How much do Material Moving Workers, All Other make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Material Moving Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $37,530 and the 90th percentile is $50,450. The difference is $12,920, which is 32.4% 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 $38,170 to the 75th at $47,690, covers $9,520.

The mean annual wage is $42,810, which sits above the median of $39,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $41,800 for Material Moving Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,486, which is 7.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Illinois median of $39,870.

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 $39,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Material Moving Workers, All Other at $38,486 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Material Moving Workers, All Other. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd of 5 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 $35,390 and employment of 60. That median is 11.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,508, against $38,486 here.
• Madison, WI is 128 miles away, with a median of $35,480 and employment of 180. That median is 11% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,469, against $38,486 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 163 miles away, with a median of $50,040 and employment of 50. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,291, against $38,486 here.