The annual salary statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 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 | $37,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 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 $82,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,560 | 4.89% | 10.33% |
| 2021 | $59,500 | 11.33% | - |
| 2020 | $52,760 | 1.38% | - |
| 2019 | $52,030 | -8.50% | - |
| 2018 | $56,450 | 0.62% | - |
| 2017 | $56,100 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,560, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in state of Illinois, followed by Champaign-Urbana (median annual salary $61,700). In comparison, the median annual salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Champaign-Urbana.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Decatur | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington |