The annual salary statistics of legislators in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Champaign-Urbana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $17,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $19,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $19,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $19,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $18,760 | -0.05% | -0.80% |
| 2018 | $18,770 | -1.12% | - |
| 2017 | $18,980 | -0.26% | - |
| 2016 | $19,030 | 1.37% | - |
| 2015 | $18,770 | -2.50% | - |
| 2014 | $19,240 | 1.82% | - |
| 2013 | $18,890 | -0.11% | - |
| 2012 | $18,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,760 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Champaign-Urbana is 39.9 percent (39.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.