The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature 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 | $41,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature 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 $104,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $64,160 | -3.65% | 56.73% |
| 2016 | $66,500 | 9.56% | - |
| 2015 | $60,140 | 17.08% | - |
| 2014 | $49,870 | 31.32% | - |
| 2013 | $34,250 | 18.95% | - |
| 2012 | $27,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,160 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |