The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers 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 | $18,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers 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 $32,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $23,380 | 4.36% | 18.91% |
| 2016 | $22,360 | 10.69% | - |
| 2015 | $19,970 | 3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $19,370 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $18,990 | 0.16% | - |
| 2012 | $18,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,380 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 18.7 percent (18.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| 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 |