The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria cooks 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 | $27,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks 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 $44,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,070 | 9.83% | 27.91% |
| 2021 | $30,720 | 3.22% | - |
| 2020 | $29,730 | 2.89% | - |
| 2019 | $28,870 | 3.67% | - |
| 2018 | $27,810 | -0.54% | - |
| 2017 | $27,960 | 3.29% | - |
| 2016 | $27,040 | 2.51% | - |
| 2015 | $26,360 | 3.72% | - |
| 2014 | $25,380 | -1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $25,830 | 4.92% | - |
| 2012 | $24,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,070, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Champaign-Urbana (median annual salary of $34,870). Compared with Champaign-Urbana, the median annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Danville | |
| Rockford | |
| Decatur | |
| Springfield | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington-Normal |