How much do Media and Communication Workers, All Other make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Media and Communication Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $61,860 and the 90th percentile is $131,400. The difference is $69,540, which is 77.6% 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 $62,760 to the 75th at $99,290, covers $36,530.

The mean annual wage is $86,940, which sits below the median of $89,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 21.7% higher than the national median of $73,620 for Media and Communication Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,510, which is 17.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 47.6% higher than the Illinois median of $60,730.

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 $89,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Media and Communication Workers, All Other at $86,510 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 Media and Communication Workers, All Other. 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $79,350 and employment of 40. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,857, against $86,510 here.