The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers 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 | $36,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers 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 $100,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,060 | 1.56% | 51.59% |
| 2021 | $63,060 | -10.01% | - |
| 2020 | $69,370 | 1.67% | - |
| 2019 | $68,210 | 3.71% | - |
| 2018 | $65,680 | 11.02% | - |
| 2017 | $58,440 | -6.96% | - |
| 2016 | $62,510 | 5.74% | - |
| 2015 | $58,920 | -6.13% | - |
| 2014 | $62,530 | 13.27% | - |
| 2013 | $54,230 | 42.82% | - |
| 2012 | $31,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,060 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for construction laborers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of construction laborers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Bloomington-Normal |