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

Percentile spread

For Physicians, Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $193,230 and the 90th percentile is $546,710. The difference is $353,480, which is 105.0% 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 $264,170 to the 75th at $381,850, covers $117,680.

The mean annual wage is $339,170, which sits above the median of $336,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $312,400 for Physicians, Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $324,977, which is 4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.8% lower than the Illinois median of $381,770.

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 $336,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, Pathologists at $324,977 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Physicians, Pathologists. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd of 2 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 $342,090 and employment of 260. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $357,476, against $324,977 here.