The annual salary statistics of occupational therapists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational therapists 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 | $56,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapists 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 $117,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $85,270 | 0.42% | 9.96% |
| 2016 | $84,910 | 5.50% | - |
| 2015 | $80,240 | 0.42% | - |
| 2014 | $79,900 | 3.13% | - |
| 2013 | $77,400 | 0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $76,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,270 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for occupational therapists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational therapists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Bloomington | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Peoria | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |