Skilled Wages

Elevator mechanic salary in Illinois

Median $64.27 an hour for 1,080 elevator mechanics, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$64.27/hrMedian hourly wageIllinois, May data
$133,690/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$32.43 – $80.1610th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,080Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Elevator mechanic pay in Illinois: the full range

Wage percentiles, IllinoisMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80$100/hrIllinois: 10th $32.43 · 25th $45.60 · median $64.27 · 75th $77.14 · 90th $80.16Illinois$64.27$32.43$80.16United States: 10th $28.49 · 25th $38.12 · median $52.84 · 75th $65.25 · 90th $76.39United States$52.84
Hourly wage percentiles for elevator mechanics: Illinois vs United States, May 2025.

Illinois ranks 9th of 37 states for median elevator mechanic pay, and 5th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $64.27). 1,080 elevator mechanics work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$32.43 – $45.60$67,460 – $94,850roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$45.60 – $77.14$94,850 – $160,450the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$77.14 – $80.16$160,450 – $166,740the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Elevator mechanic pay by metro in Illinois

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60$80/hrChicago: $70.47Chicago$70.47Davenport: $55.76Davenport$55.76
Median hourly wage for elevator mechanics by metro area in Illinois, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Chicago$33.04$70.47$68.02$81.7285010% above
Davenport$27.67$55.76$62.58$82.005013% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Elevator mechanic wages in Illinois over time

Illinois, 1999-2025IllinoisUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$60$80200020052010201520202025$64.27Illinois$52.84United States
Median hourly wage for elevator mechanics, Illinois vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIllinois $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$27.25$52.66$22.382,200
2000$27.26$50.96$22.78960
2001$28.09$51.06$24.82920
2002$28.77$51.49$25.99910
2003$27.64$48.36$26.901,010
2004$27.12$46.22$28.231,080
2005$27.71$45.68$28.46980
2006$28.68$45.80$30.591,040
2007$37.36$58.01$32.691,080
2008$35.43$52.98$33.35870
2009$37.95$56.95$33.20510
2010$34.29$50.63$34.09440
2011$33.27$47.62$36.09400
2012$34.44$48.29$36.85830
2013$38.37$53.03$37.811,530
2014$39.78$54.10$37.801,970
2015$39.79$54.05$38.881,760
2016$41.16$55.21$37.931,210
2017$45.57$59.85$38.21490
2018$48.54$62.23$38.36390
2019$47.30$59.56$40.86780
2020$48.91$60.84$42.57720
2021$54.73$65.03$47.05850
2022$35.89$39.48$47.60750
2023$62.42$65.95$49.241,130
2024$62.53$64.18$51.24970
2025$64.27$64.27$52.841,080

In today's dollars, the median elevator mechanic wage in Illinois changed by +18.9% over the last ten years of data and by +7.9% since 2019.

Are there more elevator mechanic jobs in Illinois?

0.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 10th of 34 states

BLS counted 1,080 elevator mechanics in Illinois in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 32%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for elevator mechanics in Illinois

+5.8%Projected growth in Illinois2024–2034, state agency
80Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
950Jobs in 20241,010 projected for 2034
+5.7%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Illinois's labor market agency projects the number of elevator mechanics in the state to change by +5.8% between 2024 and 2034, from 950 to 1,010, with about 80 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.7% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 1,080 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Illinois labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for elevator mechanics in Illinois

