The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other social 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 | $36,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social 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 $95,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,440 | 2.56% | 22.13% |
| 2016 | $71,560 | 15.02% | - |
| 2015 | $60,810 | -17.30% | - |
| 2014 | $71,330 | 8.22% | - |
| 2013 | $65,470 | 12.65% | - |
| 2012 | $57,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,440 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division) is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Carbondale-Marion and 37.7 percent (37.7%) 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 |