The annual salary statistics of multimedia artists and animators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of multimedia artists and animators 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 | $28,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multimedia artists and animators 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 $97,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multimedia artists and animators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,980 | -8.21% | -5.53% |
| 2016 | $61,660 | -7.27% | - |
| 2015 | $66,140 | 1.19% | - |
| 2014 | $65,350 | 4.76% | - |
| 2013 | $62,240 | 3.39% | - |
| 2012 | $60,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,980, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the lowest paying city for multimedia artists and animators in state of Illinois, following city of Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $78,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of multimedia artists and animators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |