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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,550
25th Percentile Wage
$34,960
50th Percentile Wage
$47,410
75th Percentile Wage
$66,990
90th Percentile Wage
$94,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 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 $94,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,550.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$47,410
-24.32% 20.16%
2017
$58,940
0.56% -
2016
$58,610
-2.64% -
2015
$60,160
6.18% -
2014
$56,440
9.50% -
2013
$51,080
25.90% -
2012
$37,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,410 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Peoria and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Peoria
$60,530
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$53,780
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$53,750
Carbondale-Marion
$52,070
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$47,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,270
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,570
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,310

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