How much do Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, the published 10th percentile is $38,260 and the 90th percentile is $82,590. The difference is $44,330, which is 75.3% 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 $47,620 to the 75th at $73,160, covers $25,540.

The mean annual wage is $60,100, which sits above the median of $58,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 17% higher than the national median of $50,340 for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,856, which is 12.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% higher than the Illinois median of $57,240.

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 $58,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance at $56,856 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 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st 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 $48,730 and employment of 40. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,553, against $56,856 here.
• Niles, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $46,570 and employment of 80. That median is 20.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,417, against $56,856 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $54,820 and employment of 80. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,214, against $56,856 here.