The annual salary statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) 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 $48,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,570 | -5.84% | 42.03% |
| 2021 | $36,590 | 18.94% | - |
| 2020 | $29,660 | 4.11% | - |
| 2019 | $28,440 | 3.38% | - |
| 2018 | $27,480 | 3.31% | - |
| 2017 | $26,570 | -8.24% | - |
| 2016 | $28,760 | -0.73% | - |
| 2015 | $28,970 | 16.12% | - |
| 2014 | $24,300 | 14.81% | - |
| 2013 | $20,700 | 3.19% | - |
| 2012 | $20,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,570, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Champaign-Urbana (median annual salary of $36,220). Compared with Champaign-Urbana, the median annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |