Surgical Assistants Salary in Illinois

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$80,210

Median hourly

$39

Average annual

$78,760

Employed in state

2.3K

The median annual salary for Surgical Assistants in Illinois is $80,210, or about $39 an hour. That is 20% higher than the national median.

Pay in Illinois ranges from $64,220 at the 10th percentile to $83,740 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 2.3K people work as surgical assistants in the state.

Pay distribution in Illinois

10th$64,220

25th$80,210

Median$80,210

75th$80,210

90th$83,740

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $38.56
Daily: $309
Weekly: $1,543
Bi-weekly: $3,085
Monthly: $6,684
Annual: $80,210

$80,210 a year is around the 25th percentile for Surgical Assistantss in Illinois. The median is $80,210.

Surgical Assistants — Illinois
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$30.90	$64,220
25th percentile	$38.60	$80,210
Median	$38.60	$80,210
75th percentile	$38.60	$80,210
90th percentile	$40.30	$83,740
Average (mean)	$37.90	$78,760
Employment	2,300 people

Surgical Assistants pay by metro area in Illinois

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$80,210	2.1K
Springfield, IL	$78,210	N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$74,490	40
St. Louis, MO-IL	$74,080	130

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