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Retail Salesperson Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons 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 Retail Salespersons in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,620
25th Percentile Wage
$20,120
50th Percentile Wage
$23,310
75th Percentile Wage
$30,380
90th Percentile Wage
$44,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $44,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,620.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$23,310
0.09% 12.18%
2016
$23,290
3.95% -
2015
$22,370
3.44% -
2014
$21,600
2.55% -
2013
$21,050
2.76% -
2012
$20,470
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Table 2. Compare Retail Salesperson Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,310 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$31,360
Decatur
$29,920
Bloomington
$29,810
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,730
Rockford
$29,670
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,560
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,310
Carbondale-Marion
$29,280
Peoria
$28,890
Champaign-Urbana
$28,810
Danville
$28,730
Kankakee-Bradley
$28,700
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,530
Springfield
$28,450
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$23,310
Bloomington-Normal
$20,280