Cashiers pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$35,760avg. a year
$17.19 an hour · 99,240 employed
Cashiers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $35,760 a year. That is $810 (2%) more than the Illinois average of $34,950. The U.S. average is $33,180.
$35,010Median pay
$17.19Average hourly
+2%vs. Illinois average
99,240Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for cashiers in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
131,130 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$34,500
$16.59 an hour
22,500 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$33,750
$16.23 an hour
33,620 jobs
Rockford, IL
$33,600
$16.16 an hour
42,440 jobs
Springfield, IL
$33,480
$16.10 an hour
51,210 jobs
Decatur, IL
$33,320
$16.02 an hour
61,980 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$33,160
$15.94 an hour
74,020 jobs
Peoria, IL
$32,780
$15.76 an hour
81,190 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$32,650
$15.70 an hour
94,250 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$32,010
$15.39 an hour
101,270 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$31,120
$14.96 an hour
111,400 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$28,760
$13.83 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Questions and answers
How much do cashiers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $35,760 a year, and the median is $35,010. About 99,240 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $810 (2%) more than the Illinois average of $34,950.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 22.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 41-2011. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.