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Nursing Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants 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 Nursing Assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,350
25th Percentile Wage
$25,460
50th Percentile Wage
$28,880
75th Percentile Wage
$33,000
90th Percentile Wage
$39,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $39,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$28,880
3.91% 16.14%
2017
$27,750
3.71% -
2016
$26,720
4.30% -
2015
$25,570
4.85% -
2014
$24,330
-2.14% -
2013
$24,850
2.54% -
2012
$24,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Nursing Assistant 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 $28,880, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for nursing assistants in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Danville (median annual salary of $31,790). Compared with Danville, the median annual salary of nursing assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Danville
$31,790
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$28,880
Springfield
$28,480
Kankakee-Bradley
$28,010
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$27,980
Rockford
$27,720
Champaign-Urbana
$27,680
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,510
Bloomington
$26,770
Peoria
$25,940
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$25,800
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$25,210
Carbondale-Marion
$25,140
Decatur
$23,710
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$23,610
Bloomington-Normal
$23,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.