The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 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 | $28,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 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 $73,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,000 | -22.70% | -89.80% |
| 2021 | $49,080 | -8.72% | - |
| 2020 | $53,360 | 7.42% | - |
| 2019 | $49,400 | 8.04% | - |
| 2018 | $45,430 | -4.56% | - |
| 2017 | $47,500 | -11.77% | - |
| 2016 | $53,090 | 7.27% | - |
| 2015 | $49,230 | -0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $49,360 | -11.32% | - |
| 2013 | $54,950 | -38.16% | - |
| 2012 | $75,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,000, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $47,230). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |