Illinois · 2025 pay · 14 people
How much does a forensic scientist trainee make in Illinois?
$65,000typical pay for a forensic scientist trainee in 2025
$65,000 – $65,000what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 81.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where forensic scientist trainees work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Forensic Scientist Trainee (this page)$65,000 (everyone)
- Forensic Scientist$129,400 (everyone)
Highest-paid forensic scientist trainees, 2025
- 1Jessica BonnettForensic Scientist Trainee · Department of State Police$72,200
- 2Megan KorteForensic Scientist Trainee · Department of State Police$65,300
- 3Ahlivia BeichlerForensic Scientist Trainee · Department of State Police$65,000
- 4Lixiao CheForensic Scientist Trainee · Department of State Police$65,000
- 5Crista FonrodonaForensic Scientist Trainee · Department of State Police$65,000
Common questions
How much does a forensic scientist trainee make in Illinois?
The typical forensic scientist trainee was paid $65,000 in 2025; most earned between $65,000 and $65,000. This counts all 14 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Forensic Scientist Trainee, at any level (for example "Forensic Scientist Trainee"). 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