The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations 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 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 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 $92,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,750.
| 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $44.45. The median hourly salary is $17.71. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $9.01.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,830, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $37,190). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of all occupations in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Decatur | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Danville | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |
From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is higher than that of both state of Illinois and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) ($36,830) is 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in Illinois ($35,490) and 5.6 percent (5.6%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Illinois | |
| USA |