How much do Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers, the published 10th percentile is $39,540 and the 90th percentile is $73,870. The difference is $34,330, which is 67.8% 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 $42,110 to the 75th at $57,680, covers $15,570.

The mean annual wage is $54,840, which sits above the median of $50,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 1.5% higher than the national median of $49,910 for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,892, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% higher than the Illinois median of $48,780.

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 $50,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers at $48,892 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 4th of 7 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 $80,550. That median is 59% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,095, against $48,892 here.
• Madison, WI is 128 miles away, with a median of $63,900 and employment of 40. That median is 26.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,682, against $48,892 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 137 miles away, with a median of $45,920 and employment of 80. That median is 9.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,061, against $48,892 here.