How much do Meter Readers, Utilities make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Meter Readers, Utilities, the published 10th percentile is $39,060 and the 90th percentile is $106,080. The difference is $67,020, which is 83.6% 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 $57,210 to the 75th at $99,930, covers $42,720.

The mean annual wage is $77,240, which sits below the median of $80,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 66.5% higher than the national median of $48,150 for Meter Readers, Utilities. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,398, which is 60.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 32.1% higher than the Illinois median of $60,690.

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 $80,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meter Readers, Utilities at $77,398 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 163 miles away, with a median of $50,700 and employment of 70. That median is 36.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,980, against $77,398 here.
• Bloomington, IN is 184 miles away, with a median of $31,370 and employment of 30. That median is 60.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,992, against $77,398 here.
• Green Bay, WI is 188 miles away, with a median of $69,070 and employment of 40. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,200, against $77,398 here.

Employment share

Meter Readers, Utilities accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (250 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.