The annual salary statistics of physical therapist aides in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physical therapist 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapist 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 $75,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapist aides from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,690 | 2.39% | 28.91% |
| 2016 | $31,910 | -6.39% | - |
| 2015 | $33,950 | 22.44% | - |
| 2014 | $26,330 | 9.42% | - |
| 2013 | $23,850 | 2.56% | - |
| 2012 | $23,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,690 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for physical therapist aides in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapist aides in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 60.0 percent (60.0%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peoria.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria |