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Environmental Science and Protection Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of environmental science and protection technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental science and protection 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Environmental Science and Protection Technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,490
25th Percentile Wage
$33,800
50th Percentile Wage
$41,580
75th Percentile Wage
$54,390
90th Percentile Wage
$73,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science and protection 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 $73,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science and protection technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$41,580
24.68% -39.39%
2016
$31,320
-22.73% -
2015
$38,440
-2.32% -
2014
$39,330
-13.09% -
2013
$44,480
-30.31% -
2012
$57,960
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Science and Protection Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,580 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for environmental science and protection technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental science and protection technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Champaign-Urbana and 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rockford.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Champaign-Urbana
$52,740
Springfield
$43,860
Peoria
$43,520
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$41,580
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$40,820
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,380
Rockford
$33,570