The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing 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 | $21,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing 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 $60,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,750 | 0.17% | 9.34% |
| 2016 | $35,690 | 2.49% | - |
| 2015 | $34,800 | 3.76% | - |
| 2014 | $33,490 | 3.70% | - |
| 2013 | $32,250 | -0.50% | - |
| 2012 | $32,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,750 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kankakee-Bradley.
| 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 |