Salary guide, May 2025

Lead Maintenance Technician pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN was $85,420 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $71,260 and $107,460.

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is $5,560 above the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: median $85,420; published 25th to 75th percentile $71,260 to $107,460.

Annual wage percentiles, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,850	$71,260	$85,420	$107,460	$133,970

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: median $41.07; published 25th to 75th percentile $34.26 to $51.66.

Hourly wage percentiles, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$27.33	$34.26	$41.07	$51.66	$64.41

BLS estimated 11,630 workers employed in this occupation in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Location quotient: 0.65.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Lead Maintenance Technician median is $85,420. The all-occupations median in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $54,720. Ratio: 1.56 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.65 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Lead Maintenance Technician in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$69,560	$89,540	$112,890
May 2025	$71,260	$85,420	$107,460

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Lead Maintenance Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Kankakee, IL	$69,420	$57,660 to $90,280
Niles, MI	$78,220	$62,030 to $107,050

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