How much do Actuaries make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Actuaries, the published 10th percentile is $79,640 and the 90th percentile is $209,260. The difference is $129,620, which is 114.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $95,970 to the 75th at $163,690, covers $67,720.

The mean annual wage is $129,500, which sits above the median of $113,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $130,000 for Actuaries. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,783, which is 15.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% lower than the Illinois median of $115,430.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Illinois, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $113,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Actuaries at $109,783 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Actuaries. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 5th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $132,010 and employment of 310. That median is 16.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,181, against $109,783 here.
• Madison, WI is 128 miles away, with a median of $135,330 and employment of 170. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,104, against $109,783 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 137 miles away, with a median of $97,210 and employment of 60. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,742, against $109,783 here.

Employment share

Actuaries accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (1,560 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (26,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.02 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.