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Recreation Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Recreation Workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,490
25th Percentile Wage
$19,400
50th Percentile Wage
$22,960
75th Percentile Wage
$30,100
90th Percentile Wage
$40,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $40,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$22,960
5.18% 7.93%
2016
$21,770
-4.50% -
2015
$22,750
4.00% -
2014
$21,840
-0.87% -
2013
$22,030
4.04% -
2012
$21,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Recreation Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,960 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 28.9 percent (28.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$32,280
Kankakee-Bradley
$29,310
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,810
Bloomington
$28,790
Peoria
$28,530
Carbondale-Marion
$28,530
Decatur
$28,230
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,120
Rockford
$27,800
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,420
Danville
$27,370
Springfield
$27,350
Champaign-Urbana
$27,070
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,730
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$22,960
Bloomington-Normal
$21,820