How much do Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles, the published 10th percentile is $45,920 and the 90th percentile is $71,240. The difference is $25,320, which is 51.6% 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 $48,570 to the 75th at $59,170, covers $10,600.

The mean annual wage is $53,800, which sits above the median of $49,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 1.3% higher than the national median of $48,420 for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,329, which is 2.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% higher than the Illinois median of $47,150.

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 $49,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles at $47,329 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 3rd of 4 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 $45,430. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,865, against $47,329 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 103 miles away, with a median of $58,890 and employment of 260. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,198, against $47,329 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 146 miles away, with a median of $49,540 and employment of 40. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,515, against $47,329 here.