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Baker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of bakers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bakers 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 Bakers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,350
25th Percentile Wage
$21,290
50th Percentile Wage
$24,640
75th Percentile Wage
$30,200
90th Percentile Wage
$38,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bakers 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 $38,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bakers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$24,640
-1.66% -1.42%
2016
$25,050
-1.44% -
2015
$25,410
3.38% -
2014
$24,550
1.71% -
2013
$24,130
-3.56% -
2012
$24,990
- -

Table 2. Compare Baker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,640 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for bakers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of bakers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 28.2 percent (28.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$34,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$33,580
Champaign-Urbana
$29,530
Bloomington
$29,250
Rockford
$29,010
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,870
Peoria
$28,630
Springfield
$28,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,390
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$24,640
Kankakee-Bradley
$23,290
Decatur
$22,790
Bloomington-Normal
$22,490
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,250
Danville
$19,940