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Teacher Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Teacher Assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,030
25th Percentile Wage
$21,660
50th Percentile Wage
$27,570
75th Percentile Wage
$34,540
90th Percentile Wage
$39,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher 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 $39,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$27,570
-1.70% 20.38%
2016
$28,040
-0.53% -
2015
$28,190
3.72% -
2014
$27,140
15.77% -
2013
$22,860
3.98% -
2012
$21,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Teacher Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,570, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for teacher assistants in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $27,570). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of teacher assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is .0 percent (.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$27,570
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$27,570
Bloomington
$25,810
Champaign-Urbana
$24,950
Kankakee-Bradley
$24,930
Danville
$23,830
Rockford
$23,590
Decatur
$23,430
Springfield
$23,230
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,990
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,950
Peoria
$22,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$21,990
Carbondale-Marion
$21,100
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$20,670
Bloomington-Normal
$19,860