Illinois · 2025 pay · 805 people
How much are scientists and science technicians paid in Illinois?
$93,500typical pay for scientists and science technicians, 2025
$71,000 – $122,800what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 11 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out).
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Environmental Protection Specialist249 people$74,500
- Forensic Scientist218 people$129,400
- Natural Resources Specialist71 people$92,000
- Environmental Health Specialist53 people$85,500
- Environmental Protection Geologist46 people$73,750
- Natural Resources Advanced Specialist46 people$113,700
- Plant and Pesticide Specialist42 people$91,850
- Clinical Psychologist27 people$136,000
- Natural Resources Technician23 people$71,700
- Research Scientist16 people$86,800
- Laboratory Associate14 people$50,600
No jobs match.
Other job groups in Illinois
- Police, fire and security11,130 people$93,000
- Social work and counseling9,443 people$82,300
- Office and administrative support8,635 people$52,500
- Managers8,099 people$121,400
- Healthcare support4,592 people$73,100
- Construction and trades4,296 people$85,800
- Business and finance jobs3,745 people$80,000
- Engineers and architects2,337 people$97,200
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals2,157 people$115,700
- Legal jobs2,092 people$134,600
- Computer and IT jobs1,342 people$103,750
- Arts, media and sports594 people$85,050
- Maintenance and repair400 people$96,250
- Cleaning and grounds217 people$68,800
Jobs are grouped by the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2018) major groups. This page: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000). Job titles we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this