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Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of preschool and childcare center education administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of preschool and childcare center education administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,410
25th Percentile Wage
$43,250
50th Percentile Wage
$57,870
75th Percentile Wage
$102,080
90th Percentile Wage
$127,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool and childcare center education administrators 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 $127,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,410.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of preschool and childcare center education administrators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$57,870
11.75% 17.09%
2016
$51,070
2.57% -
2015
$49,760
2.09% -
2014
$48,720
-4.15% -
2013
$50,740
5.44% -
2012
$47,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrator Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,870, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for preschool and childcare center education administrators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $60,270). Compared with Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of preschool and childcare center education administrators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,270
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$57,870
Bloomington-Normal
$52,890
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$52,450
Peoria
$50,620
Bloomington
$50,150
Rockford
$50,110
Springfield
$48,350
Champaign-Urbana
$44,400
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$44,310
Decatur
$37,070
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$34,010
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,750