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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical and clinical laboratory 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 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,120
25th Percentile Wage
$34,420
50th Percentile Wage
$43,440
75th Percentile Wage
$58,070
90th Percentile Wage
$73,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical and clinical laboratory 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 $73,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,120.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical and clinical laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$43,440
-4.12% 16.87%
2015
$45,230
6.08% -
2014
$42,480
8.69% -
2013
$38,790
6.91% -
2012
$36,110
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,440 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for medical and clinical laboratory technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington-Normal and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Champaign-Urbana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington-Normal
$44,320
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$43,460
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$43,440
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$43,330
Kankakee-Bradley
$42,760
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,680
Danville
$40,900
Rockford
$38,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,860
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,250
Springfield
$34,910
Peoria
$30,230
Champaign-Urbana
$29,650