The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sheet metal 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $32,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal 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 $101,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $86,690 | -3.58% | 27.44% |
| 2016 | $89,790 | 3.68% | - |
| 2015 | $86,490 | 5.12% | - |
| 2014 | $82,060 | 16.54% | - |
| 2013 | $68,490 | 8.16% | - |
| 2012 | $62,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,690 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 65.8 percent (65.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| 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 |