assistant salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a medical assistant make in Illinois?

Open medical assistant jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $23.50, the middle half $22.25–$25 (329 jobs from 42 employers). Full time that is about $48,900 a year. BLS measured a median of $22.16/hr ($46,090 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do medical assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($24.50), Rockford ($23), Glenview ($23.75) and Quincy ($23.50). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in Illinois pay medical assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Advocate Health ($28.75), CVS Health ($28.75) and UChicago Medicine ($26.25).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($23.50) is $0.50 below the national posted median of $24. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 22 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: 329 of 405 open medical assistant jobs in Illinois (81%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Medical assistant pay in other states

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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: Medical Assistants (SOC 31-9092), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical assistant salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/medical-assistant/illinois

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