How much do Computer and Information Research Scientists make in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Research Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $52,100 and the 90th percentile is $144,840. The difference is $92,740, which is 97.9% 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 $69,470 to the 75th at $144,840, covers $75,370.

The mean annual wage is $104,810, which sits above the median of $94,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Champaign-Urbana, IL median is 32.5% lower than the national median of $140,300 for Computer and Information Research Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,153, which is 27.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 30.6% lower than the Illinois median of $136,540.

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 $94,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Research Scientists at $102,153 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 Computer and Information Research Scientists. Champaign-Urbana, IL ranks 3rd 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).).

• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 108 miles away, with a median of $135,630 and employment of 490. That median is 43.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,923, against $102,153 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 119 miles away, with a median of $86,800 and employment of 120. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,704, against $102,153 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 150 miles away, with a median of $142,660 and employment of 100. That median is 50.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,029, against $102,153 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Research Scientists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Champaign-Urbana, IL (50 of 105,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.98 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.