The annual salary statistics of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of automotive service technicians and mechanics 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 | $21,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for automotive service technicians and mechanics 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 $79,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $43,910 | 4.26% | 17.40% |
| 2016 | $42,040 | -1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $42,640 | 5.39% | - |
| 2014 | $40,340 | 5.28% | - |
| 2013 | $38,210 | 5.08% | - |
| 2012 | $36,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,910 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for automotive service technicians and mechanics in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of automotive service technicians and mechanics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Bloomington | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Decatur | |
| Danville | |
| Peoria | |
| Rockford | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |