The annual salary statistics of ship engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of ship engineers 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 | $60,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers 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 $154,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ship engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,310 | 15.42% | 36.82% |
| 2021 | $81,460 | 10.64% | - |
| 2020 | $72,790 | 6.46% | - |
| 2019 | $68,090 | 2.63% | - |
| 2018 | $66,300 | -29.28% | - |
| 2015 | $85,710 | 17.55% | - |
| 2013 | $70,670 | 13.90% | - |
| 2012 | $60,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,310, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for ship engineers in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary $58,800). In comparison, the median annual salary of ship engineers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 38.9 percent (38.9%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division).
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| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
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