Illinois was 8.1% below the U.S. median for Archivists. It ranked 17 of 39 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Illinois was 100, or 0% below the national price level. Its housing index was 93.9.
National-price-dollar proxy
$59,365
WageScope divides the published Archivists median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 25-4011 and BLS area 17.
Questions, answered
Archivists pay in Illinois: common questions
What is the median wage for Archivists in Illinois?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $59,340 per year for Archivists in Illinois. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Archivists pay higher in Illinois than nationally?
Illinois's published median was 8.1% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Illinois?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 100.0 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Archivists jobs does BLS estimate in Illinois?
BLS published an employment estimate of 200 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Archivists median in Illinois at $59,340 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 25-4011 and BLS area 17.
BLS lists 200 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $67,020 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Illinois's Archivists median is 8.1% below the U.S. Archivists median of $64,550 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 25-4011 and area 17. SOC 25-4011 names Archivists. Area 17 names Illinois. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 25-4011/17 row reports 200 wage and salary jobs, 0.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.64 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 25-4011/17, the annual median is $59,340 per year, while the matching mean is $67,020 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 17 reports 6,098,130 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,130. Its annual median is $51,960. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 25-4011 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Illinois runs from $32,900 at the 10th percentile to $127,770 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,960. The median is $51,960. The 75th percentile is $83,060. This is a place check, not a pay range for Archivists.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 17. They do not show related skills or a path into Archivists.
1. Area 17, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 195,390 jobs, $40,550 annual median, 32.04 jobs per 1,000, and 1.69 location quotient.
2. Area 17, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 171,300 jobs, $103,570 annual median, 28.09 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
3. Area 17, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 139,630 jobs, $34,490 annual median, 22.9 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Illinois wage ladder for Archivists
The 10th percentile is $47,500 per year. The 25th percentile is $54,950 per year. The median is $59,340 per year. The 75th percentile is $76,790 per year. The 90th percentile is $96,360 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $54,950 per year to $76,790 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $48,860. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Illinois has a annual median of $59,340 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $64,550 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Illinois. Illinois is 8.1% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Illinois ranks 17 of 39 among states and territories with a published annual median for Archivists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 17 of 39 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
14. Pennsylvania has a Archivists median of $60,690 per year, 360 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.15.
15. Missouri has a Archivists median of $60,020 per year, 150 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.97.
16. Wisconsin has a Archivists median of $59,400 per year, 220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.47.
18. Colorado has a Archivists median of $59,210 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.48.
19. Louisiana has a Archivists median of $59,070 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.48.
Pay leaders
Where Archivists medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 25-4011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $93,040 per year. Illinois sits at $59,340 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Archivists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Archivists median of $93,040 per year, or $33,700 above Illinois. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 200 in Illinois. The location quotient is 5.54.
2. Connecticut has a Archivists median of $79,790 per year, or $20,450 above Illinois. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 200 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.89.
3. Massachusetts has a Archivists median of $78,180 per year, or $18,840 above Illinois. BLS lists 270 jobs there, compared with 200 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.42.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Archivists jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Archivists in this same-source set, at 1,160 jobs. Illinois has 200. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 1,160 estimated Archivists jobs, a gap of 960 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $70,530 per year, or $11,190 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.25.
2. New York has 960 estimated Archivists jobs, a gap of 760 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $73,860 per year, or $14,520 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.93.
3. Maryland has 660 estimated Archivists jobs, a gap of 460 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $76,440 per year, or $17,100 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 4.67.
Local-share leaders
Where Archivists takes the largest share of local jobs
District of Columbia has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 5.54. Illinois has 0.64. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Archivists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 5.54, a gap of 4.90 from Illinois. BLS lists 200 Archivists jobs and a median of $93,040 per year, or $33,700 above Illinois.
2. Maryland has a location quotient of 4.67, a gap of 4.03 from Illinois. BLS lists 660 Archivists jobs and a median of $76,440 per year, or $17,100 above Illinois.
