The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graduate teaching assistants 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 | $18,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants 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 $65,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $36,730 | -0.22% | 40.13% |
| 2016 | $36,810 | 22.82% | - |
| 2015 | $28,410 | 29.53% | - |
| 2014 | $20,020 | 2.15% | - |
| 2013 | $19,590 | -12.25% | - |
| 2012 | $21,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,730, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $35,610). In comparison, the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 3.0 percent (3.0%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) |