SOC 29-1224 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Radiologists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radiologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $479,910. The 10th percentile is $236,800 and the 90th percentile is $479,920. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$479,910
- 10th percentile
- $236,800
- 25th percentile
- $479,910
- Median
- $479,910
- 75th percentile
- $479,910
- 90th percentile
- $479,920
- Mean
- $454,080
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Radiologists, the published 10th percentile is $236,800 and the 90th percentile is $479,920. The difference is $243,120, which is 50.7% 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 $479,910 to the 75th at $479,910, covers $0.
The mean annual wage is $454,080, which sits below the median of $479,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 14% higher than the national median of $420,860 for Radiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $463,256, which is 10.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
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 $479,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Radiologists at $463,256 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 Radiologists. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st 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).).
- Madison, WI is 128 miles away, with a median of $135,040 and employment of 90. That median is 71.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,806, against $463,256 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Radiologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Radiologists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radiologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $479,910. The 10th percentile is $236,800 and the 90th percentile is $479,920.
How does that compare with the national median for Radiologists?
The local median is 14% higher than the national median of $420,860.
What is Radiologists pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $479,910 is $463,256. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN compare with nearby metros for Radiologists?
Madison, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 128 miles away, at $135,040. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.