The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers 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 $37,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,450 | 3.81% | 37.73% |
| 2021 | $29,290 | 3.82% | - |
| 2020 | $28,170 | 4.97% | - |
| 2019 | $26,770 | 7.73% | - |
| 2018 | $24,700 | 7.29% | - |
| 2017 | $22,900 | 4.06% | - |
| 2016 | $21,970 | 9.47% | - |
| 2015 | $19,890 | 2.77% | - |
| 2014 | $19,340 | 1.91% | - |
| 2013 | $18,970 | 0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $18,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,450, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Illinois, followed by Springfield (median annual salary $28,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 4.9 percent (4.9%) higher than that in Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| Decatur | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |