SOC 53-3031 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Champaign, IL

The average salary for driver/sales workers in Champaign, Illinois is $39,710 a year ($19.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,640: half of the 260 people in this job in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

$39,710average per year

$19.09 / hourMedian $33,640Take-home ≈ $32,262

  • $31K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

260people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 8Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,540 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in Champaign earn between $31,200 and $44,810.

  • $31K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,710$3,309$19.09
Median$33,640$2,803$16.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,200$2,600$15.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,810$3,734$21.54

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in Champaign

On the average salary of $39,710, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $32,262 a year, or $2,689 a month and $1,241 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Champaign a good place for driver/sales workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $39,710 buys what about $42,835 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other Illinois cities

Champaign ranks 6th of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Decatur pays the most ($45,400).

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Champaign: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in Champaign?

$19.09 an hour on average, and $16.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in Champaign?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in Champaign?

About $32,262 a year ($2,689 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,710.

Do driver/sales workers earn more in Champaign than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3031; area Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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