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Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender Salary Information in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual and hourly salary statistics of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 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 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,130
25th Percentile Wage
$25,430
50th Percentile Wage
$31,090
75th Percentile Wage
$39,370
90th Percentile Wage
$51,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 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 $51,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,130.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$31,090
6.95% 20.23%
2016
$28,930
10.99% -
2015
$25,750
8.43% -
2014
$23,580
-1.48% -
2013
$23,930
-3.64% -
2012
$24,800
- -

Table 3. Compare Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,090 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Peoria and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Champaign-Urbana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Peoria
$33,680
Rockford
$33,460
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,770
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$31,640
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$31,090
Danville
$30,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,120
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,810
Decatur
$28,860
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$25,780
Kankakee-Bradley
$24,920
Champaign-Urbana
$24,210

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.