The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers 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 | $56,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $134,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $85,410 | -1.37% | 6.83% |
| 2016 | $86,580 | -0.49% | - |
| 2015 | $87,000 | 4.82% | - |
| 2014 | $82,810 | -1.47% | - |
| 2013 | $84,030 | 5.30% | - |
| 2012 | $79,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,410 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.
| 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 |