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Chief Executive Salary in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chief executives in Champaign-Urbana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$73,590
25th Percentile Wage
$131,430
50th Percentile Wage
$169,190
75th Percentile Wage
$173,730
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $173,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $169,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,590.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$169,190
-4.40% 32.97%
2018
$176,630
10.88% -
2017
$157,410
8.67% -
2016
$143,770
7.14% -
2015
$133,510
6.76% -
2014
$124,480
5.43% -
2013
$117,720
3.67% -
2012
$113,400
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Champaign-Urbana with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $169,190 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Champaign-Urbana is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 47.3 percent (47.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$202,010
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$195,300
Springfield
$191,910
Rockford
$188,410
Bloomington
$183,480
Champaign-Urbana
$169,190
Peoria
$164,170
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$160,070
Decatur
$158,230
Danville
$150,830
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$144,590
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$138,850
Carbondale-Marion
$129,980
Bloomington-Normal
$126,050
Kankakee-Bradley
$124,200
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$89,100

See also: Top paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.