SOC 39-9041 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro

Residential Advisors Salary in Champaign, IL

The average salary for residential advisors in Champaign, Illinois is $48,380 a year ($23.26 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,400: half of the 80 people in this job in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($44,779).

$48,380average per year

$23.26 / hourMedian $51,400Take-home ≈ $38,800

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+8%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 6Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Residential Advisors pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,240 or more. The middle half of residential advisors in Champaign earn between $40,700 and $51,400.

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,380$4,032$23.26
Median$51,400$4,283$24.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,700$3,392$19.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,400$4,283$24.71

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

Residential Advisors salary after taxes in Champaign

On the average salary of $48,380, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $38,800 a year, or $3,233 a month and $1,492 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 residential advisors? 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 $48,380 buys what about $52,188 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Residential Advisors salary in other Illinois cities

Champaign ranks 2nd of 6 Illinois metro areas for this job; Bloomington pays the most ($48,920).

All Residential Advisors salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for residential advisors

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Residential Advisors salary by city

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Residential Advisors salary in Champaign: questions

How much do residential advisors make an hour in Champaign?

$23.26 an hour on average, and $24.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level residential advisors salary in Champaign?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the residential advisors take-home pay in Champaign?

About $38,800 a year ($3,233 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,380.

Do residential advisors earn more in Champaign than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($44,779).

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 39-9041; area Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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