The annual salary statistics of agricultural and food science technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of agricultural and food science technicians 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 | $27,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural and food science technicians 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 $57,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural and food science technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,920 | 1.66% | -4.03% |
| 2016 | $37,290 | 0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $36,990 | -9.62% | - |
| 2014 | $40,550 | 0.27% | - |
| 2013 | $40,440 | 2.45% | - |
| 2012 | $39,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,920, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for agricultural and food science technicians in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $42,060). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of agricultural and food science technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |