Patient transporter salary in Illinois
Open patient transporter jobs in Illinois post a median of $19.75 an hour, the middle half $19.50–$21.25 (about $41,100 a year full time), $1 below the national posted median. From 12 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Patient transporter jobs in Illinois · Patient transporter pay nationwide
What patient transporters 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 on open jobs in Illinois
Middle half of 9 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $19.75. 75% of the 16 open patient transporter jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.
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Patient transporter pay by employer in Illinois
What each employer posts for patient transporters here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
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 transporters nationwide when it has such a page.
Best-paid open patient transporter jobs in Illinois
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Illinois Masonic Patient Transport - Career Fair (11/9)
Advocate Health · Chicago, IL· 6d ago
$18.85–$28.30/hr
Advocate Health · Libertyville, IL· 3d ago
$18.85–$28.30/hr
Endeavor Health · Naperville, IL· 1w ago
$18.23–$25.52/hr
AdventHealth · Hinsdale, IL· 5d ago
$16.90–$25.35/hr
Patient Transporter - McHenry, Casual, Rotating
Northwestern Medicine · McHenry, IL· 1w ago
$17.05–$23.02/hr
Patient Transporter Full time Mid shift
Northwestern Medicine · Winfield, IL· 5d ago
$17.21–$22.37/hr
UW Health · Rockford, IL· 3d ago
$16.78–$22.65/hr
Blessing Hospital · Quincy, IL· 1w ago
$15.50–$20.93/hr
Patient Transport/Lift Team Specialist
OSF HealthCare · Peoria, IL· 4d ago
$17.00–$18.89/hr
OSF HealthCare · Danville and Rockford, IL· 2d ago
$17.00–$18.89/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.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orderlies (31-1132) | $16.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | $17.45 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | $18.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | $21.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | $21.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | 2,110 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$19.06/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, opens in a new tab)
- St. Louis, MO-IL$17.13/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. Louis, MO-IL, opens in a new tab)
- Rockford, IL$17.08/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Rockford, IL, opens in a new tab)
Patient transporter salary in Illinois: common questions
How much does a patient transporter make in Illinois?
Open patient transporter jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $19.75, the middle half $19.50–$21.25 (12 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $41,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $18.97/hr ($39,450 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).
Which employers in Illinois pay patient transporters the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Advocate Health ($23.50) and Northwestern Medicine ($19.75).
How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Illinois ($19.75) is $1 below the national posted median of $20.75. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 15 of 48 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 16 open patient transporter jobs in Illinois (75%) 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 transporter pay in other states
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies (SOC 31-1132), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Patient transporter salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/patient-transporter/illinois