The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of prepress technicians and workers 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 | $29,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers 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 $61,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of prepress technicians and workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,920 | -7.58% | -8.72% |
| 2021 | $47,250 | 11.28% | - |
| 2020 | $41,920 | 1.96% | - |
| 2019 | $41,100 | -20.07% | - |
| 2018 | $49,350 | 8.55% | - |
| 2017 | $45,130 | 11.01% | - |
| 2016 | $40,160 | -0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $40,240 | -2.31% | - |
| 2014 | $41,170 | -7.14% | - |
| 2013 | $44,110 | -8.25% | - |
| 2012 | $47,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,920 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for prepress technicians and workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 56.4 percent (56.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |