The annual salary statistics of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 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 | $18,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 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 $28,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $21,560 | 5.33% | 12.85% |
| 2017 | $20,410 | 4.12% | - |
| 2016 | $19,570 | 2.91% | - |
| 2015 | $19,000 | 1.37% | - |
| 2014 | $18,740 | -0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $18,760 | -0.16% | - |
| 2012 | $18,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,560, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in state of Illinois, followed by Carbondale-Marion (median annual salary $21,090). In comparison, the median annual salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in Carbondale-Marion.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Decatur | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Danville | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |