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Audio and Video Equipment Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of audio and video equipment technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of audio and video equipment technicians 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Audio and Video Equipment Technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,300
25th Percentile Wage
$29,500
50th Percentile Wage
$36,350
75th Percentile Wage
$47,890
90th Percentile Wage
$64,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for audio and video equipment technicians 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 $64,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,300.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of audio and video equipment technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,350
-3.03% -10.37%
2016
$37,450
-1.31% -
2015
$37,940
-0.40% -
2014
$38,090
-1.76% -
2013
$38,760
-3.51% -
2012
$40,120
- -

Table 2. Compare Audio and Video Equipment Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,350 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for audio and video equipment technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of audio and video equipment technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 38.6 percent (38.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 47.3 percent (47.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Springfield
$59,220
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$49,450
Rockford
$48,810
Champaign-Urbana
$43,510
Bloomington
$38,210
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$36,350
Kankakee-Bradley
$35,900
Peoria
$35,020
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$19,150