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Rehabilitation Counselors Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of rehabilitation counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rehabilitation counselors 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 Rehabilitation Counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,640
25th Percentile Wage
$24,240
50th Percentile Wage
$31,470
75th Percentile Wage
$39,560
90th Percentile Wage
$55,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rehabilitation counselors 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 $55,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,640.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$31,470
-9.63% 3.84%
2016
$34,500
-7.13% -
2015
$36,960
2.44% -
2014
$36,060
7.79% -
2013
$33,250
8.99% -
2012
$30,260
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Table 2. Compare Rehabilitation Counselors Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,470, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the lowest paying city for rehabilitation counselors in state of Illinois, following city of Carbondale-Marion (median annual salary of $51,170). In comparison, the median annual salary of rehabilitation counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Carbondale-Marion.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Carbondale-Marion
$51,170
Springfield
$49,210
Rockford
$47,200
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,220
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$45,990
Champaign-Urbana
$45,990
Bloomington
$44,350
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$43,970
Decatur
$39,940
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$38,850
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$38,120
Kankakee-Bradley
$37,890
Peoria
$36,620
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$31,470