The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers 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 | $49,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers 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 $134,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $98,620 | -1.32% | 13.13% |
| 2016 | $99,920 | -4.05% | - |
| 2015 | $103,970 | 10.46% | - |
| 2014 | $93,090 | -0.72% | - |
| 2013 | $93,760 | 8.63% | - |
| 2012 | $85,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $98,620, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $100,110). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of materials engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |