The annual salary statistics of legislators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $18,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $99,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,210.
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 | $31,210 | 9.48% | 38.99% |
| 2016 | $28,250 | -42.23% | - |
| 2015 | $40,180 | 51.57% | - |
| 2014 | $19,460 | 1.34% | - |
| 2013 | $19,200 | 0.83% | - |
| 2012 | $19,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,210, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for legislators in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $29,050). In comparison, the median annual salary of legislators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 6.9 percent (6.9%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).
| 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 |