The annual salary statistics of librarians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians 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 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians 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 $94,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $58,490 | 4.51% | 4.43% |
| 2017 | $55,850 | 1.65% | - |
| 2016 | $54,930 | -2.20% | - |
| 2015 | $56,140 | -0.87% | - |
| 2014 | $56,630 | -0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $57,080 | 2.07% | - |
| 2012 | $55,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,490, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for librarians in state of Illinois, followed by Danville (median annual salary $57,090). In comparison, the median annual salary of librarians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Bloomington | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Peoria | |
| Decatur | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |