How much do Paramedics make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Paramedics, the published 10th percentile is $50,000 and the 90th percentile is $106,810. The difference is $56,810, which is 73.1% 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 $59,840 to the 75th at $106,810, covers $46,970.

The mean annual wage is $83,400, which sits above the median of $77,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 28.2% higher than the national median of $60,600 for Paramedics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,975, which is 23.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28% higher than the Illinois median of $60,660.

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 $77,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paramedics at $74,975 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 Paramedics. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st 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).).

• Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $65,350 and employment of 40. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,627, against $74,975 here.
• Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 71 miles away, with a median of $65,710 and employment of 70. That median is 15.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,476, against $74,975 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $61,430 and employment of 670. That median is 20.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,371, against $74,975 here.

Employment share

Paramedics accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (2,560 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (100,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.