The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $66,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $110,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $147,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 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 $172,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $110,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $110,660 | 2.69% | 34.00% |
| 2016 | $107,680 | 3.72% | - |
| 2015 | $103,670 | 2.21% | - |
| 2014 | $101,380 | -2.05% | - |
| 2013 | $103,460 | 29.40% | - |
| 2012 | $73,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $110,660, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $104,890). In comparison, the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Peoria |