The annual salary statistics of environmental engineering technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental engineering technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $37,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,130 | 12.43% | 23.59% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 7.26% | - |
| 2020 | $43,960 | 1.57% | - |
| 2019 | $43,270 | -13.03% | - |
| 2018 | $48,910 | -12.02% | - |
| 2017 | $54,790 | 6.22% | - |
| 2016 | $51,380 | 7.77% | - |
| 2015 | $47,390 | -17.98% | - |
| 2014 | $55,910 | 0.32% | - |
| 2013 | $55,730 | 25.79% | - |
| 2012 | $41,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,130, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for environmental engineering technicians in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $56,250). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of environmental engineering technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria |