The annual salary statistics of credit counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of credit counselors 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 | $30,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit counselors 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 $62,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit counselors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $46,080 | 1.37% | -7.42% |
| 2016 | $45,450 | -1.34% | - |
| 2015 | $46,060 | 0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $46,030 | -4.95% | - |
| 2013 | $48,310 | -2.46% | - |
| 2012 | $49,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,080, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for credit counselors in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $48,120). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of credit counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area |