Illinois · 2025 pay · 334 people
How much does an equipment operator laborer make in Illinois?
$105,500typical pay for a equipment operator laborer in 2025
$82,000 – $122,275what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 11.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where equipment operator laborers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid equipment operator laborers, 2025
- 1Leo BrownEquipment Operator Laborer · State Toll Highway Authority$232,000
- 2Gibson ArlaskyEquipment Operator Laborer · State Toll Highway Authority$226,900
- 3Thomas ChesniakEquipment Operator Laborer · State Toll Highway Authority$141,200
- 4Donald EhornEquipment Operator Laborer · State Toll Highway Authority$136,700
- 5Kevin WardEquipment Operator Laborer · State Toll Highway Authority$136,600
Common questions
How much does an equipment operator laborer make in Illinois?
The typical equipment operator laborer was paid $105,500 in 2025; most earned between $82,000 and $122,275. This counts all 334 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Equipment Operator Laborer, at any level (for example "Equipment Operator Laborer"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this