The annual salary statistics of environmental engineering technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental engineering technicians 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians 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 $101,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineering technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,250 | 0.09% | 31.29% |
| 2016 | $56,200 | 18.99% | - |
| 2015 | $45,530 | -26.93% | - |
| 2014 | $57,790 | 2.23% | - |
| 2013 | $56,500 | 31.59% | - |
| 2012 | $38,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,250, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for environmental engineering technicians in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $54,130). In comparison, the median annual salary of environmental engineering technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 3.8 percent (3.8%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).
| 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 |