Wages vary by employer and area of the country.
Meter readers who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.
Meter readers, utilities (SOC 43-5041)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $18.67 | $25.54 | $33.60 |
| Yearly | $38,824 | $53,140 | $69,902 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $15.77 | $22.39 | $26.75 |
| Yearly | $32,813 | $46,577 | $55,643 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $19.37 | $34.20 | $50.65 |
| Yearly | $40,275 | $71,133 | $105,333 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $25.31 | $25.54 | $28.95 |
| Yearly | $52,633 | $53,140 | $60,226 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.21 | $18.74 | $25.38 |
| Yearly | $35,790 | $38,968 | $52,798 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.02 | $34.78 | $39.29 |
| Yearly | $33,321 | $72,343 | $81,725 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $15.59 | $19.21 | $26.96 |
| Yearly | $32,423 | $39,962 | $56,084 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $15.90 | $21.55 | $31.34 |
| Yearly | $33,075 | $44,808 | $65,178 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $26.06 | $26.06 | $33.60 |
| Yearly | $54,218 | $54,218 | $69,902 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $14.32 | $14.92 | $20.64 |
| Yearly | $29,789 | $31,034 | $42,920 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.59 | $16.27 | $20.91 |
| Yearly | $32,416 | $33,840 | $43,494 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $30.94 | $32.34 | $37.81 |
| Yearly | $64,345 | $67,265 | $78,645 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $18.57 | $19.80 | $27.38 |
| Yearly | $38,626 | $41,187 | $56,956 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $24.47 | $25.33 | $32.42 |
| Yearly | $50,907 | $52,683 | $67,436 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $21.43 | $25.21 | $30.55 |
| Yearly | $44,581 | $52,444 | $63,549 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $14.64 | $19.43 | $24.10 |
| Yearly | $30,444 | $40,406 | $50,128 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.13 | $19.56 | $30.71 |
| Yearly | $39,781 | $40,698 | $63,872 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $19.01 | $24.50 | $31.83 |
| Yearly | $39,540 | $50,954 | $66,204 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $26.76 | $35.54 | $43.56 |
| Yearly | $55,672 | $73,922 | $90,604 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.66 | $21.52 | $29.80 |
| Yearly | $34,660 | $44,760 | $61,980 | |