SOC 39-5094 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Skincare Specialists 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 Skincare Specialists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $45,330. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $59,170. Employment is 2,720.

Median annual wage

$45,330

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$40,340
Median
$45,330
75th percentile
$46,260
90th percentile
$59,170
Mean
$47,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Skincare Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $59,170. The difference is $27,970, which is 61.7% 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 $40,340 to the 75th at $46,260, covers $5,920.

The mean annual wage is $47,950, which sits above the median of $45,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is about the same as the national median of $45,330 for Skincare Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,757, which is 3.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Illinois median of $45,330.

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 $45,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Skincare Specialists at $43,757 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Skincare Specialists. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 11th of 20 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).).

  • Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $47,930 and employment of 40. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,400, against $43,757 here.
  • Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 71 miles away, with a median of $43,550 and employment of 30. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,383, against $43,757 here.
  • Rockford, IL is 73 miles away, with a median of $57,720 and employment of 40. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,634, against $43,757 here.

Employment share

Skincare Specialists accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (2,720 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (72,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Skincare Specialists 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 Skincare Specialists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Skincare Specialists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $45,330. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $59,170. Employment is 2,720.

How does that compare with the national median for Skincare Specialists?

The local median is about the same as the national median of $45,330.

What is Skincare Specialists 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 $45,330 is $43,757. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN compare with nearby metros for Skincare Specialists?

Kenosha, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $47,930. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 11th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.