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Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of institution and cafeteria cooks 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,440
25th Percentile Wage
$23,300
50th Percentile Wage
$28,040
75th Percentile Wage
$34,100
90th Percentile Wage
$39,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks 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 $39,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,440.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$28,040
3.46% 10.49%
2016
$27,070
2.07% -
2015
$26,510
2.83% -
2014
$25,760
-2.14% -
2013
$26,310
4.60% -
2012
$25,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,040 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Champaign-Urbana and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Champaign-Urbana
$34,870
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$34,070
Bloomington
$33,480
Danville
$33,250
Rockford
$31,630
Decatur
$30,270
Springfield
$29,080
Kankakee-Bradley
$28,870
Peoria
$28,850
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,770
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,720
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,350
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$28,040
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,900
Carbondale-Marion
$26,200
Bloomington-Normal
$23,160