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Prepress Technician and Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of prepress technicians and workers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Prepress Technicians and Workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,780
25th Percentile Wage
$36,060
50th Percentile Wage
$46,780
75th Percentile Wage
$60,230
90th Percentile Wage
$71,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers 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 $71,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,780.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of prepress technicians and workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$46,780
10.47% -3.10%
2016
$41,880
0.81% -
2015
$41,540
-2.31% -
2014
$42,500
-5.76% -
2013
$44,950
-7.30% -
2012
$48,230
- -

Table 2. Compare Prepress Technician and Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,780 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for prepress technicians and workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 59.0 percent (59.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$58,300
Peoria
$47,420
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$46,780
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$43,920
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$42,310
Bloomington-Normal
$41,660
Champaign-Urbana
$38,930
Springfield
$37,980
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,360
Rockford
$37,290
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$19,160