How much do Phlebotomists make in Bloomington, IL?

Percentile spread

For Phlebotomists, the published 10th percentile is $37,910 and the 90th percentile is $47,790. The difference is $9,880, which is 24.4% 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 $38,230 to the 75th at $46,040, covers $7,810.

The mean annual wage is $42,580, which sits above the median of $40,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bloomington, IL median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $45,230 for Phlebotomists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,341, which is 4.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% lower than the Illinois median of $46,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Phlebotomists at $43,341 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Phlebotomists. Bloomington, IL ranks 14th of 25 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).).

• Champaign-Urbana, IL is 34 miles away, with a median of $45,480 and employment of 250. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,059, against $43,341 here.
• Peoria, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $44,020 and employment of 220. That median is 8.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,251, against $43,341 here.
• Decatur, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $47,720 and employment of 60. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,968, against $43,341 here.

Employment share

Phlebotomists accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IL (120 of 88,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (143,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 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.