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Postsecondary Teaching Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary teaching assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Teaching Assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,920
25th Percentile Wage
$31,240
50th Percentile Wage
$31,620
75th Percentile Wage
$34,620
90th Percentile Wage
$46,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary 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 $46,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,920.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary teaching assistants from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$31,620
-7.12% 6.70%
2021
$33,870
8.27% -
2020
$31,070
5.05% -
2019
$29,500
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Teaching Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,620, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for postsecondary teaching assistants in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Champaign-Urbana (median annual salary of $50,220). Compared with Champaign-Urbana, the median annual salary of postsecondary teaching assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 37.0 percent (37.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Champaign-Urbana
$50,220
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$31,620
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,070
Bloomington
$30,880
Peoria
$29,180
Springfield
$28,930
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,750

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.