The annual salary statistics of art directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of art directors 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 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $61,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $196,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors 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 $196,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,970 | -1.39% | 39.90% |
| 2021 | $103,390 | 3.19% | - |
| 2020 | $100,090 | 8.69% | - |
| 2019 | $91,390 | 1.05% | - |
| 2018 | $90,430 | 5.86% | - |
| 2017 | $85,130 | 9.23% | - |
| 2016 | $77,270 | 4.76% | - |
| 2015 | $73,590 | 1.13% | - |
| 2014 | $72,760 | 15.85% | - |
| 2013 | $61,230 | -0.08% | - |
| 2012 | $61,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,970, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for art directors in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Rockford (median annual salary of $109,520). Compared with Rockford, the median annual salary of art directors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana |