The annual salary statistics of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment 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 | $44,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment 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 $72,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $56,610 | 1.96% | 0.00% |
| 2013 | $55,500 | -2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,610, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $57,990). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |