The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of travel agents 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 | $20,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents 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 $74,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $38,450 | 4.94% | 1.33% |
| 2016 | $36,550 | 1.53% | - |
| 2015 | $35,990 | 16.12% | - |
| 2014 | $30,190 | -11.10% | - |
| 2013 | $33,540 | -13.12% | - |
| 2012 | $37,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,450 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |