The annual salary statistics of postsecondary communications teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary communications 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary communications 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 $128,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary communications teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $71,100 | -2.25% | 55.44% |
| 2016 | $72,700 | 7.74% | - |
| 2015 | $67,070 | 18.80% | - |
| 2014 | $54,460 | -0.59% | - |
| 2013 | $54,780 | 42.17% | - |
| 2012 | $31,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $71,100, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for postsecondary communications teachers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $75,240). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of postsecondary communications teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |