How much do Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, the published 10th percentile is $33,330 and the 90th percentile is $63,180. The difference is $29,850, which is 72.5% 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 $36,020 to the 75th at $49,450, covers $13,430.

The mean annual wage is $46,280, which sits above the median of $41,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 10.2% lower than the national median of $45,850 for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,732, which is 13.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Illinois median of $42,470.

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 $41,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers at $39,732 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 23rd of 29 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).).

• Niles, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $47,190 and employment of 50. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,088, against $39,732 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $45,530 and employment of 240. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,027, against $39,732 here.
• Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 58 miles away, with a median of $43,390 and employment of 180. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,327, against $39,732 here.

Employment share

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (9,750 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (246,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 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.