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Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender Salary Information in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual and hourly salary statistics of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), 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 Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,100
25th Percentile Wage
$26,120
50th Percentile Wage
$31,640
75th Percentile Wage
$40,050
90th Percentile Wage
$52,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 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 $52,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,100.

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
$31,640
7.17% 22.06%
2016
$29,370
12.60% -
2015
$25,670
8.96% -
2014
$23,370
-2.27% -
2013
$23,900
-3.18% -
2012
$24,660
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,640 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division) is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Peoria and 23.5 percent (23.5%) 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

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