The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physician assistants 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 | $68,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician assistants 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 $129,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $104,410 | 8.41% | 19.46% |
| 2016 | $95,630 | 7.94% | - |
| 2015 | $88,040 | 1.54% | - |
| 2014 | $86,680 | 3.23% | - |
| 2013 | $83,880 | -0.25% | - |
| 2012 | $84,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,410 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division) is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 19.2 percent (19.2%) 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 |