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Top Paying Jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL

Champaign-Urbana, IL has 100 tracked occupation categories totaling 22,680 jobs. The highest-paying occupations include Physicians, All Other ($423,260), Chief Executives ($310,740), Family Medicine Physicians ($282,430). The cost of living index is 92.7 (national average = 100). Median 2-bedroom rent is $1,122/month.

$103K
Avg. median salary
92.7
Cost of living index
$1,122
Median 2BR rent
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Highest paying careers in Champaign-Urbana

RankOccupationCategoryMedian salaryHourly
41First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersConstruction & Trades$97K$46.61/hr
42General and Operations ManagersManagement$97K$46.45/hr
43Electrical EngineersEngineering$96K$46.06/hr
44Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersConstruction & Trades$96K$45.93/hr
45Information Security AnalystsTechnology$95K$45.78/hr
46Computer and Information Research ScientistsTechnology$95K$45.53/hr
47First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPublic Safety$94K$45.28/hr
48Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsConstruction & Trades$93K$44.66/hr
49Sheet Metal WorkersConstruction & Trades$93K$44.57/hr
50Data ScientistsTechnology$92K$44.11/hr

Affordability snapshot: Champaign-Urbana

Cost of living vs. national average-7.3% less expensive
2-bedroom apartment (FMR)$1,122/mo

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