The annual salary statistics of political scientists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of political scientists 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 | $47,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for political scientists 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 $111,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of political scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $78,100 | -5.10% | -5.10% |
| 2016 | $82,080 | 19.87% | - |
| 2015 | $65,770 | 1.35% | - |
| 2014 | $64,880 | 1.82% | - |
| 2013 | $63,700 | -28.85% | - |
| 2012 | $82,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,100, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for political scientists in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $88,340). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of political scientists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |