How much do Motion Picture Projectionists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Motion Picture Projectionists, the published 10th percentile is $59,670 and the 90th percentile is $87,730. The difference is $28,060, which is 32.8% 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 $78,990 to the 75th at $85,480, covers $6,490.

The mean annual wage is $80,090, which sits below the median of $85,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 123.3% higher than the national median of $38,270 for Motion Picture Projectionists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,494, which is 115.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% higher than the Illinois median of $78,990.

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 $85,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motion Picture Projectionists at $82,494 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Motion Picture Projectionists in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.