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

Percentile spread

For Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $49,100 and the 90th percentile is $131,230. The difference is $82,130, which is 81.6% 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 $76,770 to the 75th at $124,630, covers $47,860.

The mean annual wage is $100,270, which sits below the median of $100,700. 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 2.7% higher than the national median of $98,070 for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,205, which is 0.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Illinois median of $100,700.

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 $100,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $97,205 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 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd 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 $83,300 and employment of 110. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,932, against $97,205 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 89 miles away, with a median of $65,660 and employment of 40. That median is 34.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,710, against $97,205 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 137 miles away, with a median of $107,060 and employment of 30. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,051, against $97,205 here.

Employment share

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (320 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.