The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of recreational therapists 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 | $35,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists 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 $74,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $50,200 | 2.37% | 17.41% |
| 2016 | $49,010 | -1.10% | - |
| 2015 | $49,550 | 13.36% | - |
| 2014 | $42,930 | 0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $42,770 | 3.06% | - |
| 2012 | $41,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,200, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for recreational therapists in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $55,690). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of recreational therapists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |