Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · SOC 49-3011
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Salary in the South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians in the South Illinois nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $37,870 per year ($18.21 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $75,280 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians in the South Illinois nonmetropolitan area earn more than $37,870 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,210 and $58,170.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,210 | $37,870 | $58,170 | $75,280 |
| Hourly | $15.00 | $17.89 | $18.21 | $27.97 | $36.19 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$37,870 median for South Illinois nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,210 to $58,170
- Illinoisstate$81,680 median for Illinois; middle half earns $57,720 to $126,500
- United Statesnational$79,870 median for United States; middle half earns $62,630 to $99,130
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −54% vs Illinois overall and −53% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Illinois
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for aircraft mechanics and service technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Illinois nonmetropolitan areathis page$37,870 median for South Illinois nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,210 to $58,170
- $100,610 median for Chicago metro area; middle half earns $75,500 to $130,950
- $68,450 median for Peoria metro area; middle half earns $66,920 to $77,580
- $60,860 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $45,820 to $81,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for aircraft mechanics and service technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.