The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists 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 | $33,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists 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 $63,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $47,750 | 1.40% | 7.14% |
| 2016 | $47,080 | 2.89% | - |
| 2015 | $45,720 | -1.57% | - |
| 2014 | $46,440 | 1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $45,740 | 3.06% | - |
| 2012 | $44,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,750 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Bloomington | |
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |