The annual salary statistics of counter and rental clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of counter and rental clerks 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 | $27,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for counter and rental clerks 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 $56,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of counter and rental clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,570 | 9.43% | 25.64% |
| 2021 | $29,500 | 9.02% | - |
| 2020 | $26,840 | 4.69% | - |
| 2019 | $25,580 | 5.51% | - |
| 2018 | $24,170 | 1.37% | - |
| 2017 | $23,840 | 1.85% | - |
| 2016 | $23,400 | 3.80% | - |
| 2015 | $22,510 | -4.75% | - |
| 2014 | $23,580 | -0.98% | - |
| 2013 | $23,810 | -1.72% | - |
| 2012 | $24,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,570, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for counter and rental clerks in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city South Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $36,310). Compared with South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of counter and rental clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Rockford | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Decatur | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Danville |