The annual salary statistics of museum technicians and conservators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of museum technicians and conservators 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 | $22,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for museum technicians and conservators 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 $66,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of museum technicians and conservators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $38,810 | -1.52% | -1.39% |
| 2016 | $39,400 | -2.16% | - |
| 2015 | $40,250 | -0.05% | - |
| 2014 | $40,270 | 1.59% | - |
| 2013 | $39,630 | 0.71% | - |
| 2012 | $39,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,810, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for museum technicians and conservators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $49,710). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of museum technicians and conservators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield |