The annual salary statistics of legislators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators 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 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $95,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,050 | 16.08% | 34.42% |
| 2016 | $24,380 | -9.76% | - |
| 2015 | $26,760 | 27.50% | - |
| 2014 | $19,400 | 1.03% | - |
| 2013 | $19,200 | 0.78% | - |
| 2012 | $19,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,050, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for legislators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $31,210). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of legislators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Bloomington | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Danville | |
| Decatur | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |