The median annual wage for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $29,120 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $36,070.
Pay spans roughly $29,120 at the 10th percentile to $57,970 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $14.00 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $29,120 |
| Mean (annual) | $36,070 |
| Median (hourly) | $14.00 |
| 10th percentile | $29,120 |
| 90th percentile | $57,970 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.