The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy aides 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 | $27,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides 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 $41,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,250 | 11.74% | 37.17% |
| 2021 | $30,230 | 5.79% | - |
| 2020 | $28,480 | 2.25% | - |
| 2019 | $27,840 | 14.04% | - |
| 2018 | $23,930 | -22.94% | - |
| 2017 | $29,420 | 11.25% | - |
| 2016 | $26,110 | 5.97% | - |
| 2015 | $24,550 | 5.74% | - |
| 2014 | $23,140 | 3.89% | - |
| 2013 | $22,240 | 3.24% | - |
| 2012 | $21,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,250, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for pharmacy aides in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $37,890). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of pharmacy aides in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield |