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Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of other life, physical, and social science technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other life, physical, and social science technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,730
25th Percentile Wage
$40,220
50th Percentile Wage
$49,340
75th Percentile Wage
$60,580
90th Percentile Wage
$77,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life, physical, and social science technicians 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 $77,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other life, physical, and social science technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$49,340
1.32% 2.53%
2016
$48,690
-4.95% -
2015
$51,100
11.17% -
2014
$45,390
2.16% -
2013
$44,410
-8.29% -
2012
$48,090
- -

Table 2. Compare Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,340 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for other life, physical, and social science technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of other life, physical, and social science technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Peoria and 33.2 percent (33.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Peoria
$67,460
Champaign-Urbana
$62,690
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$62,160
Springfield
$54,400
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$51,020
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$49,340
Bloomington
$48,760
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$47,010
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,970
Carbondale-Marion
$46,590
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,160
Rockford
$34,120
Bloomington-Normal
$32,960