SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025
How much do Lawyers make in Peoria, IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Peoria, IL is $161,150. The 10th percentile is $79,260 and the 90th percentile is $293,940. Employment is 560.
Median annual wage
$161,150
- 10th percentile
- $79,260
- 25th percentile
- $99,740
- Median
- $161,150
- 75th percentile
- $207,810
- 90th percentile
- $293,940
- Mean
- $171,780
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $79,260 and the 90th percentile is $293,940. The difference is $214,680, which is 133.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $99,740 to the 75th at $207,810, covers $108,070.
The mean annual wage is $171,780, which sits above the median of $161,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Peoria, IL median is 0.9% higher than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $176,640, which is 10.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.2% higher than the Illinois median of $160,800.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $161,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $176,640 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Peoria, IL ranks 2nd of 26 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $124,100 and employment of 530. That median is 23% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,675, against $176,640 here.
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $124,850 and employment of 420. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,156, against $176,640 here.
- Springfield, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $131,400 and employment of 530. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,679, against $176,640 here.
Employment share
Lawyers accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (560 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Peoria, IL · Lawyers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Lawyers make in Peoria, IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Peoria, IL is $161,150. The 10th percentile is $79,260 and the 90th percentile is $293,940. Employment is 560.
How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?
The local median is 0.9% higher than the national median of $159,670.
What is Lawyers pay in Peoria, IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $161,150 is $176,640. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Peoria, IL compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?
Bloomington, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $124,100. Peoria, IL ranks 2nd of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.