The annual salary statistics of broadcast technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of broadcast 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 | $29,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for broadcast 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 $96,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of broadcast technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,220 | 21.01% | 1.54% |
| 2021 | $34,930 | -3.29% | - |
| 2020 | $36,080 | 6.32% | - |
| 2019 | $33,800 | -26.30% | - |
| 2018 | $42,690 | -3.44% | - |
| 2017 | $44,160 | 2.83% | - |
| 2016 | $42,910 | 19.09% | - |
| 2015 | $34,720 | -3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $35,760 | -0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $35,810 | -21.59% | - |
| 2012 | $43,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,220, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for broadcast technicians in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $45,460). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of broadcast technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |