The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers 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 | $56,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $196,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $196,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $122,970 | 10.21% | -10.06% |
| 2016 | $110,410 | 6.94% | - |
| 2015 | $102,750 | -1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $104,290 | -13.74% | - |
| 2013 | $118,620 | -14.10% | - |
| 2012 | $135,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,970 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 49.7 percent (49.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Danville | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |