The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of slaughterers and meat packers 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 | $29,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $45,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,860 | 2.03% | 34.84% |
| 2021 | $37,090 | 15.91% | - |
| 2020 | $31,190 | 10.26% | - |
| 2019 | $27,990 | -3.89% | - |
| 2018 | $29,080 | 1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $28,560 | 0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $28,460 | 4.88% | - |
| 2015 | $27,070 | -0.15% | - |
| 2014 | $27,110 | 8.12% | - |
| 2013 | $24,910 | 0.96% | - |
| 2012 | $24,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,860, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,220). Compared with West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |