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Labor Relations Specialist Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of labor relations specialists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of labor relations specialists 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Labor Relations Specialists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,430
25th Percentile Wage
$19,370
50th Percentile Wage
$54,810
75th Percentile Wage
$70,570
90th Percentile Wage
$94,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for labor relations specialists 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 $94,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,430.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of labor relations specialists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$54,810
-13.52% 9.07%
2016
$62,220
4.10% -
2015
$59,670
1.89% -
2014
$58,540
66.26% -
2013
$19,750
-152.35% -
2012
$49,840
- -

Table 2. Compare Labor Relations Specialist Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,810 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for labor relations specialists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of labor relations specialists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 31.5 percent (31.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 65.0 percent (65.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kankakee-Bradley.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$80,010
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$79,260
Peoria
$77,990
Springfield
$75,070
Champaign-Urbana
$67,690
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$65,520
Decatur
$62,330
Rockford
$61,190
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$54,810
Danville
$45,000
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$34,810
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,860
Carbondale-Marion
$29,480
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$23,780
Kankakee-Bradley
$19,210