The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacists 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 | $62,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $125,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $148,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $159,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $132,650 | 2.90% | 14.58% |
| 2021 | $128,800 | -1.65% | - |
| 2020 | $130,920 | 1.00% | - |
| 2019 | $129,610 | 1.13% | - |
| 2018 | $128,150 | 4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $122,070 | 1.66% | - |
| 2016 | $120,040 | -0.08% | - |
| 2015 | $120,140 | -1.12% | - |
| 2014 | $121,490 | 0.04% | - |
| 2013 | $121,440 | 6.69% | - |
| 2012 | $113,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $132,650, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for pharmacists in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Danville (median annual salary of $134,330). Compared with Danville, the median annual salary of pharmacists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |