The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental hygienists 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 | $44,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists 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 $98,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $76,760 | -1.39% | 5.08% |
| 2016 | $77,830 | 4.24% | - |
| 2015 | $74,530 | 0.23% | - |
| 2014 | $74,360 | 0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $73,910 | 1.42% | - |
| 2012 | $72,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,760, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for dental hygienists in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Rockford (median annual salary of $76,960). Compared with Rockford, the median annual salary of dental hygienists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is .3 percent (.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Bloomington | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Peoria | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington-Normal |