The annual salary statistics of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 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 | $35,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 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 $100,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,730 | -1.30% | -6.41% |
| 2021 | $48,350 | -39.03% | - |
| 2020 | $67,220 | 13.27% | - |
| 2019 | $58,300 | -12.16% | - |
| 2018 | $65,390 | 7.63% | - |
| 2016 | $60,400 | -22.80% | - |
| 2015 | $74,170 | 8.29% | - |
| 2014 | $68,020 | 6.98% | - |
| 2013 | $63,270 | 19.72% | - |
| 2012 | $50,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,730 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 42.3 percent (42.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |