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Funeral Attendant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of funeral attendants 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 Funeral Attendants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,410
25th Percentile Wage
$19,150
50th Percentile Wage
$21,590
75th Percentile Wage
$25,610
90th Percentile Wage
$32,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants 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 $32,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,410.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$21,590
-1.85% -21.31%
2016
$21,990
-10.00% -
2015
$24,190
-6.04% -
2014
$25,650
13.18% -
2013
$22,270
-17.60% -
2012
$26,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Funeral Attendant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,590, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the lowest paying city for funeral attendants in state of Illinois, following city of Springfield (median annual salary of $37,220). Compared with the highest paying city Springfield, the median annual salary of funeral attendants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 42.0 percent (42.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Springfield
$37,220
Rockford
$35,940
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$35,790
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$34,310
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$34,130
Peoria
$32,160
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,070
Decatur
$26,920
Bloomington
$25,800
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$21,590