The annual salary statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 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 | $30,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 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 $77,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,640 | -0.12% | 6.80% |
| 2016 | $56,710 | 10.35% | - |
| 2015 | $50,840 | -6.47% | - |
| 2014 | $54,130 | 18.55% | - |
| 2013 | $44,090 | -19.73% | - |
| 2012 | $52,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,640, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $73,540). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana |