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

Percentile spread

For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $55,500 and the 90th percentile is $178,140. The difference is $122,640, which is 104.6% 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 $82,330 to the 75th at $151,650, covers $69,320.

The mean annual wage is $120,530, which sits above the median of $117,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 2% higher than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,210, which is 1.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.4% higher than the Illinois median of $109,160.

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 $117,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $113,210 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

38 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Managers. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 8th of 39 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).).

• Kankakee, IL is 43 miles away, with a median of $92,820 and employment of 80. That median is 20.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,292, against $113,210 here.
• Niles, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $99,550 and employment of 90. That median is 15.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,773, against $113,210 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $102,380 and employment of 130. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,248, against $113,210 here.

Employment share

Construction Managers accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (13,850 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.25 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.