The annual salary statistics of construction laborers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction laborers 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 | $26,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction laborers 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 $98,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction laborers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,180 | -1.47% | 55.86% |
| 2016 | $67,150 | 6.81% | - |
| 2015 | $62,580 | -2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $63,850 | 17.23% | - |
| 2013 | $52,850 | 44.73% | - |
| 2012 | $29,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,180, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for construction laborers in state of Illinois, followed by Springfield (median annual salary $64,310). In comparison, the median annual salary of construction laborers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 2.8 percent (2.8%) higher than that in Springfield.
| 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 |