The annual salary statistics of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical and clinical laboratory technologists 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 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical and clinical laboratory technologists 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 $81,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical and clinical laboratory technologists from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $60,940 | 0.08% | 8.45% |
| 2015 | $60,890 | 2.27% | - |
| 2014 | $59,510 | 2.50% | - |
| 2013 | $58,020 | 3.84% | - |
| 2012 | $55,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,940, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for medical and clinical laboratory technologists in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Rockford (median annual salary of $61,960). Compared with Rockford, the median annual salary of medical and clinical laboratory technologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Decatur | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |