The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental hygienists 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 | $52,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists 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 $98,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $76,480 | 0.04% | 8.56% |
| 2017 | $76,450 | -0.25% | - |
| 2016 | $76,640 | 3.21% | - |
| 2015 | $74,180 | 1.94% | - |
| 2014 | $72,740 | 1.35% | - |
| 2013 | $71,760 | 2.55% | - |
| 2012 | $69,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,480 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is .6 percent (.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Bloomington | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Peoria | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington-Normal |