The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of printing press operators 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 | $21,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators 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 $68,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $40,330 | -2.41% | 7.69% |
| 2016 | $41,300 | 7.02% | - |
| 2015 | $38,400 | -4.87% | - |
| 2014 | $40,270 | 4.12% | - |
| 2013 | $38,610 | 3.57% | - |
| 2012 | $37,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,330 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division) is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 25.5 percent (25.5%) 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 |