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Advertising Sales Agent Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of advertising sales agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of advertising sales agents 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 Advertising Sales Agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,290
25th Percentile Wage
$37,730
50th Percentile Wage
$48,860
75th Percentile Wage
$62,640
90th Percentile Wage
$88,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for advertising sales agents 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 $88,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,290.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of advertising sales agents from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,860
-5.14% -31.66%
2016
$51,370
3.72% -
2015
$49,460
-0.87% -
2014
$49,890
2.75% -
2013
$48,520
-32.58% -
2012
$64,330
- -

Table 2. Compare Advertising Sales Agent Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,860 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for advertising sales agents in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of advertising sales agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 47.6 percent (47.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Carbondale-Marion and 36.8 percent (36.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Carbondale-Marion
$93,230
Rockford
$63,210
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$60,600
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$56,050
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$48,860
Peoria
$46,140
Springfield
$44,620
Champaign-Urbana
$42,590
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,460
Kankakee-Bradley
$38,930
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,880
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,290
Decatur
$33,670
Bloomington-Normal
$30,890