The annual salary statistics of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 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 | $50,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 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 $73,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,380 | 4.52% | 26.21% |
| 2021 | $59,560 | 2.77% | - |
| 2020 | $57,910 | 2.75% | - |
| 2019 | $56,320 | 2.38% | - |
| 2018 | $54,980 | 4.55% | - |
| 2017 | $52,480 | 2.17% | - |
| 2016 | $51,340 | 5.98% | - |
| 2015 | $48,270 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $47,230 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $45,910 | -0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $46,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,380, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in state of Illinois, followed by Kankakee-Bradley (median annual salary $58,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in Kankakee-Bradley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Danville | |
| Bloomington | |
| Decatur | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington-Normal |