The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemical technicians 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 | $39,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical technicians 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 $79,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,730 | 9.39% | 25.54% |
| 2021 | $49,590 | -1.07% | - |
| 2020 | $50,120 | 2.83% | - |
| 2019 | $48,700 | 1.25% | - |
| 2018 | $48,090 | 6.45% | - |
| 2017 | $44,990 | -3.47% | - |
| 2016 | $46,550 | 3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $45,130 | -2.70% | - |
| 2014 | $46,350 | 21.94% | - |
| 2013 | $36,180 | -12.63% | - |
| 2012 | $40,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,730 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Champaign-Urbana.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Decatur | |
| Champaign-Urbana |