Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 32,828 | — | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 29,768 | — | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 23,392 | — | 18.9% |
| Construction (all) | 22,707 | $1,865 | 14.8% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 22,475 | $1,321 | 36.3% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 22,059 | — | 1.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 14,206 | $1,791 | 15.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 13,997 | $3,348 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 13,375 | $1,146 | 19.8% |
| Truck Transportation | 12,968 | $1,276 | 10.1% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 12,714 | — | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12,261 | — | 8.5% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 11,494 | $1,816 | 24.3% |
| Real Estate | 10,141 | — | 27.2% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 8,946 | — | 24.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 7,760 | — | 13.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 7,410 | — | 40.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 7,405 | — | 7.5% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 7,371 | — | 3.4% |
| Legal Services | 6,226 | $3,157 | 43.8% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 5,425 | — | 37.0% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 5,411 | $1,082 | 8.0% |
| Social Assistance | 5,350 | — | 36.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 4,881 | — | 27.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 4,521 | — | 4.3% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 4,437 | $2,560 | 18.3% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 4,252 | — | 35.0% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 4,207 | — | 21.6% |
| Information | 4,185 | — | 24.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 4,171 | — | 40.7% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 4,159 | — | 14.1% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 3,944 | — | 36.1% |
| Educational Services | 3,832 | — | 29.4% |
| Landscaping Services | 3,803 | — | 21.2% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 3,517 | — | -2.8% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 3,497 | $2,165 | 6.6% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 3,046 | — | 31.9% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 3,042 | — | 15.7% |
| Beauty Salons | 2,935 | — | 24.4% |
| General Automotive Repair | 2,886 | — | 7.5% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 2,813 | — | 7.5% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 2,778 | — | 40.8% |
| Child Day Care Services | 2,588 | — | 36.7% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 2,569 | — | 6.2% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,472 | $1,325 | 3.6% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 2,372 | — | 0.9% |
| Gasoline Stations | 2,262 | — | 2.0% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 2,218 | — | 9.2% |
| Janitorial Services | 2,041 | — | 21.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 2,032 | — | 9.8% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 1,797 | — | 14.9% |
| Specialized Design Services | 1,567 | — | 30.3% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 1,518 | — | 26.5% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 1,398 | — | 7.7% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 1,296 | — | -9.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 1,285 | — | 6.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 1,182 | — | 3.4% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 1,143 | — | 0.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 1,065 | — | -1.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 993 | — | 5.2% |
| Accommodation | 988 | — | -13.0% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 929 | — | 13.2% |
| Publishing Industries | 875 | — | 18.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 873 | — | 16.7% |
| Printing & Related Support | 871 | — | -2.6% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 822 | — | 39.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 773 | — | 23.8% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 772 | — | 7.3% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 741 | — | 11.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 738 | — | — |
| Warehousing & Storage | 727 | — | -7.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 661 | — | 7.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 526 | — | 23.7% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 513 | — | 13.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 507 | — | 5.5% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 490 | — | 9.0% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 416 | — | -0.2% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 370 | — | 8.9% |
| Other Information Services | 366 | — | 34.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 345 | — | 14.4% |
| Utilities | 334 | — | 9.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 240 | — | 3.5% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 233 | — | 9.3% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 216 | — | 13.1% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 149 | — | 16.2% |
| Hospitals | 146 | — | 16.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 89 | — | 15.0% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 81 | — | 40.1% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 64 | — | 5.4% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 57 | — | 37.7% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 52 | — | -0.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 17 | — | 22.1% |
| Water Transportation | 16 | — | -1.3% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 8 | — | 12.0% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.