The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education teachers 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 | $31,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers 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 $100,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,610 | 8.58% | 33.92% |
| 2021 | $61,810 | 3.46% | - |
| 2020 | $59,670 | 1.06% | - |
| 2019 | $59,040 | 3.81% | - |
| 2018 | $56,790 | -9.00% | - |
| 2017 | $61,900 | 2.36% | - |
| 2016 | $60,440 | 1.11% | - |
| 2015 | $59,770 | 27.32% | - |
| 2014 | $43,440 | -2.33% | - |
| 2013 | $44,450 | -0.52% | - |
| 2012 | $44,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,610, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for postsecondary education teachers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Champaign-Urbana (median annual salary of $92,730). Compared with Champaign-Urbana, the median annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Decatur |