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Packers and Packagers Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of packers and packagers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Packers and Packagers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,670
25th Percentile Wage
$19,570
50th Percentile Wage
$22,240
75th Percentile Wage
$27,070
90th Percentile Wage
$34,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $34,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,670.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$22,240
5.58% 10.52%
2016
$21,000
-6.48% -
2015
$22,360
10.11% -
2014
$20,100
1.54% -
2013
$19,790
-0.56% -
2012
$19,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Packers and Packagers Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,240 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division) is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 11.0 percent (11.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kankakee-Bradley
$35,650
Decatur
$35,060
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$35,010
Champaign-Urbana
$33,930
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$33,720
Peoria
$33,280
Rockford
$31,820
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,440
Bloomington
$31,210
Springfield
$30,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,970
Carbondale-Marion
$29,940
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,570
Danville
$29,230
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$22,240
Bloomington-Normal
$19,800