Decatur, IL metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Decatur Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Decatur, IL metro area

Figures describe the Decatur, IL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Decatur city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (4 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 184 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Decatur, IL metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$429,340	$206.41	Not published
2	Chief Executives	$212,400	$102.12	30
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$183,860	$88.40	50
4	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$160,460	$77.15	110
5	Pharmacists	$145,960	$70.17	60
6	Managers, All Other	$133,290	$64.08	80
7	Industrial Production Managers	$132,250	$63.58	120
8	Financial Managers	$131,250	$63.10	220
9	Marketing Managers	$129,310	$62.17	50
10	Human Resources Managers	$128,460	$61.76	50
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,370	$61.72	60
12	Sales Managers	$126,880	$61.00	110
13	Physical Therapists	$125,600	$60.39	40
14	Nurse Practitioners	$110,820	$53.28	80
15	Software Developers	$110,300	$53.03	70
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,470	$51.19	150
17	Construction Managers	$104,160	$50.08	280
18	Labor Relations Specialists	$103,780	$49.89	70
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$103,730	Not published	120
20	Management Analysts	$103,690	$49.85	90
21	Electrical Engineers	$103,030	$49.53	50
22	Project Management Specialists	$102,870	$49.46	60
23	Lawyers	$100,790	$48.46	70
24	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$100,520	$48.33	100
25	Civil Engineers	$96,170	$46.24	100

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Decatur metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.