How much do Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $64,510 and the 90th percentile is $91,930. The difference is $27,420, which is 37.8% 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 $70,550 to the 75th at $74,240, covers $3,690.

The mean annual wage is $75,550, which sits above the median of $72,550. 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 $82,890 for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,032, which is 15.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

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 $72,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians at $70,032 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st of 2 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).).

• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 163 miles away, with a median of $65,240 and employment of 110. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,174, against $70,032 here.