The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapists 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 | $50,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists 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 $131,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $91,790 | -0.76% | 16.33% |
| 2016 | $92,490 | 5.38% | - |
| 2015 | $87,510 | 8.84% | - |
| 2014 | $79,770 | 3.76% | - |
| 2013 | $76,770 | -0.04% | - |
| 2012 | $76,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,790 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Bloomington-Normal |