The annual salary statistics of conveyor operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of conveyor operators and tenders 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 | $35,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conveyor operators and tenders 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 $49,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conveyor operators and tenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,140 | -2.66% | 16.08% |
| 2021 | $37,100 | -10.27% | - |
| 2020 | $40,910 | 2.10% | - |
| 2019 | $40,050 | 8.19% | - |
| 2018 | $36,770 | -3.86% | - |
| 2017 | $38,190 | 6.89% | - |
| 2016 | $35,560 | 2.73% | - |
| 2015 | $34,590 | 13.82% | - |
| 2014 | $29,810 | -13.22% | - |
| 2013 | $33,750 | 10.13% | - |
| 2012 | $30,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,140 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for conveyor operators and tenders in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of conveyor operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Springfield |