3. Washington has a location quotient of 3.52, a gap of 2.88 from Illinois. BLS lists 640 Archivists jobs and a median of $76,490 per year, or $17,150 above Illinois.
Job scale and share
How common Archivists is in Illinois
BLS lists 200 Archivists jobs in Illinois. It also lists 0.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.64. A value of 1 means Archivists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Illinois is $51,960 per year. The Archivists median is $59,340 per year. Archivists is 14.2% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Illinois. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Archivists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Illinois median of $60,320 per year. BLS lists 84,200 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Illinois median of $56,720 per year. BLS lists 66,600 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Illinois median of $66,900 per year. BLS lists 69,910 jobs and a location quotient of 1.42.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Illinois
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Illinois table, at 195,390 jobs. Archivists has 200 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 6,098,130. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Archivists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 195,390 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 195,190 from Archivists. Its median is $40,550 per year, or $18,790 below Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.69.
2. General and Operations Managers has 171,300 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 171,100 from Archivists. Its median is $103,570 per year, or $44,230 above Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.25.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Illinois
Financial Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Illinois role table, at $165,880 per year. Archivists has $59,340 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $51,960 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Financial Managers has a median of $165,880 per year in Illinois, or $106,540 above Archivists. BLS lists 52,720 jobs, compared with 200 for Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.6.
2. Software Developers has a median of $132,110 per year in Illinois, or $72,770 above Archivists. BLS lists 56,310 jobs, compared with 200 for Archivists. Its location quotient is 0.85.
3. Management Analysts has a median of $104,270 per year in Illinois, or $44,930 above Archivists. BLS lists 45,820 jobs, compared with 200 for Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.3.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Illinois
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded Illinois role table, at 1.69. Archivists has 0.64. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Archivists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.69 in Illinois, a gap of 1.05 from Archivists. BLS lists 195,390 jobs and a median of $40,550 per year, or $18,790 below Archivists.
2. Financial Managers has a location quotient of 1.6 in Illinois, a gap of 0.96 from Archivists. BLS lists 52,720 jobs and a median of $165,880 per year, or $106,540 above Archivists.
3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.42 in Illinois, a gap of 0.78 from Archivists. BLS lists 69,910 jobs and a median of $66,900 per year, or $7,560 above Archivists.
Price-level view
What $59,340 may mean after the Illinois price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Illinois is 100.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 0.0% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $59,340 Archivists median by 100.0 divided by 100. The result is $59,365 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 93.9. Goods are 103.8. Utilities are 85.0. Other services are 100.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Archivists row is 29%. The mean-wage RSE is 6.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 200 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $67,020 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Archivists. It uses a Illinois place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $59,340 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Archivists row for Illinois does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 200 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.64 is not a growth score. Rank 17 of 39 is not a place score. The 100.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 25-4011 in BLS area 17. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 17, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 138,910 jobs, $95,990 annual median, 22.78 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
5. Area 17, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 134,100 jobs, $38,060 annual median, 21.99 jobs per 1,000, and 0.79 location quotient.
6. Area 17, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 127,590 jobs, $33,910 annual median, 20.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.84 location quotient.
4. Rhode Island has a Archivists median of $76,990 per year, or $17,650 above Illinois. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 200 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.51.
5. Washington has a Archivists median of $76,490 per year, or $17,150 above Illinois. BLS lists 640 jobs there, compared with 200 in Illinois. The location quotient is 3.52.
6. Maryland has a Archivists median of $76,440 per year, or $17,100 above Illinois. BLS lists 660 jobs there, compared with 200 in Illinois. The location quotient is 4.67.
7. New York has a Archivists median of $73,860 per year, or $14,520 above Illinois. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 200 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.93.
8. California has a Archivists median of $70,530 per year, or $11,190 above Illinois. BLS lists 1,160 jobs there, compared with 200 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.25.
4. Washington has 640 estimated Archivists jobs, a gap of 440 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $76,490 per year, or $17,150 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 3.52.
5. Texas has 490 estimated Archivists jobs, a gap of 290 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $50,160 per year, or $9,180 below Illinois. Its location quotient is 0.69.
