Location Salary Data

Salaries in Forest Park, IL

Government-verified salary data from 43 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$78,739
43 filings
Median DOL Salary
$78,739
Total DOL Filings
43
Companies Hiring
31
Cost of Living Index
92.3
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Forest Park, IL$78,739
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Forest Park, IL is 29.3% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Forest Park

Highest-Paying Occupations in Forest Park

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Industrial Engineers$68,000-32%5

BLS Wage Survey Data - Illinois

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Illinois.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
General Internal Medicine Physicians$234,8801,660
Dentists, All Other Specialists$222,960100
Family Medicine Physicians$220,2601,540
Physicians, All Other$218,88018,680
Pediatricians, General$207,7401,340
Dentists, General$180,4204,820
Air Traffic Controllers$175,0901,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,72027,550
Financial Managers$159,99053,400
Natural Sciences Managers$158,6903,100

Salary Trend in Forest Park, IL

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Forest Park, IL has a cost of living index of 92.3, which is 7.7% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $108,342 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Industrial Engineers$68,000$73,673

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Forest Park, IL

Industrial Engineers
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.