The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other social workers 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 | $36,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social workers 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 $97,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,630 | -16.31% | 5.91% |
| 2021 | $71,680 | -12.22% | - |
| 2020 | $80,440 | 7.96% | - |
| 2019 | $74,040 | 14.42% | - |
| 2018 | $63,360 | -14.25% | - |
| 2017 | $72,390 | 1.38% | - |
| 2016 | $71,390 | 14.82% | - |
| 2015 | $60,810 | -16.44% | - |
| 2014 | $70,810 | 7.54% | - |
| 2013 | $65,470 | 11.43% | - |
| 2012 | $57,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,630 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Carbondale-Marion and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Decatur | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington |