The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of massage therapists 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists 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 $76,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of massage therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $42,300 | 5.39% | 23.69% |
| 2016 | $40,020 | 20.16% | - |
| 2015 | $31,950 | 19.87% | - |
| 2014 | $25,600 | -10.20% | - |
| 2013 | $28,210 | -14.43% | - |
| 2012 | $32,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,300 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 51.9 percent (51.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford | |
| Springfield | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |