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Accountant and Auditor Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Accountants and Auditors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,470
25th Percentile Wage
$55,840
50th Percentile Wage
$71,940
75th Percentile Wage
$94,840
90th Percentile Wage
$128,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,470.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$71,940
3.60% 5.41%
2016
$69,350
4.59% -
2015
$66,170
-1.47% -
2014
$67,140
-1.53% -
2013
$68,170
0.18% -
2012
$68,050
- -

Table 2. Compare Accountant and Auditor Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,940 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$78,170
Decatur
$74,080
Bloomington
$73,860
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$71,940
Springfield
$67,280
Peoria
$67,130
Champaign-Urbana
$64,630
Kankakee-Bradley
$63,660
Rockford
$62,790
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$61,850
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$61,690
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$61,100
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,670
Danville
$56,710
Carbondale-Marion
$56,660
Bloomington-Normal
$55,900