Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Illinois
$52,070avg. a year
$25.04 an hour · 31,700 employed
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Illinois earn an average of $52,070 a year. That is $1,380 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $53,450. The best-paying metro area is Cape Girardeau, MO-IL at $58,520.
$47,920Median pay
$25.04Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#35Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
1220 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$58,520
$28.13 an hour
2950 jobs
Peoria, IL
$57,200
$27.50 an hour
35,540 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$56,250
$27.05 an hour
4420 jobs
Decatur, IL
$55,990
$26.92 an hour
51,100 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$55,020
$26.45 an hour
6180 jobs
Springfield, IL
$53,790
$25.86 an hour
723,080 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$52,850
$25.41 an hour
8260 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$51,290
$24.66 an hour
9170 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$50,170
$24.12 an hour
10150 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$49,730
$23.91 an hour
111,180 jobs
Rockford, IL
$49,690
$23.89 an hour
12490 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$47,910
$23.03 an hour
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Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
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- Helpers--Production Workers$44,570
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,330
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$64,120
Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make in Illinois?
The average is $52,070 a year, and the median is $47,920. That is $1,380 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $53,450.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$25.04 an hour on average; the median is $23.04.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($58,520), followed by Peoria, IL ($57,200). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Champaign-Urbana, IL ($47,910).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #35 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-9061. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.