The annual salary statistics of rail car repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rail car repairers 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 | $31,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail car repairers 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 $82,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail car repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,440 | 20.07% | 36.32% |
| 2021 | $48,310 | -0.19% | - |
| 2020 | $48,400 | 4.42% | - |
| 2019 | $46,260 | 16.39% | - |
| 2018 | $38,680 | -53.96% | - |
| 2015 | $59,550 | -6.45% | - |
| 2014 | $63,390 | 39.28% | - |
| 2012 | $38,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,440, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for rail car repairers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $66,960). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of rail car repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) |