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          Wages for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in ILLINOIS

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.42 $16.74 $18.57 $22.37 $28.59
          Yearly $29,990 $34,820 $38,630 $46,530 $59,470
          Illinois Hourly $16.56 $18.43 $20.51 $22.19 $26.53
          Yearly $34,450 $38,330 $42,660 $46,150 $55,180
          East Central Illinois Balance of State Hourly $15.94 $18.32 $18.51 $19.32 $21.28
          Yearly $33,160 $38,100 $38,490 $40,180 $44,250
          Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area Hourly $16.98 $19.14 $21.41 $22.74 $27.28
          Yearly $35,310 $39,810 $44,540 $47,300 $56,750
          Rockford, IL Metro Area Hourly $17.66 $17.87 $19.07 $21.11 $22.08
          Yearly $36,740 $37,180 $39,660 $43,900 $45,920
          St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area Hourly $16.49 $17.44 $18.21 $19.75 $21.29
          Yearly $34,300 $36,280 $37,870 $41,080 $44,290
          Peoria, IL Metro Area Hourly $17.50 $18.11 $18.45 $20.53 $21.13
          Yearly $36,410 $37,660 $38,380 $42,710 $43,940
          Springfield, IL Metro Area Hourly $15.45 $18.42 $18.96 $19.35 $22.31
          Yearly $32,130 $38,300 $39,450 $40,240 $46,410
          Bloomington, IL Metro Area Hourly $15.00 $17.44 $18.50 $18.74 $20.09
          Yearly $31,200 $36,280 $38,480 $38,980 $41,790
          South Illinois Balance of State 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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          Decatur, 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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          Northwest Illinois Balance of State 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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