How much do Agricultural Equipment Operators make in Peoria, IL?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $37,080 and the 90th percentile is $63,990. The difference is $26,910, which is 59.0% 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 $37,870 to the 75th at $53,120, covers $15,250.

The mean annual wage is $47,530, which sits above the median of $45,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 9.3% higher than the national median of $41,730 for Agricultural Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,994, which is 19.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% lower than the Illinois median of $46,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Equipment Operators at $49,994 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Equipment Operators. Peoria, IL ranks 10th of 14 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).).

• Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $45,280 and employment of 50. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,409, against $49,994 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $45,310 and employment of 70. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,865, against $49,994 here.
• Champaign-Urbana, IL is 74 miles away, with a median of $47,060 and employment of 80. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,764, against $49,994 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Equipment Operators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (80 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.63 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.