The annual salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 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 | $35,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 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 $66,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,690 | 6.04% | 18.41% |
| 2021 | $44,810 | 4.13% | - |
| 2020 | $42,960 | -0.51% | - |
| 2019 | $43,180 | 2.87% | - |
| 2018 | $41,940 | 3.70% | - |
| 2017 | $40,390 | 4.41% | - |
| 2016 | $38,610 | 5.18% | - |
| 2015 | $36,610 | 1.97% | - |
| 2014 | $35,890 | -3.43% | - |
| 2013 | $37,120 | -4.82% | - |
| 2012 | $38,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,690, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,900). Compared with West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is .4 percent (.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Decatur | |
| Peoria | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Springfield | |
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington-Normal |