The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $60,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $148,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $148,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,890 | 2.23% | 27.74% |
| 2021 | $102,550 | 1.35% | - |
| 2020 | $101,170 | -6.43% | - |
| 2019 | $107,680 | -4.45% | - |
| 2018 | $112,470 | 1.87% | - |
| 2017 | $110,370 | 2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $107,680 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $107,680 | 4.69% | - |
| 2014 | $102,630 | -0.81% | - |
| 2013 | $103,460 | 26.74% | - |
| 2012 | $75,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,890, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $110,660). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Peoria |