The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers 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 | $36,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers 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 $123,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,780 | 2.04% | -2.46% |
| 2016 | $81,090 | -4.45% | - |
| 2015 | $84,700 | -6.25% | - |
| 2014 | $89,990 | 4.21% | - |
| 2013 | $86,200 | 1.60% | - |
| 2012 | $84,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,780 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 53.7 percent (53.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur |