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Electricians Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of electricians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of electricians 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 Electricians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,970
25th Percentile Wage
$62,580
50th Percentile Wage
$86,370
75th Percentile Wage
$97,790
90th Percentile Wage
$105,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians 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 $105,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,970.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electricians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$86,370
-0.59% 8.75%
2016
$86,880
6.39% -
2015
$81,330
0.32% -
2014
$81,070
3.82% -
2013
$77,970
-1.08% -
2012
$78,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Electricians Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,370, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for electricians in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $97,950). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of electricians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$97,950
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$86,370
Decatur
$82,800
Champaign-Urbana
$82,660
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$81,390
Springfield
$80,230
Peoria
$79,450
Carbondale-Marion
$79,110
Rockford
$78,850
Kankakee-Bradley
$78,640
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$76,030
Bloomington
$75,360
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$71,820
Bloomington-Normal
$71,270
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$68,180
Danville
$65,180