How much do Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $41,630 and the 90th percentile is $116,920. The difference is $75,290, which is 106.3% 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 $51,350 to the 75th at $86,380, covers $35,030.

The mean annual wage is $71,470, which sits above the median of $70,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 2.7% higher than the national median of $68,990 for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,372, which is 0.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 37.9% higher than the Illinois median of $51,350.

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 $70,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other at $68,372 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 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st 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).).

• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 138 miles away, with a median of $45,960 and employment of 80. That median is 35.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,595, against $68,372 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 163 miles away, with a median of $52,880. That median is 25.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,258, against $68,372 here.