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Patient care technician salary in Illinois

Open patient care technician jobs in Illinois post a median of $22 an hour, the middle half $21.25–$23.25 (about $45,800 a year full time), $0.25 below the national posted median. From 208 jobs at 14 employers that state their pay.

$22
Median posted /hr
$21–$23
Middle half /hr
$45,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$22.10
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Patient care technician jobs in Illinois · Patient care technician pay nationwide

What patient care technicians 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 208 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $16.06, highest $60.87.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$21.25–$23.25/hr

Middle half of 31 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $22. 86% of the 243 open patient care technician jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Patient care technician 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$21.75$16.10–$28.5847 (6)
Elmhurst$24.25$19.71–$28.5816 (1)
Palos Heights$20.75$17.05–$24.7514 (1)
Lake Forest$21.75$18.22–$24.6013 (1)
Arlington Heights$23.50$18.84–$28.5812 (1)
Evanston$24.25$19.71–$28.5811 (1)
Naperville$24.25$19.71–$28.588 (1)
Aurora$23.50$20–$26.958 (1)
Geneva$21.50$18.13–$24.758 (1)
Winfield$21.25$17.05–$24.758 (1)
Mattoon$23.75$18.68–$28.957 (1)
Wheaton$23.25$19.09–$27.507 (1)
Skokie$24.25$19.71–$28.586 (1)
Glenview$24.25$19.71–$28.585 (1)
Highland Park$24.25$19.71–$28.585 (1)
DeKalb$21.50$18.13–$24.755 (1)
McHenry$21.50$18.33–$24.755 (1)
Alton$20.25$17.50–$22.754 (1)
Rockford$31$18.40–$60.873 (2)
Huntley$21.75$18.33–$24.753 (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.

Patient care technician pay by employer in Illinois

What each employer posts for patient care technicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$21.50$17.05–$27.5088
Endeavor Health$24.25$18.84–$28.5868
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab$22.25$16.60–$27.4511
Rush-Copley Medical Center$23.50$20–$26.958
Sarah Bush Lincoln$23.75$18.68–$28.957
BJC HealthCare$20.25$17.50–$22.756
AdventHealth$22.50$17.33–$27.734
Ascension$21$16.10–$23.224
Trinity Health$22$16.06–$26.813
Hospital Sisters Health System$21.25$17–$25.203
UW Health$22.50$18.65–$26.102
Sinai Chicago$20$18.74–$21.502
Mercyhealth$39.75$18.40–$60.871
Shriners Children's$23.25$18.65–$27.981

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 patient care technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift patient care technician pay in Illinois

Where one employer posts both night and other patient care technician jobs in the same state (3 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Northwestern Medicine, IL$21.50 (52)$21.50 (36)
Endeavor Health, IL$24.25 (32)$24.25 (36)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, IL$22.25 (3)$22.25 (8)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open patient care technician 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
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$18.07 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$18.95 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$25.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)68,640 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Patient care technician salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a patient care technician make in Illinois?

Open patient care technician jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $22, the middle half $21.25–$23.25 (208 jobs from 14 employers). Full time that is about $45,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $22.10/hr ($45,960 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do patient care technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($21.75), Elmhurst ($24.25), Palos Heights ($20.75) and Lake Forest ($21.75). The town table lists 20.

Which employers in Illinois pay patient care technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Endeavor Health ($24.25), Sarah Bush Lincoln ($23.75) and Rush-Copley Medical Center ($23.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($22) is $0.25 below the national posted median of $22.25. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 15 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: 208 of 243 open patient care technician jobs in Illinois (86%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Patient care technician 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: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Patient care technician salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/patient-care-technician/illinois

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