The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Bloomington-Normal is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,800.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $41.42. The median hourly salary is $16.89. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $9.03.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,120 in Bloomington-Normal is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Bloomington-Normal is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Bloomington-Normal is lower than the salary statistics in state of Illinois and higher than the USA salary statistics. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Bloomington-Normal ($35,120) is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower than that in Illinois ($35,490) and 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
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| Illinois | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| USA |