The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sheet metal 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 | $38,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal 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 $124,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $87,950 | 27.32% | 28.64% |
| 2021 | $63,920 | 15.69% | - |
| 2020 | $53,890 | -55.48% | - |
| 2019 | $83,790 | -4.19% | - |
| 2018 | $87,300 | 1.60% | - |
| 2017 | $85,900 | -3.39% | - |
| 2016 | $88,810 | 4.41% | - |
| 2015 | $84,890 | 4.92% | - |
| 2014 | $80,710 | 11.09% | - |
| 2013 | $71,760 | 12.54% | - |
| 2012 | $62,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $87,950, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Kankakee-Bradley (median annual salary of $110,090). Compared with Kankakee-Bradley, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Peoria | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |