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          Wages for Writers and Authors in ILLINOIS

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.31 $28.00 $36.98 $49.01 $67.25
          Yearly $44,310 $58,230 $76,910 $101,950 $139,870
          Illinois Hourly $20.11 $20.88 $32.80 $46.77 $64.61
          Yearly $41,830 $43,440 $68,220 $97,280 $134,400
          West Central Illinois Balance of State Hourly $17.00 $20.00 $25.00 $28.46 $29.84
          Yearly $35,360 $41,600 $52,000 $59,200 $62,060
          St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area Hourly $21.82 $23.99 $27.59 $36.97 $48.24
          Yearly $45,380 $49,890 $57,390 $76,910 $100,350
          Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area Hourly $20.88 $23.67 $36.51 $48.07 $64.76
          Yearly $43,440 $49,230 $75,940 $99,990 $134,710
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          Peoria, 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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          Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area 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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          Paducah, KY-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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