The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social 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 | $43,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social 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 $81,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,260 | 0.55% | 18.17% |
| 2021 | $61,920 | 8.74% | - |
| 2020 | $56,510 | 3.20% | - |
| 2019 | $54,700 | 2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $53,500 | -4.17% | - |
| 2017 | $55,730 | -4.11% | - |
| 2016 | $58,020 | 2.21% | - |
| 2015 | $56,740 | 6.08% | - |
| 2014 | $53,290 | 9.66% | - |
| 2013 | $48,140 | -5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $50,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,260, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Illinois, followed by Springfield (median annual salary $60,960). In comparison, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Decatur | |
| Rockford | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |