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Doctors - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by employer, years of experience, and hours worked. The doctor's skill, personality, and professional reputation also affect wages. Self-employed doctors generally earn more than those who are not self-employed.

Physicians usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, health insurance, and a retirement plan. 

Family medicine physicians (SOC 29-1215)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $32.20 $44.70 $117.32
Yearly $66,986 $92,993 $244,030
    Champaign Area Hourly $107.14 (1) (1)
Yearly $222,844 (1) (1)
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $64.24 (1) (1)
Yearly $133,623 (1) (1)
    Cook County Hourly $31.12 $39.94 $110.54
Yearly $64,729 $83,072 $229,920
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $39.94 $88.38 $116.70
Yearly $83,072 $183,837 $242,728
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $87.24 $113.45 (1)
Yearly $181,448 $235,981 (1)
    Lake County Hourly $30.53 $30.53 $39.94
Yearly $63,492 $63,492 $83,072
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $30.62 $30.62 $101.74
Yearly $63,686 $63,686 $211,604
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $107.93 (1) (1)
Yearly $224,514 (1) (1)
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $36.35 $88.96 (1)
Yearly $75,594 $185,043 (1)
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $80.03 $117.16 (1)
Yearly $166,463 $243,679 (1)
    Rockford Area Hourly $32.20 $78.29 (1)
Yearly $66,986 $162,844 (1)
    Springfield Area Hourly $86.47 $110.76 (1)
Yearly $179,859 $230,388 (1)
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $32.42 $101.82 $109.20
Yearly $67,440 $211,773 $227,134
United States Hourly $63.75 $101.59 (2)
Yearly $132,600 $211,300 (2)
(1) Wage estimate isn't available.(2) Wages are greater than $115/hour or $239,200/year.

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.