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Sheet Metal Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Sheet Metal Workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Sheet Metal Worker Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

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
$110,090
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$87,950
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$86,690
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$85,240
Champaign-Urbana
$82,670
Springfield
$82,070
Rockford
$81,330
Carbondale-Marion
$81,140
Peoria
$80,030
Decatur
$76,390
Bloomington
$70,700
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$66,970
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$62,960
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$51,800
Bloomington-Normal
$29,610