The annual salary statistics of physicists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists 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 | $65,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $116,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $187,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $187,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $116,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $116,680 | -0.65% | 8.08% |
| 2016 | $117,440 | 1.08% | - |
| 2015 | $116,170 | 14.45% | - |
| 2014 | $99,380 | 1.74% | - |
| 2013 | $97,650 | -9.83% | - |
| 2012 | $107,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $116,680, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for physicists in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $138,620). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of physicists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana |