How much do Food Batchmakers make in Decatur, IL?

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $37,460 and the 90th percentile is $74,660. The difference is $37,200, which is 64.3% 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 $48,850 to the 75th at $61,330, covers $12,480.

The mean annual wage is $57,270, which sits below the median of $57,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Decatur, IL median is 36.9% higher than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,459, which is 54.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.3% higher than the Illinois median of $48,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Decatur, IL is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $65,459 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Decatur, IL ranks 2nd of 15 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).).

• Peoria, IL is 70 miles away, with a median of $46,770 and employment of 260. That median is 19.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,265, against $65,459 here.
• Kankakee, IL is 106 miles away, with a median of $38,270 and employment of 100. That median is 33.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,702, against $65,459 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 107 miles away, with a median of $52,000 and employment of 990. That median is 10.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,686, against $65,459 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 1.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Decatur, IL (490 of 45,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 9.58 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.