The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors 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 | $38,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors 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 $102,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,940 | 11.96% | -0.74% |
| 2021 | $51,010 | -9.39% | - |
| 2020 | $55,800 | 3.98% | - |
| 2019 | $53,580 | 1.16% | - |
| 2018 | $52,960 | 2.72% | - |
| 2017 | $51,520 | -3.63% | - |
| 2016 | $53,390 | -3.35% | - |
| 2015 | $55,180 | -9.62% | - |
| 2014 | $60,490 | -0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $60,760 | 3.93% | - |
| 2012 | $58,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,940, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Bloomington-Normal (median annual salary of $61,520). Compared with Bloomington-Normal, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Danville | |
| Bloomington | |
| Carbondale-Marion |