The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of printing press operators 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 | $25,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators 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 $59,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,900 | -0.84% | 1.85% |
| 2021 | $38,220 | 4.55% | - |
| 2020 | $36,480 | -3.65% | - |
| 2019 | $37,810 | -12.14% | - |
| 2018 | $42,400 | 5.00% | - |
| 2017 | $40,280 | -1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $40,960 | 6.67% | - |
| 2015 | $38,230 | -3.85% | - |
| 2014 | $39,700 | 3.73% | - |
| 2013 | $38,220 | 2.67% | - |
| 2012 | $37,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,900 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |