The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of graduate teaching assistants 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 | $18,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants 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 $82,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $35,610 | -1.91% | 31.93% |
| 2017 | $36,290 | -1.79% | - |
| 2016 | $36,940 | 22.93% | - |
| 2015 | $28,470 | 29.50% | - |
| 2014 | $20,070 | 1.89% | - |
| 2013 | $19,690 | -23.11% | - |
| 2012 | $24,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,610, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $36,730). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) |