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Sterile processing technician salary in Illinois

Open sterile processing technician jobs in Illinois post a median of $25.25 an hour, the middle half $23.75–$27.50 (about $52,500 a year full time), $1.50 below the national posted median. From 36 jobs at 13 employers that state their pay.

$25.25
Median posted /hr
$24–$28
Middle half /hr
$52,500
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$23.10
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Sterile processing technician jobs in Illinois · Sterile processing technician pay nationwide

What sterile processing 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 36 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $17.28, highest $40.71.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$23.75–$27.50/hr

Middle half of 27 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $25.25. 86% of the 42 open sterile processing technician jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Sterile processing 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$27$22.25–$40.7110 (4)
Lake Forest$24.25$19–$32.374 (1)
Arlington Heights$29$20.69–$35.553 (1)
Rockford$22.50$18.28–$27.963 (3)

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.

Sterile processing technician pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$24.25$19–$35.409
UChicago Medicine$25.75$22.32–$30.076
Endeavor Health$29$20.29–$40.715
Advocate Health$26$20.80–$31.203
AdventHealth$24.50$17.28–$31.703
Mercyhealth$23$18.28–$28.692
OSF HealthCare$20.50$18.80–$22.122
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$29.25$22.25–$36.381
Rush-Copley Medical Center$26.25$21–$31.501
UW Health$24$19.97–$27.961
Blessing Hospital$22.75$18.52–$26.861
Ascension$22.25$18.64–$26.091
Trinity Health$22$17.30–$26.811

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 sterile processing technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift sterile processing technician pay in Illinois

Where one employer posts both night and other sterile processing technician jobs in the same state (3 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $0.50 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Northwestern Medicine, IL$25.75 (2)$24.25 (7)
UChicago Medicine, IL$26.25 (2)$25.75 (4)
Endeavor Health, IL$25.25 (1)$29.25 (4)

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

Best-paid open sterile processing 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
Medical Equipment Preparers (31-9093)$18.40 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$21.33 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$23.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$27.30 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$31.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)2,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Sterile processing technician salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a sterile processing technician make in Illinois?

Open sterile processing technician jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $25.25, the middle half $23.75–$27.50 (36 jobs from 13 employers). Full time that is about $52,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $23.10/hr ($48,050 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do sterile processing technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($27), Lake Forest ($24.25), Arlington Heights ($29) and Rockford ($22.50). The town table lists 4.

Which employers in Illinois pay sterile processing technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Endeavor Health ($29), Advocate Health ($26) and UChicago Medicine ($25.75).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($25.25) is $1.50 below the national posted median of $26.75. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 17 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: 36 of 42 open sterile processing 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.

Sterile processing 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: Medical Equipment Preparers (SOC 31-9093), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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