The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social scientists and related 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 | $50,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related 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 $116,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $77,440 | 2.98% | -1.14% |
| 2016 | $75,130 | -5.79% | - |
| 2015 | $79,480 | 4.06% | - |
| 2014 | $76,250 | -1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $77,420 | -1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $78,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $77,440, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $88,210). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |