The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists 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 | $41,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $102,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,250 | 2.61% | 11.30% |
| 2021 | $62,570 | 0.86% | - |
| 2020 | $62,030 | 2.87% | - |
| 2019 | $60,250 | 3.57% | - |
| 2018 | $58,100 | 2.65% | - |
| 2017 | $56,560 | 2.56% | - |
| 2016 | $55,110 | 0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $54,670 | -2.67% | - |
| 2014 | $56,130 | -1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $57,120 | 0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $56,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,250, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for human resources specialists in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Bloomington (median annual salary of $76,090). Compared with Bloomington, the median annual salary of human resources specialists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Decatur | |
| Peoria | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Danville | |
| Rockford | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |