The annual salary statistics of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of telecommunications line installers and repairers 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 | $40,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers 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 $99,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telecommunications line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,380 | -10.82% | 26.93% |
| 2021 | $85,750 | 24.93% | - |
| 2020 | $64,370 | 6.71% | - |
| 2019 | $60,050 | 5.20% | - |
| 2018 | $56,930 | -16.95% | - |
| 2017 | $66,580 | -5.74% | - |
| 2016 | $70,400 | 4.03% | - |
| 2015 | $67,560 | 1.76% | - |
| 2014 | $66,370 | 7.40% | - |
| 2013 | $61,460 | 8.01% | - |
| 2012 | $56,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,380 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for telecommunications line installers and repairers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 51.2 percent (51.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Bloomington |