The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers 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 | $19,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers 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 $70,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,150 | -42.47% | -87.65% |
| 2015 | $41,530 | -9.80% | - |
| 2014 | $45,600 | -20.18% | - |
| 2013 | $54,800 | 0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $54,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,150 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 54.0 percent (54.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and .4 percent (.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kankakee-Bradley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Bloomington | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley |