The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics 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 $106,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,650 | 1.68% | -56.44% |
| 2016 | $35,050 | -8.33% | - |
| 2015 | $37,970 | -44.09% | - |
| 2014 | $54,710 | -6.51% | - |
| 2013 | $58,270 | 4.29% | - |
| 2012 | $55,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,650, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Danville (median annual salary of $36,520). Compared with Danville, the median annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington |