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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,970
25th Percentile Wage
$33,730
50th Percentile Wage
$45,460
75th Percentile Wage
$74,720
90th Percentile Wage
$98,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for broadcast 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 $98,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,970.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$45,460
4.93% 2.79%
2016
$43,220
19.39% -
2015
$34,840
-4.45% -
2014
$36,390
-0.03% -
2013
$36,400
-21.40% -
2012
$44,190
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,460, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for broadcast technicians in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $44,220). In comparison, the median annual salary of broadcast technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$45,460
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$44,220
Peoria
$35,580
Springfield
$35,350
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$33,190
Champaign-Urbana
$30,420
Rockford
$30,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,930