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Personal Care Aides Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of personal care aides 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 Personal Care Aides in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,620
25th Percentile Wage
$20,810
50th Percentile Wage
$22,520
75th Percentile Wage
$24,240
90th Percentile Wage
$27,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides 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 $27,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,620.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal care aides from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$22,520
-1.33% 3.77%
2016
$22,820
3.02% -
2015
$22,130
1.85% -
2014
$21,720
1.29% -
2013
$21,440
-1.07% -
2012
$21,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Personal Care Aides Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,520 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$23,880
Rockford
$23,630
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$23,570
Bloomington
$23,510
Decatur
$23,350
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$23,240
Champaign-Urbana
$23,130
Kankakee-Bradley
$23,080
Springfield
$22,910
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$22,520
Peoria
$22,480
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,390
Carbondale-Marion
$22,140
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$21,510
Bloomington-Normal
$20,080
Danville
$19,520