The annual salary statistics of occupational therapy assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of occupational therapy 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational therapy 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 $85,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational therapy assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $63,720 | -1.24% | 13.95% |
| 2016 | $64,510 | 5.41% | - |
| 2015 | $61,020 | -1.88% | - |
| 2014 | $62,170 | 13.03% | - |
| 2013 | $54,070 | -1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $54,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,720, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for occupational therapy assistants in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $68,240). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of occupational therapy assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Springfield | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area |