The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 | $52,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 $144,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $91,170 | -6.49% | 15.56% |
| 2021 | $97,090 | 5.45% | - |
| 2020 | $91,800 | 4.81% | - |
| 2019 | $87,380 | 1.64% | - |
| 2018 | $85,950 | 1.62% | - |
| 2017 | $84,560 | -1.40% | - |
| 2016 | $85,740 | 3.95% | - |
| 2015 | $82,350 | 11.69% | - |
| 2014 | $72,720 | -7.21% | - |
| 2013 | $77,960 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $76,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,170 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peoria.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria |