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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Writers and Authors in ILLINOIS

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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.67 $25.32 $35.43 $48.55 $71.27
      Yearly $40,900 $52,660 $73,690 $100,990 $148,240
      Illinois Hourly $17.65 $24.24 $29.45 $39.29 $48.92
      Yearly $36,710 $50,410 $61,250 $81,710 $101,750
      Springfield, IL Metro Area Hourly $13.00 $23.78 $30.68 $33.96 $59.58
      Yearly $27,040 $49,470 $63,810 $70,640 $123,920
      Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area Hourly $17.67 $24.41 $29.81 $39.63 $49.14
      Yearly $36,750 $50,780 $62,010 $82,430 $102,210
      St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area Hourly $18.78 $23.03 $28.75 $39.64 $46.59
      Yearly $39,060 $47,900 $59,800 $82,450 $96,910
      Peoria, IL Metro Area Hourly $14.63 $17.96 $26.85 $31.70 $37.48
      Yearly $30,430 $37,350 $55,860 $65,940 $77,950
      Bloomington, IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Carbondale-Marion, IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Danville, IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Decatur, IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      East Central Illinois Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Kankakee, IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Rockford, IL Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      South Illinois Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      West Central Illinois Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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