How much do Surgical Technologists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $50,590 and the 90th percentile is $94,030. The difference is $43,440, which is 65.5% 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 $62,730 to the 75th at $78,980, covers $16,250.

The mean annual wage is $73,090, which sits above the median of $66,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 2.6% higher than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,057, 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 2.6% higher than the Illinois median of $64,650.

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 $66,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $64,057 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Technologists. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 9th of 28 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).).

• Kankakee, IL is 43 miles away, with a median of $59,940 and employment of 40. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,182, against $64,057 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $60,090 and employment of 50. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,426, against $64,057 here.
• Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 58 miles away, with a median of $62,980 and employment of 40. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,694, against $64,057 here.

Employment share

Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (2,530 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (117,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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.