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Medical receptionist salary in Illinois

Open medical receptionist jobs in Illinois post a median of $19.25 an hour, the middle half $17.25–$21.50 (about $40,000 a year full time), $1.50 below the national posted median. From 28 jobs at 12 employers that state their pay.

$19.25
Median posted /hr
$17–$22
Middle half /hr
$40,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$17.98
BLS median in IL
May 2025

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What medical receptionists 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 28 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $15, highest $28.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$17.25–$21.50/hr

Middle half of 12 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $19.25. 65% of the 43 open medical receptionist jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Medical receptionist 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)
Arlington Heights$23$18.76–$27.204 (1)
Rockford$19.25$16.78–$22.654 (2)
Bloomington$18.75$17.66–$19.634 (1)
Chicago$21.25$17.11–$23.993 (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 receptionist pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
OSF HealthCare$18.75$17.66–$19.6310
Endeavor Health$23$18.76–$27.205
UChicago Medicine$22.25$20.58–$23.993
UW Health$19.75$16.78–$22.652
Allied OMS$24$20–$281
Mercyhealth$21$16.89–$25.331
Lifespace Communities$20.25$17.11–$23.511
Covenant Living$19$16.30–$21.581
United Surgical Partners International$17.50$16–$191
Cantata Adult Life Services$16$15–$171
Franciscan Ministries$16$161
Central Baptist Village$15.50$15–$161

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 receptionists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open medical receptionist 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
Receptionists and Information Clerks (43-4171)$15.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)$16.59 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)$17.98 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)$21.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)$23.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)40,370 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Medical receptionist salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a medical receptionist make in Illinois?

Open medical receptionist jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $19.25, the middle half $17.25–$21.50 (28 jobs from 12 employers). Full time that is about $40,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $17.98/hr ($37,400 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do medical receptionists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Arlington Heights ($23), Rockford ($19.25), Bloomington ($18.75) and Chicago ($21.25). The town table lists 4.

Which employers in Illinois pay medical receptionists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Endeavor Health ($23), UChicago Medicine ($22.25) and OSF HealthCare ($18.75).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($19.25) is $1.50 below the national posted median of $20.75. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 25 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: 28 of 43 open medical receptionist jobs in Illinois (65%) 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 receptionist pay in other states

Medical receptionist 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: Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Receptionists and Information Clerks, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Receptionists and Information Clerks by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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