How much do Medical Equipment Preparers make in Champaign-Urbana, IL?

Percentile spread

For Medical Equipment Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $36,610 and the 90th percentile is $57,700. The difference is $21,090, which is 56.8% 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 $36,610 to the 75th at $45,590, covers $8,980.

The mean annual wage is $43,890, which sits above the median of $37,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Champaign-Urbana, IL median is 22.1% lower than the national median of $47,700 for Medical Equipment Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,085, which is 16% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.7% lower than the Illinois median of $48,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Champaign-Urbana, IL is 92.704, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Equipment Preparers at $40,085 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Equipment Preparers. Champaign-Urbana, IL ranks 21st of 21 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).).

• Bloomington, IL is 34 miles away, with a median of $41,550 and employment of 40. That median is 11.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,421, against $40,085 here.
• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 70 miles away, with a median of $45,060 and employment of 60. That median is 21.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,229, against $40,085 here.
• Peoria, IL is 74 miles away, with a median of $45,610 and employment of 130. That median is 22.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,994, against $40,085 here.