The annual salary statistics of historians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of historians 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for historians 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 $105,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of historians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $78,900 | 17.33% | 70.32% |
| 2016 | $65,230 | -3.28% | - |
| 2015 | $67,370 | 63.92% | - |
| 2014 | $24,310 | 4.94% | - |
| 2013 | $23,110 | -1.34% | - |
| 2012 | $23,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,900, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for historians in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $55,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of historians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
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