The annual salary statistics of surveyors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surveyors 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 | $42,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveyors 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 $112,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveyors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,610 | 14.16% | 14.32% |
| 2021 | $65,760 | -9.43% | - |
| 2020 | $71,960 | 2.18% | - |
| 2019 | $70,390 | 1.95% | - |
| 2018 | $69,020 | 5.69% | - |
| 2017 | $65,090 | 3.66% | - |
| 2016 | $62,710 | 7.29% | - |
| 2015 | $58,140 | -6.83% | - |
| 2014 | $62,110 | -4.89% | - |
| 2013 | $65,150 | -0.75% | - |
| 2012 | $65,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,610 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for surveyors in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of surveyors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Champaign-Urbana.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana |