How much do Parking Enforcement Workers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Parking Enforcement Workers, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $77,530. The difference is $46,330, which is 94.4% 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 $37,990 to the 75th at $64,240, covers $26,250.

The mean annual wage is $53,230, which sits above the median of $49,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $46,730 for Parking Enforcement Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,386, which is 1.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the Illinois median of $47,080.

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 $49,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Parking Enforcement Workers at $47,386 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Parking Enforcement Workers. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd of 3 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 $49,060 and employment of 80. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,610, against $47,386 here.
• Madison, WI is 128 miles away, with a median of $62,000 and employment of 40. That median is 26.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,729, against $47,386 here.