The annual salary statistics of editors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors 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 | $34,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $96,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $57,490 | 0.75% | 17.38% |
| 2016 | $57,060 | 5.26% | - |
| 2015 | $54,060 | 2.90% | - |
| 2014 | $52,490 | 4.02% | - |
| 2013 | $50,380 | 5.72% | - |
| 2012 | $47,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,490, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for editors in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $63,680). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of editors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington | |
| Springfield | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |