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Engineer, All Other Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of engineers, all other in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of engineers, all other 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 Engineers, All Other in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,920
25th Percentile Wage
$69,640
50th Percentile Wage
$88,850
75th Percentile Wage
$116,650
90th Percentile Wage
$146,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for engineers, all other 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 $146,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,920.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of engineers, all other from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$88,850
-3.13% 5.20%
2016
$91,630
0.65% -
2015
$91,030
0.82% -
2014
$90,280
1.75% -
2013
$88,700
5.04% -
2012
$84,230
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Table 2. Compare Engineer, All Other Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,850 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for engineers, all other in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of engineers, all other in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Champaign-Urbana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Decatur
$106,040
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$104,210
Springfield
$103,360
Peoria
$97,620
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$97,360
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$97,270
Rockford
$95,440
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$88,850
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$87,020
Danville
$76,890
Bloomington-Normal
$75,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$74,790
Champaign-Urbana
$71,570