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Occupational therapist salary in Illinois

Open occupational therapist jobs in Illinois post a median of $48.75 an hour, the middle half $45.75–$52.75 (about $101,400 a year full time), $4.25 below the national posted median. From 96 jobs at 30 employers that state their pay.

$48.75
Median posted /hr
$46–$53
Middle half /hr
$101,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$47.93
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Occupational therapist jobs in Illinois · Occupational therapist pay nationwide

What occupational therapists 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 96 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $32.60, highest $90.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$45.75–$52.75/hr

Middle half of 51 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $48.75. 53% of the 180 open occupational therapist jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist 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$52.25$37–$909 (6)
Rockford$47$34.45–$908 (4)
Urbana$53.50$39.13–$67.997 (1)
Peoria$44$39.13–$52.015 (1)
Springfield$42.75$33.30–$53.885 (2)
Evanston$50.25$32.60–$61.134 (1)
Skokie$51$32.60–$753 (2)
Arlington Heights$50.25$39.44–$61.133 (2)
Libertyville$48.75$38.20–$61.653 (1)
Tinley Park$46.50$38–$63.943 (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.

Occupational therapist pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$54$38.06–$61.7113
Carle Health$53.50$39.13–$67.9912
Endeavor Health$50.25$32.60–$61.139
Advocate Health$47.75$38.20–$61.659
OSF HealthCare$42.50$39.13–$52.016
UW Health$46.25$36.99–$55.495
Hospital Sisters Health System$42.75$34.21–$53.885
Mercyhealth$46.25$34.45–$604
Genesis HealthCare$73$50–$903
Blessing Hospital$47.75$38.13–$57.203
Ivy Rehab$44$33.30–$553
Therapy Spot$52.50$40–$752
UChicago Medicine$52$522
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$51$37–$662
E-Therapy$46.75$45–$482
Ignite Medical Resorts$46.25$38–$602
Luna Physical Therapy$68$61–$751
Legacy Healthcare Services$53.50$47–$601
UnitedHealth Group$53.25$42.63–$63.941
Little Friends$52.50$50–$551
Dover Health$51.50$49–$541
Hillsboro Area Hospital$51.25$50–$52.501
ATI Physical Therapy$50$45–$551
Ascension$48$36.69–$59.301
Rush-Copley Medical Center$47.25$36.96–$57.301
Beloit Health System$46.75$37.35–$56.031
Trinity Health$45$32.90–$57.061
Select Medical$42.50$40–$451
Covenant Living$39.50$32.84–$46.351
Sinai Chicago$37.50$37.471

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 occupational therapists nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

22 open jobs in Illinois state a yearly salary: a median of $95,400, the middle half $83,000 to $101,400.

Best-paid open occupational therapist 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
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)$35.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$39.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$47.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$52.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$63.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)7,710 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Occupational therapist salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in Illinois?

Open occupational therapist jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $48.75, the middle half $45.75–$52.75 (96 jobs from 30 employers). Full time that is about $101,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $47.93/hr ($99,700 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do occupational therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($52.25), Rockford ($47), Urbana ($53.50) and Peoria ($44). The town table lists 10.

Which employers in Illinois pay occupational therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Genesis HealthCare ($73), Northwestern Medicine ($54) and Carle Health ($53.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($48.75) is $4.25 below the national posted median of $53. 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: 96 of 180 open occupational therapist jobs in Illinois (53%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Occupational therapist pay in other states

Occupational therapist 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: Occupational Therapists (SOC 29-1122), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Occupational therapist salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapist/illinois

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