The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners 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 | $56,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $118,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,940 | 1.85% | 18.54% |
| 2021 | $82,390 | 1.57% | - |
| 2020 | $81,100 | 4.86% | - |
| 2019 | $77,160 | 5.38% | - |
| 2018 | $73,010 | 0.00% | - |
| 2017 | $73,010 | -4.44% | - |
| 2016 | $76,250 | -6.77% | - |
| 2015 | $81,410 | 4.26% | - |
| 2014 | $77,940 | 9.52% | - |
| 2013 | $70,520 | 3.03% | - |
| 2012 | $68,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,940, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for urban and regional planners in state of Illinois, followed by Peoria (median annual salary $83,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of urban and regional planners in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in Peoria.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford |