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Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical power-line installers and repairers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,990
25th Percentile Wage
$47,330
50th Percentile Wage
$68,420
75th Percentile Wage
$86,170
90th Percentile Wage
$98,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers 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 $98,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,990.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$68,420
5.23% -21.15%
2016
$64,840
-11.80% -
2015
$72,490
-12.42% -
2014
$81,490
3.35% -
2013
$78,760
-5.24% -
2012
$82,890
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,420 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 37.0 percent (37.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 9.3 percent (9.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peoria.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$108,540
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$102,340
Springfield
$101,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$101,140
Champaign-Urbana
$100,340
Bloomington
$100,260
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$100,070
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$93,620
Carbondale-Marion
$91,480
Decatur
$80,280
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$68,420
Peoria
$62,050