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

Percentile spread

For Anesthesiologists, the published 10th percentile is $77,320 and the 90th percentile is $442,270. The difference is $364,950, which is 469.3% 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 $77,770 to the 75th at $217,040, covers $139,270.

The mean annual wage is $165,060, which sits above the median of $77,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 80.1% lower than the national median of $391,490 for Anesthesiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,071, which is 80.8% 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 $77,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anesthesiologists at $75,071 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Anesthesiologists. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 137 miles away, with a median of $228,760 and employment of 270. That median is 194.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $239,424, against $75,071 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 163 miles away, with a median of $374,730 and employment of 560. That median is 381.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $391,584, against $75,071 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 197 miles away, with a median of $407,230 and employment of 40. That median is 423.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $445,016, against $75,071 here.

Employment share

Anesthesiologists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (1,700 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.51 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.