The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of carpenters 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 | $29,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $102,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $79,280 | -4.19% | 28.81% |
| 2016 | $82,600 | 4.33% | - |
| 2015 | $79,020 | 3.56% | - |
| 2014 | $76,210 | 22.16% | - |
| 2013 | $59,320 | 4.86% | - |
| 2012 | $56,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,280, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for carpenters in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Rockford (median annual salary of $79,530). Compared with Rockford, the median annual salary of carpenters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is .3 percent (.3%) lower.
| 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 |