How much do construction managers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

What the Construction Managers median says in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Construction Managers median in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $117,280 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 11-9021 and BLS area 16980.

BLS lists 13,850 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $120,530 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN's Construction Managers median is 2.0% above the U.S. Construction Managers median of $114,990 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 11-9021 with area 16980

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 11-9021 and area 16980. SOC 11-9021 names Construction Managers. Area 16980 names Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 11-9021/16980 row has 13,850 wage and salary jobs. There are 3.07 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.25. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 11-9021/16980, the annual median is $117,280 per year, while the matching mean is $120,530 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 11-9021/16980 10th percentile: $55,500 per year.
• 11-9021/16980 25th percentile: $82,330 per year.
• 11-9021/16980 median: $117,280 per year.
• 11-9021/16980 75th percentile: $151,650 per year.
• 11-9021/16980 90th percentile: $178,140 per year.
• 11-9021/16980 employment RSE: 7.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 4.7%.
• 11-9021/16980 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 16980 facts behind this Construction Managers page

Area 16980 reports 4,513,280 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $73,380. Its annual median is $54,720. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 11-9021 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN runs from $34,260 at the 10th percentile to $130,790 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $38,480. The median is $54,720. The 75th percentile is $86,670. This is a place check, not a pay range for Construction Managers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 16980. They do not show related skills or a path into Construction Managers.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 16980. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 157,920. Yearly median: $40,550. Jobs per 1,000: 34.99. Location quotient: 1.84.
• 2. General and Operations Managers. Area: 16980. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 122,930. Yearly median: $109,390. Jobs per 1,000: 27.24. Location quotient: 1.21.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 16980. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 108,520. Yearly median: $38,180. Jobs per 1,000: 24.04. Location quotient: 0.87.
• 4. Registered Nurses. Area: 16980. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 100,240. Yearly median: $100,490. Jobs per 1,000: 22.21. Location quotient: 1.02.
• 5. Cashiers. Area: 16980. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 99,240. Yearly median: $35,010. Jobs per 1,000: 21.99. Location quotient: 1.11.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 16980. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 97,280. Yearly median: $34,630. Jobs per 1,000: 21.55. Location quotient: 0.87.

Read the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN wage ladder for Construction Managers

The 10th percentile is $55,500 per year. The 25th percentile is $82,330 per year. The median is $117,280 per year. The 75th percentile is $151,650 per year. The 90th percentile is $178,140 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $82,330 per year to $151,650 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $122,640. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN with its state and the U.S.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a annual median of $117,280 per year. Illinois has $109,160 per year. The U.S. row has $114,990 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 7.4% above Illinois on the same published median. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 2.0% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN sits for Construction Managers

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 98 of 382 among metro areas with a published annual median for Construction Managers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 98 of 382 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 95. Lewiston-Auburn, ME. The Construction Managers median is $117,870 per year. BLS estimates 80 jobs. The location quotient is 0.72.
• 96. Salisbury, MD. The Construction Managers median is $117,540 per year. BLS estimates 70 jobs. The location quotient is 0.5.
• 97. Sumter, SC. The Construction Managers median is $117,490 per year. BLS estimates 90 jobs. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 99. Portland-South Portland, ME. The Construction Managers median is $117,260 per year. BLS estimates 740 jobs. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 100. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. The Construction Managers median is $116,980 per year. BLS estimates 280 jobs. The location quotient is 0.94.
• 101. St. Louis, MO-IL. The Construction Managers median is $116,680 per year. BLS estimates 2,880 jobs. The location quotient is 0.88.

Where Construction Managers medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 11-9021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $166,030 per year. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN sits at $117,280 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Construction Managers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Construction Managers median of $166,030 per year, or $48,750 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 5,160 jobs there, compared with 13,850 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.89.
• 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Construction Managers median of $163,040 per year, or $45,760 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 1,850 jobs there, compared with 13,850 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.67.
• 3. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA has a Construction Managers median of $159,860 per year, or $42,580 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 13,850 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.87.
• 4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Construction Managers median of $159,430 per year, or $42,150 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 4,010 jobs there, compared with 13,850 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.78.
• 5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Construction Managers median of $158,000 per year, or $40,720 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 12,120 jobs there, compared with 13,850 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.52.
• 6. Bellingham, WA has a Construction Managers median of $156,580 per year, or $39,300 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 13,850 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.92.
• 7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has a Construction Managers median of $156,470 per year, or $39,190 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 7,570 jobs there, compared with 13,850 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 8. Longview-Kelso, WA has a Construction Managers median of $154,300 per year, or $37,020 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 13,850 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The location quotient is 0.57.

Where BLS counts the most Construction Managers jobs

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has the largest published metro job estimate for Construction Managers in this same-source set, at 17,110 jobs. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 13,850. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 17,110 estimated Construction Managers jobs, a gap of 3,260 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $103,550 per year, or $13,730 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 1.73.
• 2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 16,500 estimated Construction Managers jobs, a gap of 2,650 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $103,530 per year, or $13,750 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 2.05.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 13,850 estimated Construction Managers jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $117,280 per year, or $0 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 12,120 estimated Construction Managers jobs, a gap of 1,730 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $158,000 per year, or $40,720 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 0.52.
• 5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 10,120 estimated Construction Managers jobs, a gap of 3,730 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $131,680 per year, or $14,400 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 0.66.
• 6. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 8,170 estimated Construction Managers jobs, a gap of 5,680 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $118,350 per year, or $1,070 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 1.41.
• 7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 7,570 estimated Construction Managers jobs, a gap of 6,280 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $156,470 per year, or $39,190 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 7,470 estimated Construction Managers jobs, a gap of 6,380 jobs from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its median is $119,590 per year, or $2,310 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Its location quotient is 1.06.

Where Construction Managers takes the largest share of local jobs

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.03. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 1.25. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Construction Managers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX has a location quotient of 3.03, a gap of 1.78 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 1,210 Construction Managers jobs and a median of $100,340 per year, or $16,940 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
• 2. Greeley, CO has a location quotient of 2.65, a gap of 1.40 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 780 Construction Managers jobs and a median of $118,350 per year, or $1,070 above Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
• 3. Bozeman, MT has a location quotient of 2.6, a gap of 1.35 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 460 Construction Managers jobs and a median of $106,840 per year, or $10,440 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
• 4. Decatur, IL has a location quotient of 2.53, a gap of 1.28 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 280 Construction Managers jobs and a median of $104,160 per year, or $13,120 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
• 5. Corpus Christi, TX has a location quotient of 2.43, a gap of 1.18 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 1,150 Construction Managers jobs and a median of $98,520 per year, or $18,760 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
• 6. Naples-Marco Island, FL has a location quotient of 2.43, a gap of 1.18 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 1,030 Construction Managers jobs and a median of $113,750 per year, or $3,530 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
• 7. Mobile, AL has a location quotient of 2.33, a gap of 1.08 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 980 Construction Managers jobs and a median of $94,060 per year, or $23,220 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
• 8. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL has a location quotient of 2.28, a gap of 1.03 from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. BLS lists 1,700 Construction Managers jobs and a median of $100,670 per year, or $16,610 below Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.

How common Construction Managers is in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

BLS lists 13,850 Construction Managers jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. It also lists 3.07 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.25. A value of 1 means Construction Managers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Construction Managers beside other roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

The all-occupations median in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $54,720 per year. The Construction Managers median is $117,280 per year. Construction Managers is 114.3% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Construction Managers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $109,390 per year. BLS lists 122,930 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
• 2. Management Analysts, SOC 13-1111, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $105,090 per year. BLS lists 37,510 jobs and a location quotient of 1.44.
• 3. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $100,490 per year. BLS lists 100,240 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
• 4. Software Developers, SOC 15-1252, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $134,380 per year. BLS lists 40,370 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
• 5. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $82,360 per year. BLS lists 41,360 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $78,390 per year. BLS lists 45,840 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
• 7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $75,350 per year. BLS lists 38,490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median of $71,730 per year. BLS lists 33,180 jobs and a location quotient of 0.8.

The largest detailed roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN table, at 157,920 jobs. Construction Managers has 13,850 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 4,513,280. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Construction Managers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 157,920 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 144,070 from Construction Managers. Its median is $40,550 per year, or $76,730 below Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.84.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has 122,930 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 109,080 from Construction Managers. Its median is $109,390 per year, or $7,890 below Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 108,520 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 94,670 from Construction Managers. Its median is $38,180 per year, or $79,100 below Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 4. Registered Nurses has 100,240 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 86,390 from Construction Managers. Its median is $100,490 per year, or $16,790 below Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 5. Cashiers has 99,240 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 85,390 from Construction Managers. Its median is $35,010 per year, or $82,270 below Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 97,280 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 83,430 from Construction Managers. Its median is $34,630 per year, or $82,650 below Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 7. Retail Salespersons has 96,950 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 83,100 from Construction Managers. Its median is $35,820 per year, or $81,460 below Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 79,850 jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 66,000 from Construction Managers. Its median is $38,450 per year, or $78,830 below Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 0.97.

Published role medians around Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Financial Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN role table, at $168,810 per year. Construction Managers has $117,280 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $54,720 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Financial Managers has a median of $168,810 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $51,530 above Construction Managers. BLS lists 41,590 jobs, compared with 13,850 for Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.7.
• 2. Software Developers has a median of $134,380 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $17,100 above Construction Managers. BLS lists 40,370 jobs, compared with 13,850 for Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $109,390 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $7,890 below Construction Managers. BLS lists 122,930 jobs, compared with 13,850 for Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 4. Management Analysts has a median of $105,090 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $12,190 below Construction Managers. BLS lists 37,510 jobs, compared with 13,850 for Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 5. Registered Nurses has a median of $100,490 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $16,790 below Construction Managers. BLS lists 100,240 jobs, compared with 13,850 for Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $82,360 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $34,920 below Construction Managers. BLS lists 41,360 jobs, compared with 13,850 for Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $78,390 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $38,890 below Construction Managers. BLS lists 45,840 jobs, compared with 13,850 for Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $75,350 per year in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, or $41,930 below Construction Managers. BLS lists 38,490 jobs, compared with 13,850 for Construction Managers. Its location quotient is 1.07.

Roles with the largest local share in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN role table, at 1.84. Construction Managers has 1.25. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Construction Managers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.84 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.59 from Construction Managers. BLS lists 157,920 jobs and a median of $40,550 per year, or $76,730 below Construction Managers.
• 2. Financial Managers has a location quotient of 1.7 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.45 from Construction Managers. BLS lists 41,590 jobs and a median of $168,810 per year, or $51,530 above Construction Managers.
• 3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.53 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.28 from Construction Managers. BLS lists 55,730 jobs and a median of $70,710 per year, or $46,570 below Construction Managers.
• 4. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.44 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.19 from Construction Managers. BLS lists 37,510 jobs and a median of $105,090 per year, or $12,190 below Construction Managers.
• 5. Security Guards has a location quotient of 1.3 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.05 from Construction Managers. BLS lists 48,360 jobs and a median of $39,990 per year, or $77,290 below Construction Managers.
• 6. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.03 from Construction Managers. BLS lists 34,680 jobs and a median of $47,950 per year, or $69,330 below Construction Managers.
• 7. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.21 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.04 from Construction Managers. BLS lists 122,930 jobs and a median of $109,390 per year, or $7,890 below Construction Managers.
• 8. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.18 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, a gap of 0.07 from Construction Managers. BLS lists 47,970 jobs and a median of $43,650 per year, or $73,630 below Construction Managers.

What $117,280 may mean after the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.6% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $117,280 Construction Managers median by 103.6 divided by 100. The result is $113,210 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 112.0. Goods are 107.3. Utilities are 83.6. Other services are 100.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN row

The employment RSE for this Construction Managers row is 7.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 4.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 13,850 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $120,530 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Construction Managers. It uses a Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $117,280 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Construction Managers row for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 13,850 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.25 is not a growth score. Rank 98 of 382 is not a place score. The 103.6 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 11-9021 in BLS area 16980. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.