The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of transit and intercity bus drivers 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 | $28,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers 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 $81,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transit and intercity bus drivers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $61,060 | 2.96% | 22.31% |
| 2016 | $59,250 | 3.29% | - |
| 2015 | $57,300 | -12.79% | - |
| 2014 | $64,630 | 4.13% | - |
| 2013 | $61,960 | 23.43% | - |
| 2012 | $47,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,060, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $63,660). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion |