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Industrial Engineer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Industrial Engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,530
25th Percentile Wage
$79,290
50th Percentile Wage
$99,530
75th Percentile Wage
$115,590
90th Percentile Wage
$137,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers 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 $137,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,530.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$99,530
4.41% 27.59%
2021
$95,140
9.26% -
2020
$86,330
0.97% -
2019
$85,490
3.05% -
2018
$82,880
5.00% -
2017
$78,740
0.36% -
2016
$78,460
0.38% -
2015
$78,160
1.33% -
2014
$77,120
3.77% -
2013
$74,210
2.88% -
2012
$72,070
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Table 2. Compare Industrial Engineer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,530 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Peoria and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Peoria
$100,720
Kankakee-Bradley
$100,210
Decatur
$99,820
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$99,530
Bloomington
$95,710
Springfield
$93,250
Rockford
$88,290
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$84,360
Champaign-Urbana
$83,800
Danville
$82,430
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$80,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$80,480
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$80,180
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$79,450
Bloomington-Normal
$65,040

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.