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Nursing Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nursing assistants 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Nursing Assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,500
25th Percentile Wage
$24,190
50th Percentile Wage
$27,980
75th Percentile Wage
$32,330
90th Percentile Wage
$39,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $39,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,500.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$27,980
3.86% 12.79%
2016
$26,900
5.24% -
2015
$25,490
4.47% -
2014
$24,350
-2.67% -
2013
$25,000
2.40% -
2012
$24,400
- -

Table 2. Compare Nursing Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,980 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Danville and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

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