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Other Media and Communication Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of other media and communication workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other media and communication workers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Other Media and Communication Workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$24,960
25th Percentile Wage	$38,320
50th Percentile Wage	$38,320
75th Percentile Wage	$57,580
90th Percentile Wage	$89,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other media and communication workers 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 $89,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other media and communication workers from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$38,320	-28.16%	-20.30%
2021	$49,110	29.30%	-
2020	$34,720	18.89%	-
2019	$28,160	-122.66%	-
2018	$62,700	2.44%	-
2017	$61,170	19.16%	-
2016	$49,450	2.59%	-
2015	$48,170	0.87%	-
2014	$47,750	2.32%	-
2013	$46,640	1.16%	-
2012	$46,100	-	-

Table 2. Compare Other Media and Communication Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,320, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for other media and communication workers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $60,140). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of other media and communication workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 36.3 percent (36.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)	$60,140
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)	$38,320