How much do Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, the published 10th percentile is $47,350 and the 90th percentile is $110,730. The difference is $63,380, which is 91.7% 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 $55,360 to the 75th at $110,390, covers $55,030.

The mean annual wage is $74,750, which sits above the median of $69,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 17.3% higher than the national median of $58,930 for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,721, which is 13.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% higher than the Illinois median of $63,180.

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 $69,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers at $66,721 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $60,800 and employment of 340. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,721, against $66,721 here.
• Madison, WI is 128 miles away, with a median of $63,500 and employment of 170. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,271, against $66,721 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 137 miles away, with a median of $58,820 and employment of 180. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,562, against $66,721 here.

Employment share

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (540 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.22 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.