All roles · Illinois vs All roles · United States

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

All roles · United States pays about 27% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

All roles · Illinois All roles · United States
$130k
$165k
$55.4k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $266.5k

All roles · Illinois

$130,000

median · per year, annualized USD

$90k 25th
$130k Median
$184.2k 75th
$70k
$225k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $41.6k – $800k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
19.4%
Live roles
3,478

All roles · United States

$165,000

median · per year, annualized USD

$118.1k 25th
$165k Median
$208.5k 75th
$85k
$252k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $24k – $1,200k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
14.2%
Live roles
71,237

All roles · Illinois vs All roles · United States: which pays more?

The median for All roles · Illinois is $130,000 per year (typically $90,000–$184,200), versus $165,000 for All roles · United States ($118,125–$208,500). That puts All roles · United States about 27% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so All roles · Illinois and All roles · United States are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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