How much do Physics Teachers, Postsecondary make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Physics Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $61,150 and the 90th percentile is $132,310. The difference is $71,160, which is 84.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,770 to the 75th at $123,960, covers $61,190.

The mean annual wage is $96,480, which sits above the median of $83,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 16.4% lower than the national median of $100,310 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,921, which is 19.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.7% lower than the Illinois median of $94,900.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Illinois, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $83,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physics Teachers, Postsecondary at $80,921 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $79,760 and employment of 70. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,280, against $80,921 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 89 miles away, with a median of $80,670 and employment of 40. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,875, against $80,921 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 137 miles away, with a median of $103,780 and employment of 60. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,618, against $80,921 here.

Employment share

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (330 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.