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Printing Press Operator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Printing Press Operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Printing Press Operator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

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
$47,030
Springfield
$42,100
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,340
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$40,330
Champaign-Urbana
$39,490
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,960
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$37,900
Peoria
$37,250
Bloomington
$37,120
Rockford
$37,070
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,300
Carbondale-Marion
$35,220
Bloomington-Normal
$33,550
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,060