The annual salary statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 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 | $27,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 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 $94,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $47,230 | -11.90% | -63.37% |
| 2016 | $52,850 | 6.93% | - |
| 2015 | $49,190 | -0.35% | - |
| 2014 | $49,360 | -11.63% | - |
| 2013 | $55,100 | -40.04% | - |
| 2012 | $77,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,230, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $40,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of camera operators, television, video, and motion picture in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |