The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers 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 | $64,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $134,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,770 | -1.97% | 17.04% |
| 2021 | $98,680 | 11.58% | - |
| 2020 | $87,250 | 0.89% | - |
| 2019 | $86,470 | -2.52% | - |
| 2018 | $88,650 | 3.36% | - |
| 2017 | $85,670 | -1.06% | - |
| 2016 | $86,580 | 0.32% | - |
| 2015 | $86,300 | 3.66% | - |
| 2014 | $83,140 | -1.61% | - |
| 2013 | $84,480 | 4.97% | - |
| 2012 | $80,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,770, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for civil engineers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city South Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $97,300). Compared with South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is .5 percent (.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Rockford | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Decatur |