The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of real estate sales agents 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents 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 $75,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of real estate sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,750 | -3.43% | -72.65% |
| 2021 | $38,010 | 19.10% | - |
| 2020 | $30,750 | 1.04% | - |
| 2019 | $30,430 | -18.01% | - |
| 2018 | $35,910 | -15.76% | - |
| 2017 | $41,570 | 4.43% | - |
| 2016 | $39,730 | -15.98% | - |
| 2015 | $46,080 | 1.91% | - |
| 2014 | $45,200 | -4.82% | - |
| 2013 | $47,380 | -33.92% | - |
| 2012 | $63,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,750 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for real estate sales agents in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of real estate sales agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 37.3 percent (37.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Springfield | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |