How much do Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians make in Peoria, IL?

Percentile spread

For Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $58,870 and the 90th percentile is $82,950. The difference is $24,080, which is 35.2% 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 $66,920 to the 75th at $77,580, covers $10,660.

The mean annual wage is $71,010, which sits above the median of $68,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 14.3% lower than the national median of $79,870 for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,029, which is 6.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.2% lower than the Illinois median of $81,680.

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 $68,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians at $75,029 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians. Peoria, IL ranks 5th of 11 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).).

• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $54,690 and employment of 60. That median is 20.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,395, against $75,029 here.
• Springfield, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $60,860 and employment of 60. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,621, against $75,029 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 110 miles away, with a median of $100,610 and employment of 2,090. That median is 47% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,119, against $75,029 here.

Employment share

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (50 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (138,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.34 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.