The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service clerks 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 | $34,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks 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 $59,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service clerks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,560 | 3.02% | 9.32% |
| 2016 | $56,790 | -0.02% | - |
| 2015 | $56,800 | 2.13% | - |
| 2014 | $55,590 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $53,840 | 1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $53,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,560, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for postal service clerks in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $59,130). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of postal service clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Bloomington | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Danville | |
| Decatur |