The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of packers and packagers 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 | $29,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $41,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,010 | 11.94% | 43.82% |
| 2021 | $30,830 | 3.80% | - |
| 2020 | $29,660 | 4.05% | - |
| 2019 | $28,460 | 10.40% | - |
| 2018 | $25,500 | 7.57% | - |
| 2017 | $23,570 | 6.79% | - |
| 2016 | $21,970 | -1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $22,330 | 9.76% | - |
| 2014 | $20,150 | 2.18% | - |
| 2013 | $19,710 | 0.20% | - |
| 2012 | $19,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,010 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 43.4 percent (43.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Decatur | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Rockford | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |