How much do Production Workers, All Other make in Kankakee, IL?

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,560 and the 90th percentile is $79,470. The difference is $43,910, which is 91.7% 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 $37,240 to the 75th at $62,770, covers $25,530.

The mean annual wage is $52,160, which sits above the median of $47,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kankakee, IL median is 19.4% higher than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,682, which is 23.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.8% higher than the Illinois median of $41,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kankakee, IL is 96.394, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $49,682 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production Workers, All Other. Kankakee, IL ranks 3rd of 29 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).).

• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 43 miles away, with a median of $41,250 and employment of 4,810. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,819, against $49,682 here.
• Champaign-Urbana, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $47,090 and employment of 60. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,796, against $49,682 here.
• Bloomington, IL is 68 miles away, with a median of $36,230 and employment of 40. That median is 24.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,733, against $49,682 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Kankakee, IL (130 of 42,340). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.90 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.