The annual salary statistics of postsecondary political science teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary political science 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 | $47,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary political science 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 $150,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary political science teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $80,090 | 1.60% | 23.15% |
| 2016 | $78,810 | 6.10% | - |
| 2015 | $74,000 | 25.61% | - |
| 2014 | $55,050 | -7.07% | - |
| 2013 | $58,940 | -4.43% | - |
| 2012 | $61,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,090, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for postsecondary political science teachers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $81,290). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of postsecondary political science teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |