Illinois · 2025 pay · 104 people
How much does a maintenance equipment operator make in Illinois?
$112,500typical pay for a maintenance equipment operator in 2025
$104,800 – $125,350what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where maintenance equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid maintenance equipment operators, 2025
- 1Kenneth BarnerMaintenance Equipment Operator · Department of Veterans Affairs$167,000
- 2Marcus MooreMaintenance Equipment Operator · Department of Human Services$159,900
- 3Stephen DealMaintenance Equipment Operator · Department of Human Services$157,700
- 4Joann ColemanMaintenance Equipment Operator · Department of Human Services$155,100
- 5Wesley VaughnMaintenance Equipment Operator · Department of Human Services$155,100
Common questions
How much does a maintenance equipment operator make in Illinois?
The typical maintenance equipment operator was paid $112,500 in 2025; most earned between $104,800 and $125,350. This counts all 104 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Maintenance Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Maintenance Equipment Operator"). 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