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Slaughterer and Meat Packer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of slaughterers and meat packers 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 Slaughterers and Meat Packers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,790
25th Percentile Wage
$25,230
50th Percentile Wage
$28,580
75th Percentile Wage
$32,280
90th Percentile Wage
$37,710

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $37,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,790.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$28,580
0.31% 13.75%
2016
$28,490
5.02% -
2015
$27,060
-0.07% -
2014
$27,080
7.61% -
2013
$25,020
1.48% -
2012
$24,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Slaughterer and Meat Packer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,580 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 39.5 percent (39.5%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$47,220
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$37,860
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$28,580
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$24,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$20,160