Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/ Title: Onboarding Designer hourly rate in Illinois | Deftridge Summary: Onboarding Designer pay in Illinois: median wage $37 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $60. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024. IL · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Onboarding Designer hourly rate in Illinois The market median wage for an Onboarding Designer in Illinois is **$37.49 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$60 an hour** on Deftridge, -8% against the United States rate. **$60/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$37.49/hr** median wage **$28-54** middle half of wages **$1,300** a month at 5 hours a week ## Onboarding Designer wage percentiles in Illinois Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $20.75 | $450 | $43,200 | | 25th | $28.03 | $610 | $58,300 | | Median | $37.49 | $810 | $78,000 | | 75th | $54.06 | $1,170 | $112,400 | | 90th | $67.50 | $1,460 | $140,400 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 14,480 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Illinois in numbers What sets Illinois apart for an Onboarding Designer, from the same sources as the table above. - **-4%** median wage against the United States median of $38.92 - **35th of 51** states by median wage for this role - **14,480** people employed in the role in this place - **$44.01** median wage in the Peoria metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an Onboarding Designer in Illinois by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $60 | $1,300 | | Manager | $75 | $1,630 | - One-off task **$60** - Task bundle **$55** ## Onboarding Designer pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Onboarding Designer, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Illinois ranks **35 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $51.64 | $85 | | Wyoming | $51.02 | $85 | | California | $50.29 | $85 | | Indiana | $37.82 | $60 | | Hawaii | $37.55 | $60 | | Oklahoma | $37.54 | $60 | | Illinois | $37.49 | $60 | | West Virginia | $37.49 | $60 | | Georgia | $37.48 | $60 | | Florida | $37.24 | $60 | ## Metro areas in Illinois Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Peoria $44.01/hr median wage · range $30-57](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/) - [Bloomington $43.38/hr median wage · range $32-54](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/) - [Chicago $38.37/hr median wage · range $28-55](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/) - [Champaign $37.75/hr median wage · range $32-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/) - [Springfield $36.26/hr median wage · range $27-55](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/) - [Kankakee $34.26/hr median wage · range $21-49](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/) - [Rockford $31.48/hr median wage · range $26-45](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/) - [Decatur $21.05/hr median wage · range $20-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/illinois/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Onboarding Designer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/) · [Onboarding Designer jobs in Illinois](https://deftridge.com/jobs/onboarding-designer/illinois/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)