LIVE MARKET·92 IL postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026

Sterile Processing Technician salary in Illinois: $25.00/hr$1,000/wk$52,000/yr median.

Pay range $22.50$900$46,800–$25.50/hr$1,020/wk$53,040/yr across the middle 50% of 92 active Illinois postings from 25 employers.

2.0% below the national Sterile Processing Technician median of $25.50/hr · #14 of 30 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$25.00$1,000$52,000
P25–P75
$22.50$900$46,800–$25.50$1,020$53,040
middle 50%
Postings
92
last 180 days
Employers
25
in IL
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN

How Illinois compares with its neighbors.

01Wisconsin11 postings
$26.00/hr$1,040/wk$54,080/yr
02Illinois (this page)92 postings
$25.00/hr$1,000/wk$52,000/yr
03Missouri20 postings
$25.00/hr$1,000/wk$52,000/yr
04Kentucky11 postings
$21.50/hr$860/wk$44,720/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·30 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where Sterile Processing Technician pay is highest nationally.

01California183 postings
$31.00/hr$1,240/wk$64,480/yr02Washington53 postings
$30.50/hr$1,220/wk$63,440/yr
03Connecticut9 postings
$29.50/hr$1,180/wk$61,360/yr
04Alaska7 postings
$28.00/hr$1,120/wk$58,240/yr
05Oregon39 postings
$27.50/hr$1,100/wk$57,200/yr
See all 30 states →National Sterile Processing Technician salary
03·OTHER ROLES IN ILLINOIS·12 ROLES

More healthcare salaries in Illinois.

01Cardiac Catheterization Technologist1,662 postings
$80.55/hr$3,222/wk$167,544/yr02Radiology Technologist1,206 postings
$79.69/hr$3,188/wk$165,755/yr03Vascular Interventional Technologist424 postings
$79.63/hr$3,185/wk$165,630/yr04CT Technologist1,591 postings
$76.75/hr$3,070/wk$159,640/yr05Nuclear Medicine Technologist299 postings
$73.15/hr$2,926/wk$152,152/yr06MRI Technologist290 postings
$70.00/hr$2,800/wk$145,600/yr07Speech Language Pathologist503 postings
$55.00/hr$2,200/wk$114,400/yr08Physical Therapist1,361 postings
$49.00/hr$1,960/wk$101,920/yr09Occupational Therapist542 postings
$48.00/hr$1,920/wk$99,840/yr10Respiratory Therapist513 postings
$43.00/hr$1,720/wk$89,440/yr11Phlebotomist521 postings
$21.50/hr$860/wk$44,720/yr12Caregiver1,537 postings
$18.50/hr$740/wk$38,480/yr
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04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN · IL

Sterile Processing Technician pay in Illinois, answered.

How much does a Sterile Processing Technician make in Illinois?

The median Sterile Processing Technician pay in Illinois is $25.00/hr (about $52,000/yr), based on 92 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.

What is the Sterile Processing Technician pay range in Illinois?

The middle 50% of Illinois postings pay $22.50–$25.50/hr. Listed pay runs from $19.50 to $32.00/hr.

Do Sterile Processing Technicians in Illinois earn more than the national average?

Illinois pays 2.0% less than the national Sterile Processing Technician median of $25.50/hr, ranking #14 of 30 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring Sterile Processing Technicians in Illinois?

25 employers posted Sterile Processing Technician roles with listed pay in Illinois over the last 180 days.

Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Illinois, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.