LIVE MARKET·1,542 IL postings · last 12 months·Data through July 1, 2026
Dental salary in Illinois: $24.00/hr$960/wk$49,920/yr median.
Pay range $20.50$820$42,640–$50.00/hr$2,000/wk$104,000/yr across the middle 50% of 1,542 active Illinois postings from 488 employers.
5.9% below the national Dental median of $25.50/hr · #32 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$24.00$960$49,920
P25–P75
$20.50$820$42,640–$50.00$2,000$104,000
middle 50%
Postings
1,542
last 12 months
Employers
488
in IL
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·DENTAL
How Illinois compares with its neighbors.
01Missouri$27.50/hr$1,100/wk$57,200/yr02Wisconsin$27.25/hr$1,090/wk$56,680/yr03Indiana$26.25/hr$1,050/wk$54,600/yr
04Illinois (this page)$24.00/hr$960/wk$49,920/yr
05Kentucky$23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr06Iowa$23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Dental pay is highest nationally.
03·DENTAL ROLES IN ILLINOIS·2 ROLES
Dental roles in Illinois, by title.
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·DENTAL · IL
Dental pay in Illinois, answered.
What do Dental jobs pay in Illinois?
The median Dental pay in Illinois is $24.00/hr (about $49,920/yr), based on 1,542 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.
What is the Dental pay range in Illinois?
The middle 50% of Illinois postings pay $20.50–$50.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $16.00 to $210.00/hr.
Is Dental pay in Illinois above the national average?
Illinois pays 5.9% less than the national Dental median of $25.50/hr, ranking #32 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring for Dental roles in Illinois?
488 employers posted Dental roles with listed pay in Illinois over the last 12 months.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Illinois, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.