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Caregiver Pay in Illinois
What caregivers earn in Illinois — the typical wage, the realistic pay bands, and how the state's metros compare.
Headline numbers
Typical hourly pay
$18.30/hras of May 2025
the median caregiver wage in Illinois
vs the national market
+6.3%as of May 2025
above the national typical wage of $17.21/hr
Caregivers employed
134,100as of May 2025
home health & personal care aides in Illinois
The pay bands
Entry-level
$16.44/hr
1 in 10 earn less than this
Lower band
$17.70/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn less
Typical
$18.30/hr
the middle of the market
Upper band
$18.61/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn more
Top-of-market
$20.43/hr
1 in 10 earn more than this
Metro by metro
| Kankakee, IL | $17.97/hr | $16.49/hr – $19.03/hr | 590 |
| Decatur, IL | $17.87/hr | $17.29/hr – $17.87/hr | 780 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $17.04/hr | $16.97/hr – $18.02/hr | 900 |
| Bloomington, IL | $15.00/hr | $15.00/hr – $16.98/hr | 1,060 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $17.99/hr | $17.60/hr – $18.85/hr | 1,360 |
| Rockford, IL | $17.92/hr | $16.84/hr – $18.48/hr | 2,000 |
| Springfield, IL | $18.22/hr | $17.20/hr – $18.22/hr | 2,290 |
| Peoria, IL | $17.47/hr | $16.83/hr – $17.73/hr | 2,590 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $17.65/hr | $16.66/hr – $18.47/hr | 3,130 |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $17.57/hr | $17.07/hr – $18.17/hr | 3,240 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $17.50/hr | $16.91/hr – $17.75/hr | 3,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $18.36/hr | $17.86/hr – $18.63/hr | 108,520 |
What Illinois agencies are advertising right now
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
HomecareHQ analysis$19.50/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $18.02/hr – $19.50/hr
from the 49 of 63 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 63 agency ads
- Flexible schedule84.1%
- Paid time off65.1%
- Health insurance57.1%
- Paid training46.0%
- Weekly pay44.4%
- Dental25.4%
- 401(k)23.8%
- Vision20.6%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 1.6%Referral bonus 44.4%
63 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 25.0% of ads are part-time roles
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