The annual salary statistics of audio and video equipment technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of audio and video equipment technicians 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 | $30,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for audio and video equipment technicians 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 $84,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of audio and video equipment technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,450 | 1.19% | 18.83% |
| 2021 | $48,860 | 12.77% | - |
| 2020 | $42,620 | 6.97% | - |
| 2019 | $39,650 | 1.72% | - |
| 2018 | $38,970 | 6.29% | - |
| 2017 | $36,520 | -2.66% | - |
| 2016 | $37,490 | -0.56% | - |
| 2015 | $37,700 | -0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $37,940 | -1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $38,440 | -4.42% | - |
| 2012 | $40,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,450, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for audio and video equipment technicians in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Springfield (median annual salary of $59,220). Compared with Springfield, the median annual salary of audio and video equipment technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Peoria | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |