SOC 47-3012 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Helpers--Carpenters make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Carpenters in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $46,940. The 10th percentile is $32,340 and the 90th percentile is $60,770. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$46,940
- 10th percentile
- $32,340
- 25th percentile
- $42,970
- Median
- $46,940
- 75th percentile
- $59,740
- 90th percentile
- $60,770
- Mean
- $49,300
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Helpers--Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $32,340 and the 90th percentile is $60,770. The difference is $28,430, which is 60.6% 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 $42,970 to the 75th at $59,740, covers $16,770.
The mean annual wage is $49,300, which sits above the median of $46,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $43,780 for Helpers--Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,311, which is 3.5% 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 $45,660.
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 $46,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Carpenters at $45,311 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Helpers--Carpenters. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st of 2 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).).
- Madison, WI is 128 miles away, with a median of $35,090. That median is 25.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,069, against $45,311 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Helpers--Carpenters by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Helpers--Carpenters make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Carpenters in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $46,940. The 10th percentile is $32,340 and the 90th percentile is $60,770.
How does that compare with the national median for Helpers--Carpenters?
The local median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $43,780.
What is Helpers--Carpenters pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,940 is $45,311. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN compare with nearby metros for Helpers--Carpenters?
Madison, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 128 miles away, at $35,090. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.