The annual salary statistics of real estate brokers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of real estate brokers 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 | $18,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate brokers 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 $168,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of real estate brokers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $49,070 | -10.68% | -12.92% |
| 2016 | $54,310 | 4.01% | - |
| 2015 | $52,130 | -18.90% | - |
| 2014 | $61,980 | -1.45% | - |
| 2013 | $62,880 | 11.88% | - |
| 2012 | $55,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,070, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the lowest paying city for real estate brokers in state of Illinois, following city of Bloomington-Normal (median annual salary of $106,180). In comparison, the median annual salary of real estate brokers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 53.8 percent (53.8%) lower than that in the highest paying city Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |