The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing 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 $47,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,620 | 2.50% | 14.91% |
| 2021 | $36,680 | 3.57% | - |
| 2020 | $35,370 | 1.98% | - |
| 2019 | $34,670 | -0.61% | - |
| 2018 | $34,880 | -0.66% | - |
| 2017 | $35,110 | 2.88% | - |
| 2016 | $34,100 | 1.50% | - |
| 2015 | $33,590 | 3.01% | - |
| 2014 | $32,580 | 1.38% | - |
| 2013 | $32,130 | 0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $32,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,620, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for opticians, dispensing in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Springfield (median annual salary of $38,470). Compared with Springfield, the median annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Peoria | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Danville | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Decatur | |
| Kankakee-Bradley |