SOC 27-2091 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Disc Jockeys, Except Radio make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median hourly wage for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $22.87. The 10th percentile is $15.24 and the 90th percentile is $59.78. Employment was not published. An annual wage was not published, and none is estimated from the hourly median.
Median hourly wage
$22.87
- 10th percentile
- $15.24
- 25th percentile
- $16.80
- Median
- $22.87
- 75th percentile
- $30.65
- 90th percentile
- $59.78
- Mean
- $33.50
Hourly wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. An annual wage was not published for this cell.
Percentile spread
For Disc Jockeys, Except Radio, the published 10th percentile is $15.24 and the 90th percentile is $59.78. The difference is $44.54, which is 194.8% 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 $16.80 to the 75th at $30.65, covers $13.85.
The mean hourly wage is $33.50, which sits above the median of $22.87. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 5.8% higher than the national median of $21.61 for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio.
It is about the same as the Illinois median of $22.87.
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 $22.87 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Disc Jockeys, Except Radio at $22.08 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a hourly median for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd of 2 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).).
- Green Bay, WI is 188 miles away, with a median of $26.78. That median is 17.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28.77, against $22.08 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Disc Jockeys, Except Radio by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Disc Jockeys, Except Radio make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median hourly wage for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $22.87. The 10th percentile is $15.24 and the 90th percentile is $59.78.
How does that compare with the national median for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio?
The local median is 5.8% higher than the national median of $21.61.
What is Disc Jockeys, Except Radio pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $22.87 is $22.08. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN compare with nearby metros for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio?
Green Bay, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published hourly median, 188 miles away, at $26.78. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.