The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $84,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $156,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $121,930 | 1.65% | 7.90% |
| 2016 | $119,920 | -0.26% | - |
| 2015 | $120,230 | -0.99% | - |
| 2014 | $121,420 | 0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $120,690 | 6.95% | - |
| 2012 | $112,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,930 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Danville and 1.9 percent (1.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| 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 |