The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreation workers 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 | $27,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $48,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,280. 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 recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,280 | 7.65% | 34.14% |
| 2021 | $29,810 | 11.94% | - |
| 2020 | $26,250 | 6.40% | - |
| 2019 | $24,570 | 8.42% | - |
| 2018 | $22,500 | -1.24% | - |
| 2017 | $22,780 | 4.43% | - |
| 2016 | $21,770 | -3.95% | - |
| 2015 | $22,630 | 3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $21,910 | -1.14% | - |
| 2013 | $22,160 | 4.06% | - |
| 2012 | $21,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,280, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for recreation workers in state of Illinois, followed by Kankakee-Bradley (median annual salary $29,310). In comparison, the median annual salary of recreation workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in Kankakee-Bradley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |