How much do Agricultural Technicians make in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $45,620 and the 90th percentile is $64,670. The difference is $19,050, which is 30.2% 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 $52,000 to the 75th at $64,670, covers $12,670.

The mean annual wage is $58,850, which sits below the median of $63,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Champaign-Urbana, IL median is 27.1% higher than the national median of $49,630 for Agricultural Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,045, which is 37.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.9% higher than the Illinois median of $46,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Champaign-Urbana, IL is 92.704, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Technicians at $68,045 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Technicians. Champaign-Urbana, IL ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 70 miles away, with a median of $44,720 and employment of 50. That median is 29.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,865, against $68,045 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 108 miles away, with a median of $52,310 and employment of 160. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,495, against $68,045 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 119 miles away, with a median of $46,170 and employment of 150. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,247, against $68,045 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Technicians accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Champaign-Urbana, IL (70 of 105,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.82 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.