6. Pennsylvania has 360 estimated Archivists jobs, a gap of 160 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $60,690 per year, or $1,350 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.15.
7. Massachusetts has 270 estimated Archivists jobs, a gap of 70 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $78,180 per year, or $18,840 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.42.
8. Wisconsin has 220 estimated Archivists jobs, a gap of 20 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $59,400 per year, or $60 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.47.
4. Delaware has a location quotient of 1.97, a gap of 1.33 from Illinois. BLS lists 50 Archivists jobs and a median of $53,890 per year, or $5,450 below Illinois.
5. New York has a location quotient of 1.93, a gap of 1.29 from Illinois. BLS lists 960 Archivists jobs and a median of $73,860 per year, or $14,520 above Illinois.
6. Connecticut has a location quotient of 1.89, a gap of 1.25 from Illinois. BLS lists 160 Archivists jobs and a median of $79,790 per year, or $20,450 above Illinois.
7. Maine has a location quotient of 1.81, a gap of 1.17 from Illinois. BLS lists 60 Archivists jobs and a median of $56,260 per year, or $3,080 below Illinois.
8. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.51, a gap of 0.87 from Illinois. BLS lists 40 Archivists jobs and a median of $76,990 per year, or $17,650 above Illinois.
4. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Illinois median of $49,560 per year. BLS lists 51,470 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Illinois median of $48,310 per year. BLS lists 74,280 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
6. Light Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3033, has a Illinois median of $47,380 per year. BLS lists 47,190 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
7. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Illinois median of $46,130 per year. BLS lists 100,970 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
8. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Illinois median of $45,960 per year. BLS lists 68,640 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
3. Cashiers has 139,630 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 139,430 from Archivists. Its median is $34,490 per year, or $24,850 below Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.15.
4. Registered Nurses has 138,910 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 138,710 from Archivists. Its median is $95,990 per year, or $36,650 above Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.05.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 134,100 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 133,900 from Archivists. Its median is $38,060 per year, or $21,280 below Archivists. Its location quotient is 0.79.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 127,590 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 127,390 from Archivists. Its median is $33,910 per year, or $25,430 below Archivists. Its location quotient is 0.84.
7. Retail Salespersons has 126,610 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 126,410 from Archivists. Its median is $35,370 per year, or $23,970 below Archivists. Its location quotient is 0.83.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 109,240 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 109,040 from Archivists. Its median is $37,680 per year, or $21,660 below Archivists. Its location quotient is 0.98.
4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $103,570 per year in Illinois, or $44,230 above Archivists. BLS lists 171,300 jobs, compared with 200 for Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $95,990 per year in Illinois, or $36,650 above Archivists. BLS lists 138,910 jobs, compared with 200 for Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.05.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,230 per year in Illinois, or $20,890 above Archivists. BLS lists 54,930 jobs, compared with 200 for Archivists. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $79,990 per year in Illinois, or $20,650 above Archivists. BLS lists 44,670 jobs, compared with 200 for Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $75,320 per year in Illinois, or $15,980 above Archivists. BLS lists 61,520 jobs, compared with 200 for Archivists. Its location quotient is 1.13.
4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.39 in Illinois, a gap of 0.75 from Archivists. BLS lists 76,460 jobs and a median of $44,140 per year, or $15,200 below Archivists.
5. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.3 in Illinois, a gap of 0.66 from Archivists. BLS lists 45,820 jobs and a median of $104,270 per year, or $44,930 above Archivists.
6. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Illinois, a gap of 0.61 from Archivists. BLS lists 171,300 jobs and a median of $103,570 per year, or $44,230 above Archivists.
7. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Illinois, a gap of 0.58 from Archivists. BLS lists 47,190 jobs and a median of $47,380 per year, or $11,960 below Archivists.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.21 in Illinois, a gap of 0.57 from Archivists. BLS lists 68,640 jobs and a median of $45,960 per year, or $13,380 below Archivists.
Precise employer-title matches for Archivists in Illinois
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Illinois place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
