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Postsecondary Biological Science Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary biological science 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 Biological Science Teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,350
25th Percentile Wage
$49,320
50th Percentile Wage
$74,420
75th Percentile Wage
$105,350
90th Percentile Wage
$133,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science 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 $133,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary biological science teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$74,420
-2.04% 36.66%
2016
$75,940
-1.66% -
2015
$77,200
13.87% -
2014
$66,490
-3.11% -
2013
$68,560
31.24% -
2012
$47,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Biological Science Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,420 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 57.7 percent (57.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$88,080
Bloomington
$78,560
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$78,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$77,630
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$77,370
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$74,420
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,510