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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,020
25th Percentile Wage
$18,630
50th Percentile Wage
$19,550
75th Percentile Wage
$25,150
90th Percentile Wage
$48,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders 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 $48,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,020.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$19,550
-2.76% 2.66%
2016
$20,090
2.59% -
2015
$19,570
1.84% -
2014
$19,210
1.09% -
2013
$19,000
-0.16% -
2012
$19,030
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,550 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 32.2 percent (32.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$28,830
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,930
Champaign-Urbana
$27,800
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,590
Springfield
$27,430
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,210
Decatur
$27,200
Kankakee-Bradley
$27,080
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,070
Rockford
$26,970
Peoria
$26,880
Bloomington
$26,750
Danville
$26,260
Carbondale-Marion
$24,960
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$19,550
Bloomington-Normal
$19,130