The annual salary statistics of athletic trainers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of athletic trainers 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 | $25,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletic trainers 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 $64,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletic trainers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,080 | -3.58% | 9.69% |
| 2016 | $45,660 | 0.13% | - |
| 2015 | $45,600 | 6.43% | - |
| 2014 | $42,670 | 5.48% | - |
| 2013 | $40,330 | 1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $39,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,080 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for athletic trainers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of athletic trainers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 28.9 percent (28.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 7.1 percent (7.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| 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 |