The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of highway maintenance 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 | $38,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance 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 $81,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,840 | 1.61% | 17.32% |
| 2021 | $59,860 | 2.37% | - |
| 2020 | $58,440 | 0.89% | - |
| 2019 | $57,920 | 5.92% | - |
| 2018 | $54,490 | 2.48% | - |
| 2017 | $53,140 | 10.39% | - |
| 2016 | $47,620 | -0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $47,950 | -3.92% | - |
| 2014 | $49,830 | -3.17% | - |
| 2013 | $51,410 | 2.16% | - |
| 2012 | $50,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,840 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Peoria and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rockford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Bloomington | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Danville | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford |