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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 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 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,910
25th Percentile Wage
$36,600
50th Percentile Wage
$53,780
75th Percentile Wage
$64,940
90th Percentile Wage
$80,200

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 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 $80,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,910.

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 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$53,780
3.14% 29.45%
2014
$52,090
3.05% -
2013
$50,500
24.87% -
2012
$37,940
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,780, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Peoria (median annual salary of $60,530). Compared with Peoria, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower.

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