On federally funded construction in Illinois, contractors must pay elevator mechanics at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 102 of the 102 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $96.43 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $64.27.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ILAdams: $94.74 (union)Alexander: $98.61 (union)Bond: $94.74 (union)Boone: $94.74 (union)Brown: $94.74 (union)Bureau: $94.74 (union)Calhoun: $94.74 (union)Carroll: $94.74 (union)Cass: $94.74 (union)Champaign: $98.61 (union)Christian: $98.61 (union)Clark: $98.61 (union)Clay: $98.61 (union)Clinton: $94.74 (union)Coles: $98.61 (union)Cook: $109.12 (union)Crawford: $98.61 (union)Cumberland: $98.61 (union)DeKalb: $94.74 (union)De Witt: $98.61 (union)Douglas: $98.61 (union)DuPage: $96.43 (union)Edgar: $98.61 (union)Edwards: $98.61 (union)Effingham: $98.61 (union)Fayette: $98.61 (union)Ford: $98.61 (union)Franklin: $98.61 (union)Fulton: $94.74 (union)Gallatin: $98.61 (union)Greene: $94.74 (union)Grundy: $96.43 (union)Hamilton: $98.61 (union)Hancock: $94.74 (union)Hardin: $98.61 (union)Henderson: $94.74 (union)Henry: $94.74 (union)Iroquois: $98.61 (union)Jackson: $98.61 (union)Jasper: $98.61 (union)Jefferson: $98.61 (union)Jersey: $94.74 (union)Jo Daviess: $94.74 (union)Johnson: $98.61 (union)Kane: $96.43 (union)Kankakee: $109.12 (union)Kendall: $96.43 (union)Knox: $94.74 (union)Lake: $96.43 (union)LaSalle: $94.74 (union)Lawrence: $98.61 (union)Lee: $94.74 (union)Livingston: $94.74 (union)Logan: $94.74 (union)McDonough: $94.74 (union)McHenry: $96.43 (union)McLean: $94.74 (union)Macon: $96.43 (union)Macoupin: $94.74 (union)Madison: $101.17 (union)Marion: $98.61 (union)Marshall: $94.74 (union)Mason: $94.74 (union)Massac: $98.61 (union)Menard: $94.74 (union)Mercer: $94.74 (union)Monroe: $94.74 (union)Montgomery: $94.74 (union)Morgan: $94.74 (union)Moultrie: $98.61 (union)Ogle: $94.74 (union)Peoria: $96.43 (union)Perry: $98.61 (union)Piatt: $98.61 (union)Pike: $94.74 (union)Pope: $98.61 (union)Pulaski: $98.61 (union)Putnam: $94.74 (union)Randolph: $94.74 (union)Richland: $98.61 (union)Rock Island: $94.74 (union)St. Clair: $101.17 (union)Saline: $98.61 (union)Sangamon: $96.43 (union)Schuyler: $94.74 (union)Scott: $94.74 (union)Shelby: $98.61 (union)Stark: $94.74 (union)Stephenson: $94.74 (union)Tazewell: $96.43 (union)Union: $98.61 (union)Vermilion: $98.61 (union)Wabash: $98.61 (union)Warren: $94.74 (union)Washington: $94.74 (union)Wayne: $98.61 (union)White: $98.61 (union)Whiteside: $94.74 (union)Will: $96.43 (union)Williamson: $98.61 (union)Winnebago: $94.74 (union)Woodford: $94.74 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$98.61
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for elevator mechanics by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)$40$60$80$100$120/hrKankakee (Illinois): market median $64.27, prevailing (union) $109.12, gap +$44.85Kankakee (Illinois)+$44.85Henry (Davenport): market median $55.76, prevailing (union) $94.74, gap +$38.98Henry (Davenport)+$38.98Cook (Chicago): market median $70.47, prevailing (union) $109.12, gap +$38.65Cook (Chicago)+$38.65
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for elevator mechanics, metro counties in Illinois.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
CookUnion ELEV0002-001 2025-01-01$70.68$38.44$109.12IL20260009
KankakeeUnion ELEV0002-001 2025-01-01$70.68$38.44$109.12IL20260006
MadisonUnion ELEV0003-003 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17IL20260007
St. ClairUnion ELEV0003-003 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17IL20260007
AlexanderUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
ChampaignUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
ChristianUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
ClarkUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
ClayUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
ColesUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
CrawfordUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
CumberlandUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
De WittUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
DouglasUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002
EdgarUnion ELEV0034-004 2025-01-01$60.17$38.44$98.61IL20260002

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Illinois prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Illinois?

268.8kConstruction jobsIllinois, 2026-09
+6.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026150k200k250k300k350k19901995200020052010201520202025269kSep 2026
Construction employment in Illinois (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do elevator mechanics make in Illinois?

The median elevator mechanic in Illinois earned $64.27 an hour ($133,690 a year) in May 2025, 22% above the national median of $52.84. The middle half earn $45.60–$77.14; the top 10% earn more than $80.16.

Where does Illinois rank for elevator mechanic pay?

Illinois ranks 9th of 37 states for elevator mechanic pay, with a median of $64.27 an hour, and 5th after adjusting for Illinois's cost of living (BEA price parity 100.0, US = 100).

What is the union elevator mechanic rate in Illinois?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for elevator mechanics in 102 counties, with a typical package of $96.43 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many elevator mechanics work in Illinois?

BLS counted 1,080 elevator mechanics in Illinois in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.15; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is elevator mechanic work growing in Illinois?

Illinois's labor market agency projects +5.8% growth for elevator mechanics between 2024 and 2034, from 950 to 1,010 jobs.

How many elevator mechanic openings a year are there in Illinois?

Illinois projects about 80 openings a year for elevator mechanics over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 1,900 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois and metro areas, SOC 47-4021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Illinois labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.