LIVE MARKET·554 IL postings · last 12 months·Data through August 22, 2026

OR Tech salary in Illinois: $33.00/hr$1,320/wk$68,640/yr median.

Pay range $30.00$1,200$62,400–$51.00/hr$2,040/wk$106,080/yr across the middle 50% of 554 active Illinois postings from 118 employers.

23.8% below the national OR Tech median of $43.32/hr · #47 of 51 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$33.00$1,320$68,640
P25–P75
$30.00$1,200$62,400–$51.00$2,040$106,080
middle 50%
Postings
554
last 12 months
Employers
118
in IL
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·OR TECH

How Illinois compares with its neighbors.

01Indiana219 postings
$53.33/hr$2,133/wk$110,926/yr02Iowa112 postings
$48.56/hr$1,942/wk$101,005/yr03Wisconsin404 postings
$36.50/hr$1,460/wk$75,920/yr04Missouri135 postings
$34.50/hr$1,380/wk$71,760/yr
05Illinois (this page)554 postings
$33.00/hr$1,320/wk$68,640/yr
06Kentucky160 postings
$30.00/hr$1,200/wk$62,400/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where OR Tech pay is highest nationally.

01Louisiana61 postings
$73.13/hr$2,925/wk$152,110/yr02Virginia308 postings
$67.00/hr$2,680/wk$139,360/yr03Nevada143 postings
$67.00/hr$2,680/wk$139,360/yr
04West Virginia32 postings
$63.14/hr$2,526/wk$131,331/yr
05Hawaii42 postings
$57.63/hr$2,305/wk$119,870/yr
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03·OR TECH ROLES IN ILLINOIS·3 ROLES

OR Tech roles in Illinois, by title.

01Surgical Technologist170 postings
$34.00/hr$1,360/wk$70,720/yr02Certified Surgical Technologist51 postings
$31.50/hr$1,260/wk$65,520/yr03Surgical Technician103 postings
$29.50/hr$1,180/wk$61,360/yr
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04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·OR TECH · IL

OR Tech pay in Illinois, answered.

What do OR Tech jobs pay in Illinois?

The median OR Tech pay in Illinois is $33.00/hr (about $68,640/yr), based on 554 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.

What is the OR Tech pay range in Illinois?

The middle 50% of Illinois postings pay $30.00–$51.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $18.40 to $89.05/hr.

Is OR Tech pay in Illinois above the national average?

Illinois pays 23.8% less than the national OR Tech median of $43.32/hr, ranking #47 of 51 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring for OR Tech roles in Illinois?

118 employers posted OR Tech 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.