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Childcare Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of childcare workers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Childcare Workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,560
25th Percentile Wage
$19,750
50th Percentile Wage
$22,570
75th Percentile Wage
$25,610
90th Percentile Wage
$31,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $31,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,560.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$22,570
-1.42% 0.40%
2016
$22,890
0.74% -
2015
$22,720
-4.23% -
2014
$23,680
5.49% -
2013
$22,380
-0.45% -
2012
$22,480
- -

Table 2. Compare Childcare Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,570 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 15.6 percent (15.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$29,510
Decatur
$27,780
Springfield
$27,500
Kankakee-Bradley
$27,420
Peoria
$27,380
Champaign-Urbana
$27,310
Bloomington
$26,800
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,480
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,400
Carbondale-Marion
$26,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,070
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$25,970
Rockford
$25,900
Danville
$24,960
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$22,570
Bloomington-Normal
$19,050