The annual salary statistics of rehabilitation counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rehabilitation counselors 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 | $20,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rehabilitation counselors 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 $55,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rehabilitation counselors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $31,470 | -9.63% | 3.84% |
| 2016 | $34,500 | -7.13% | - |
| 2015 | $36,960 | 2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $36,060 | 7.79% | - |
| 2013 | $33,250 | 8.99% | - |
| 2012 | $30,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,470, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the lowest paying city for rehabilitation counselors in state of Illinois, following city of Carbondale-Marion (median annual salary of $51,170). In comparison, the median annual salary of rehabilitation counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Carbondale-Marion.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |