Salary guide, May 2025

Lead Maintenance Technician pay in Kankakee, IL

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Kankakee, IL was $69,420 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $57,660 and $90,280.

The Kankakee, IL median is $10,440 below the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

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

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What should you know about kankakee, IL?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Kankakee, IL: median $69,420; published 25th to 75th percentile $57,660 to $90,280.

Annual wage percentiles, Kankakee, IL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$45,900	$57,660	$69,420	$90,280	$102,930

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Kankakee, IL: median $33.38; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.72 to $43.40.

Hourly wage percentiles, Kankakee, IL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.07	$27.72	$33.38	$43.40	$49.49

BLS estimated 140 workers employed in this occupation in Kankakee, IL. Location quotient: 0.85.

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 $69,420. The all-occupations median in Kankakee, IL is $45,830. Ratio: 1.51 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.85 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 Kankakee, IL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$58,100	$76,100	$93,100
May 2025	$57,660	$69,420	$90,280

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, Kankakee, IL. 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$85,420	$71,260 to $107,460
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$80,220	$64,510 to $96,130

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