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Occupational Therapists Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

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].

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

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-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
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Table 2. Compare Occupational Therapists Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

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)
$98,880
Champaign-Urbana
$95,720
Rockford
$95,110
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$94,060
Kankakee-Bradley
$93,300
Bloomington
$91,250
Carbondale-Marion
$90,370
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$85,270
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$84,120
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$82,960
Springfield
$79,760
Peoria
$79,190
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$59,440