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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 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 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,030
25th Percentile Wage
$42,390
50th Percentile Wage
$56,440
75th Percentile Wage
$69,660
90th Percentile Wage
$79,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 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 $79,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$56,440
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$56,440
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Table 2. Compare Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,440 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$62,560
Champaign-Urbana
$61,700
Springfield
$60,920
Rockford
$60,780
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,210
Kankakee-Bradley
$60,110
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$59,510
Danville
$59,430
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$58,980
Carbondale-Marion
$57,480
Decatur
$57,390
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$56,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$50,940
Peoria
$47,620
Bloomington
$47,190