Living wage by county in Illinois, 2027
The living wage in Illinois ranges from $22.09 to $28.75 an hour per worker across its 102 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In Illinois, 22.7% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $23.25 | $7,040 | $40.62 |
| Alexander County | $22.09 | $6,689 | $38.59 |
| Bond County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
| Boone County | $24.98 | $7,564 | $43.64 |
| Brown County | $24.40 | $7,390 | $42.63 |
| Bureau County | $24.90 | $7,541 | $43.51 |
| Calhoun County | $23.22 | $7,032 | $40.57 |
| Carroll County | $23.49 | $7,114 | $41.04 |
| Cass County | $24.40 | $7,390 | $42.63 |
| Champaign County | $24.87 | $7,531 | $43.45 |
| Christian County | $25.11 | $7,603 | $43.86 |
| Clark County | $24.52 | $7,426 | $42.84 |
| Clay County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
| Clinton County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
| Coles County | $24.87 | $7,531 | $43.45 |
| Cook County | $28.75 | $8,707 | $50.23 |
| Crawford County | $23.07 | $6,987 | $40.31 |
| Cumberland County | $24.52 | $7,426 | $42.84 |
| De Witt County | $25.37 | $7,681 | $44.32 |
| DeKalb County | $24.90 | $7,541 | $43.51 |
| Douglas County | $24.64 | $7,463 | $43.05 |
| DuPage County | $28.00 | $8,478 | $48.91 |
| Edgar County | $24.52 | $7,426 | $42.84 |
| Edwards County | $24.37 | $7,381 | $42.58 |
| Effingham County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
| Fayette County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
| Ford County | $25.22 | $7,637 | $44.06 |
| Franklin County | $24.36 | $7,378 | $42.56 |
| Fulton County | $24.36 | $7,377 | $42.56 |
| Gallatin County | $22.72 | $6,881 | $39.70 |
| Greene County | $23.22 | $7,032 | $40.57 |
| Grundy County | $26.86 | $8,133 | $46.92 |
| Hamilton County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
| Hancock County | $23.60 | $7,147 | $41.23 |
| Hardin County | $22.87 | $6,925 | $39.95 |
| Henderson County | $23.76 | $7,196 | $41.52 |
| Henry County | $23.49 | $7,114 | $41.04 |
| Iroquois County | $25.22 | $7,637 | $44.06 |
| Jackson County | $23.86 | $7,226 | $41.69 |
| Jasper County | $24.52 | $7,426 | $42.84 |
| Jefferson County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
| Jersey County | $23.22 | $7,032 | $40.57 |
| Jo Daviess County | $23.93 | $7,245 | $41.80 |
| Johnson County | $22.34 | $6,765 | $39.03 |
| Kane County | $28.00 | $8,478 | $48.91 |
| Kankakee County | $25.76 | $7,801 | $45.00 |
| Kendall County | $27.21 | $8,240 | $47.54 |
| Knox County | $24.26 | $7,348 | $42.39 |
| La Salle County | $26.86 | $8,133 | $46.92 |
| Lake County | $27.64 | $8,371 | $48.29 |
| Lawrence County | $23.07 | $6,987 | $40.31 |
| Lee County | $24.90 | $7,541 | $43.51 |
| Livingston County | $25.76 | $7,801 | $45.00 |
| Logan County | $25.37 | $7,681 | $44.32 |
| Macon County | $25.11 | $7,603 | $43.86 |
| Macoupin County | $24.40 | $7,390 | $42.63 |
| Madison County | $23.22 | $7,032 | $40.57 |
| Marion County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
| Marshall County | $25.08 | $7,595 | $43.82 |
| Mason County | $24.40 | $7,390 | $42.63 |
| Massac County | $22.09 | $6,689 | $38.59 |
| McDonough County | $23.79 | $7,206 | $41.57 |
| McHenry County | $26.95 | $8,162 | $47.09 |
| McLean County | $25.37 | $7,681 | $44.32 |
| Menard County | $24.40 | $7,390 | $42.63 |
| Mercer County | $24.26 | $7,348 | $42.39 |
| Monroe County | $24.91 | $7,542 | $43.51 |
| Montgomery County | $25.20 | $7,630 | $44.02 |
| Morgan County | $24.40 | $7,390 | $42.63 |
| Moultrie County | $24.87 | $7,531 | $43.45 |
| Ogle County | $24.90 | $7,541 | $43.51 |
| Peoria County | $24.36 | $7,377 | $42.56 |
| Perry County | $24.36 | $7,378 | $42.56 |
| Piatt County | $25.11 | $7,603 | $43.86 |
| Pike County | $23.22 | $7,032 | $40.57 |
| Pope County | $23.58 | $7,142 | $41.20 |
| Pulaski County | $22.34 | $6,765 | $39.03 |
| Putnam County | $25.08 | $7,595 | $43.82 |
| Randolph County | $23.44 | $7,097 | $40.95 |
| Richland County | $23.07 | $6,987 | $40.31 |
| Rock Island County | $23.49 | $7,114 | $41.04 |
| Saline County | $22.87 | $6,925 | $39.95 |
| Sangamon County | $24.40 | $7,390 | $42.63 |
| Schuyler County | $24.40 | $7,390 | $42.63 |
| Scott County | $23.22 | $7,032 | $40.57 |
| Shelby County | $24.87 | $7,531 | $43.45 |
| St. Clair County | $25.09 | $7,598 | $43.84 |
| Stark County | $24.36 | $7,377 | $42.56 |
| Stephenson County | $24.90 | $7,541 | $43.51 |
| Tazewell County | $24.36 | $7,377 | $42.56 |
| Union County | $22.34 | $6,765 | $39.03 |
| Vermilion County | $24.64 | $7,463 | $43.05 |
| Wabash County | $23.07 | $6,987 | $40.31 |
| Warren County | $24.26 | $7,348 | $42.39 |
| Washington County | $24.36 | $7,378 | $42.56 |
| Wayne County | $24.37 | $7,381 | $42.58 |
| White County | $24.37 | $7,381 | $42.58 |
| Whiteside County | $23.49 | $7,114 | $41.04 |
| Will County | $26.86 | $8,133 | $46.92 |
| Williamson County | $23.58 | $7,142 | $41.20 |
| Winnebago County | $24.98 | $7,564 | $43.64 |
| Woodford County | $25.08 | $7,595 | $43.82 |
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