The annual salary statistics of athletic trainers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of athletic trainers 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 | $46,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletic trainers 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 $107,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletic trainers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,730 | 11.75% | 33.75% |
| 2021 | $51,830 | 11.87% | - |
| 2020 | $45,680 | 6.33% | - |
| 2019 | $42,790 | 2.10% | - |
| 2018 | $41,890 | -6.16% | - |
| 2017 | $44,470 | -2.77% | - |
| 2016 | $45,700 | -0.09% | - |
| 2015 | $45,740 | 7.04% | - |
| 2014 | $42,520 | 6.16% | - |
| 2013 | $39,900 | 2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $38,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,730, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for athletic trainers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Springfield (median annual salary of $61,960). Compared with Springfield, the median annual salary of athletic trainers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |