The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hazardous materials removal 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 | $35,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal 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 $88,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hazardous materials removal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,230 | -9.34% | 2.44% |
| 2021 | $48,360 | -0.19% | - |
| 2020 | $48,450 | -1.38% | - |
| 2019 | $49,120 | -6.19% | - |
| 2018 | $52,160 | 3.64% | - |
| 2017 | $50,260 | 19.74% | - |
| 2016 | $40,340 | -0.55% | - |
| 2015 | $40,560 | 3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $39,270 | -3.72% | - |
| 2013 | $40,730 | -5.94% | - |
| 2012 | $43,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,230, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for hazardous materials removal workers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $53,770). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |