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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 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 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,650
25th Percentile Wage
$22,120
50th Percentile Wage
$26,200
75th Percentile Wage
$29,910
90th Percentile Wage
$34,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 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 $34,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,650.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$26,200
-12.37% 12.98%
2016
$29,440
3.53% -
2015
$28,400
-7.18% -
2014
$30,440
19.68% -
2013
$24,450
6.75% -
2012
$22,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,200 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 46.0 percent (46.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington-Normal and 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peoria.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington-Normal
$48,520
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$42,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,220
Champaign-Urbana
$36,670
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$34,410
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$33,950
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,630
Bloomington
$30,020
Kankakee-Bradley
$29,630
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$26,200
Peoria
$25,580