National » Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop » Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), IL

Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 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 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,700
25th Percentile Wage
$19,700
50th Percentile Wage
$22,090
75th Percentile Wage
$25,150
90th Percentile Wage
$32,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 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 $32,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,700.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$22,090
9.73% 14.21%
2016
$19,940
4.61% -
2015
$19,020
1.37% -
2014
$18,760
-1.65% -
2013
$19,070
0.63% -
2012
$18,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Counter Attendant, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,090 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Rockford
$23,330
Carbondale-Marion
$23,040
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$22,850
Springfield
$22,580
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$22,090
Champaign-Urbana
$21,300
Decatur
$20,570
Bloomington
$20,470
Kankakee-Bradley
$20,320
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$20,110
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$19,590
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$19,450
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$19,130
Peoria
$19,040
Bloomington-Normal
$18,970
Danville
$18,900