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Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,700
25th Percentile Wage
$47,740
50th Percentile Wage
$78,340
75th Percentile Wage
$101,800
90th Percentile Wage
$131,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers 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 $131,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,700.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$78,340
-6.48% 30.01%
2016
$83,420
9.65% -
2015
$75,370
14.53% -
2014
$64,420
0.73% -
2013
$63,950
14.26% -
2012
$54,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,340 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Champaign-Urbana and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Champaign-Urbana
$84,060
Peoria
$80,650
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$78,340
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$77,670
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$65,090
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$61,380
Bloomington
$60,960
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,840
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$42,810