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

Percentile spread

For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $49,890 and the 90th percentile is $124,070. The difference is $74,180, 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 $74,400 to the 75th at $118,660, covers $44,260.

The mean annual wage is $94,450, which sits below the median of $102,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 62% higher than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,798, which is 56.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the Illinois median of $99,560.

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 $102,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $98,798 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 Electricians. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd 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 $105,500 and employment of 140. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,447, against $98,798 here.
• Niles, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $64,060 and employment of 240. That median is 37.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,352, against $98,798 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $74,970 and employment of 120. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,141, against $98,798 here.

Employment share

Electricians accounts for 0.39% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (17,720 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.