The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $36,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $25,860 | 7.08% | 18.72% |
| 2016 | $24,030 | 4.70% | - |
| 2015 | $22,900 | 1.88% | - |
| 2014 | $22,470 | 3.78% | - |
| 2013 | $21,620 | 2.78% | - |
| 2012 | $21,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,860 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |