Jury duty pay in Illinois

Set by each county board. The statute floor is $4, $5 or $10 a day depending on county class, or a higher amount fixed by the county board¹

A version setting $25 for the first day and $50 after came from P.A. 98-1132, which the official text says was held unconstitutional. Counties may pay more.

Your rights as a juror

Mileage: Set by the county board, at least 10 cents a mile in first and second class counties¹
Must your employer pay you?: No. Employers must give time off but are not required to pay employees for jury duty²
Job protection: Employers may not discharge, threaten, intimidate or coerce an employee over jury service, or make a night shift worker work while serving. Violation is contempt²

Many counties pay more than the state minimum, and your summons usually says what you will be paid. If something here is not covered, your summons or the court clerk can tell you.

Sources

55 ILCS 5/4-11001 Juror fees, Illinois General Assembly, checked 1 November 2026
705 ILCS 310/10.1, Illinois General Assembly, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a copy of the law we used because the official site could not be read.