The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telephone operators 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 | $21,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators 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 $58,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $31,260 | -1.95% | -2.78% |
| 2016 | $31,870 | 15.06% | - |
| 2015 | $27,070 | -12.23% | - |
| 2014 | $30,380 | 10.40% | - |
| 2013 | $27,220 | -18.04% | - |
| 2012 | $32,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,260, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for telephone operators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $36,350). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of telephone operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |