The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants 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 | $103,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $110,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants 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 $158,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $103,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $127,970 | 5.08% | 35.13% |
| 2021 | $121,470 | 10.60% | - |
| 2020 | $108,590 | 5.42% | - |
| 2019 | $102,700 | -2.99% | - |
| 2018 | $105,770 | 2.64% | - |
| 2017 | $102,980 | 7.01% | - |
| 2016 | $95,760 | 7.18% | - |
| 2015 | $88,880 | 2.34% | - |
| 2014 | $86,800 | 3.96% | - |
| 2013 | $83,360 | 0.41% | - |
| 2012 | $83,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,970 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 3.9 percent (3.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |