The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers 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 | $60,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $126,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $89,790 | -1.94% | 5.42% |
| 2016 | $91,530 | -1.05% | - |
| 2015 | $92,490 | 0.67% | - |
| 2014 | $91,870 | 6.74% | - |
| 2013 | $85,680 | 0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $84,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,790 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| Carbondale-Marion |