How much do Mechanical Door Repairers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Door Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $49,560 and the 90th percentile is $72,850. The difference is $23,290, which is 35.8% 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 $51,300 to the 75th at $72,850, covers $21,550.

The mean annual wage is $64,420, which sits below the median of $65,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 16.8% higher than the national median of $55,720 for Mechanical Door Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,831, which is 12.8% higher 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 $65,090.

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 $65,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Door Repairers at $62,831 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Door Repairers. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st of 11 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).).

• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 89 miles away, with a median of $64,640 and employment of 50. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,612, against $62,831 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 103 miles away, with a median of $61,210 and employment of 40. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,766, against $62,831 here.
• Peoria, IL is 110 miles away, with a median of $57,320 and employment of 50. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,830, against $62,831 here.