Illinois workers at private companies ended 2023 on a high note as the annual median pay in December jumped 5.4% compared to December 2022, according to ADP Research Institute.
The increase is a shift that’s expected to continue in Chicago thanks to the city’s impending subminimum wage increase in July and an increase to the state’s minimum wage that kicked in Jan. 1. Meanwhile, the state’s median annual pay was $58,400, just short of the national number of $58,700, according to ADP.
