The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of carpenters 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 | $36,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $109,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $71,770 | 2.87% | 22.80% |
| 2021 | $69,710 | -20.64% | - |
| 2020 | $84,100 | 7.35% | - |
| 2019 | $77,920 | -3.62% | - |
| 2018 | $80,740 | 11.75% | - |
| 2017 | $71,250 | -4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $74,190 | 7.87% | - |
| 2015 | $68,350 | -0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $68,440 | 15.23% | - |
| 2013 | $58,020 | 4.50% | - |
| 2012 | $55,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,770 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 38.5 percent (38.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Springfield | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Bloomington | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |