Illinois was 5.4% below the U.S. median for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. It ranked 33 of 48 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Illinois was 100, or 0% below the national price level. Its housing index was 93.9.
National-price-dollar proxy
$94,940
WageScope divides the published Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in Illinois: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 25-1054 and BLS area 17.
Questions, answered
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Illinois: common questions
What is the median wage for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in Illinois?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $94,900 per year for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in Illinois. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Physics Teachers, Postsecondary pay higher in Illinois than nationally?
Illinois's published median was 5.4% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Illinois?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 100.0 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs does BLS estimate in Illinois?
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What the Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median says in Illinois
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median in Illinois at $94,900 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 25-1054 and BLS area 17.
BLS lists 540 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $103,950 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Illinois's Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median is 5.4% below the U.S. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $100,310 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 25-1054 and area 17. SOC 25-1054 names Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Area 17 names Illinois. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 25-1054/17 row reports 540 wage and salary jobs, 0.09 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.05 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 25-1054/17, the annual median is $94,900 per year, while the matching mean is $103,950 per year. The row is annual only. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
25-1054/17 suppression marks: hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available.
BLS area 17 facts behind this Physics Teachers, Postsecondary page
Area 17 reports 6,098,130 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,130. Its annual median is $51,960. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 25-1054 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Illinois runs from $32,900 at the 10th percentile to $127,770 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,960. The median is $51,960. The 75th percentile is $83,060. This is a place check, not a pay range for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 17. They do not show related skills or a path into Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
1. Area 17, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 195,390 jobs, $40,550 annual median, 32.04 jobs per 1,000, and 1.69 location quotient.
2. Area 17, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 171,300 jobs, $103,570 annual median, 28.09 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
3. Area 17, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 139,630 jobs, $34,490 annual median, 22.9 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Illinois wage ladder for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
The 10th percentile is $61,150 per year. The 25th percentile is $67,620 per year. The median is $94,900 per year. The 75th percentile is $128,430 per year. The 90th percentile is $166,410 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $67,620 per year to $128,430 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $105,260. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Illinois has a annual median of $94,900 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $100,310 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Illinois. Illinois is 5.4% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Illinois sits for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Illinois ranks 33 of 48 among states and territories with a published annual median for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 33 of 48 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
30. Washington has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $96,930 per year, 310 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.04.
31. Nevada has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $96,330 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.71.
32. Ohio has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $96,310 per year, 420 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.91.
34. Oklahoma has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $91,580 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.62.
Pay leaders
Where Physics Teachers, Postsecondary medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 25-1054, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. California has the highest published median in this set, at $139,420 per year. Illinois sits at $94,900 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Physics Teachers, Postsecondary is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. California has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $139,420 per year, or $44,520 above Illinois. BLS lists 1,130 jobs there, compared with 540 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.74.
2. Connecticut has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $112,410 per year, or $17,510 above Illinois. BLS lists 260 jobs there, compared with 540 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.8.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in this same-source set, at 1,130 jobs. Illinois has 540. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 1,130 estimated Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs, a gap of 590 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $139,420 per year, or $44,520 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 0.74.
2. Texas has 1,110 estimated Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs, a gap of 570 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $97,760 per year, or $2,860 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 0.94.
Local-share leaders
Where Physics Teachers, Postsecondary takes the largest share of local jobs
District of Columbia has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.25. Illinois has 1.05. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Physics Teachers, Postsecondary is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 2.25, a gap of 1.20 from Illinois. BLS lists 130 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs and a median of $85,190 per year, or $9,710 below Illinois.
2. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 2.23, a gap of 1.18 from Illinois. BLS lists 680 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs and a median of $111,280 per year, or $16,380 above Illinois.
3. Connecticut has a location quotient of 1.8, a gap of 0.75 from Illinois. BLS lists 260 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs and a median of $112,410 per year, or $17,510 above Illinois.
Job scale and share
How common Physics Teachers, Postsecondary is in Illinois
BLS lists 540 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs in Illinois. It also lists 0.09 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.05. A value of 1 means Physics Teachers, Postsecondary has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary beside other roles in Illinois
The all-occupations median in Illinois is $51,960 per year. The Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median is $94,900 per year. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary is 82.6% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Illinois. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Illinois median of $95,990 per year. BLS lists 138,910 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
2. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Illinois median of $103,570 per year. BLS lists 171,300 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
3. Management Analysts, SOC 13-1111, has a Illinois median of $104,270 per year. BLS lists 45,820 jobs and a location quotient of 1.3.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Illinois
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Illinois table, at 195,390 jobs. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary has 540 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 6,098,130. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Physics Teachers, Postsecondary's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 195,390 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 194,850 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its median is $40,550 per year, or $54,350 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.69.
2. General and Operations Managers has 171,300 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 170,760 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its median is $103,570 per year, or $8,670 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.25.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Illinois
Financial Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Illinois role table, at $165,880 per year. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary has $94,900 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $51,960 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Financial Managers has a median of $165,880 per year in Illinois, or $70,980 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 52,720 jobs, compared with 540 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.6.
2. Software Developers has a median of $132,110 per year in Illinois, or $37,210 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 56,310 jobs, compared with 540 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 0.85.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Illinois
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded Illinois role table, at 1.69. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary has 1.05. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Physics Teachers, Postsecondary with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.69 in Illinois, a gap of 0.64 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 195,390 jobs and a median of $40,550 per year, or $54,350 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
2. Financial Managers has a location quotient of 1.6 in Illinois, a gap of 0.55 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 52,720 jobs and a median of $165,880 per year, or $70,980 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
Price-level view
What $94,900 may mean after the Illinois price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Illinois is 100.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 0.0% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $94,900 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median by 100.0 divided by 100. The result is $94,940 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 93.9. Goods are 103.8. Utilities are 85.0. Other services are 100.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Physics Teachers, Postsecondary row is 1.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 540 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $103,950 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. It uses a Illinois place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $94,900 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Physics Teachers, Postsecondary row for Illinois does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 540 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.05 is not a growth score. Rank 33 of 48 is not a place score. The 100.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 25-1054 in BLS area 17. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 540 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 17, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 138,910 jobs, $95,990 annual median, 22.78 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
5. Area 17, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 134,100 jobs, $38,060 annual median, 21.99 jobs per 1,000, and 0.79 location quotient.
6. Area 17, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 127,590 jobs, $33,910 annual median, 20.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.84 location quotient.
3. Massachusetts has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $111,280 per year, or $16,380 above Illinois. BLS lists 680 jobs there, compared with 540 in Illinois. The location quotient is 2.23.
4. Maryland has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $110,980 per year, or $16,080 above Illinois. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 540 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.29.
5. Michigan has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $109,090 per year, or $14,190 above Illinois. BLS lists 460 jobs there, compared with 540 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.23.
6. New Mexico has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $108,850 per year, or $13,950 above Illinois. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 540 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.02.
7. Delaware has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $108,810 per year, or $13,910 above Illinois. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 540 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.64.
8. Minnesota has a Physics Teachers, Postsecondary median of $107,240 per year, or $12,340 above Illinois. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 540 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.
3. New York has 1,080 estimated Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs, a gap of 540 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $103,100 per year, or $8,200 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.32.
4. Massachusetts has 680 estimated Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs, a gap of 140 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $111,280 per year, or $16,380 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 2.23.
5. Virginia has 610 estimated Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs, a gap of 70 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $104,490 per year, or $9,590 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.75.
6. Pennsylvania has 580 estimated Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $98,370 per year, or $3,470 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.13.
7. Illinois has 540 estimated Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $94,900 per year, or $0 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. New Jersey has 530 estimated Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $98,920 per year, or $4,020 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.46.
4. Vermont has a location quotient of 1.79, a gap of 0.74 from Illinois. BLS lists 50 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs and a median of $98,390 per year, or $3,490 above Illinois.
5. Virginia has a location quotient of 1.75, a gap of 0.70 from Illinois. BLS lists 610 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs and a median of $104,490 per year, or $9,590 above Illinois.
6. Delaware has a location quotient of 1.64, a gap of 0.59 from Illinois. BLS lists 70 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs and a median of $108,810 per year, or $13,910 above Illinois.
7. Montana has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.47 from Illinois. BLS lists 70 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs and a median of $98,050 per year, or $3,150 above Illinois.
8. New Jersey has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.41 from Illinois. BLS lists 530 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary jobs and a median of $98,920 per year, or $4,020 above Illinois.
4. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Illinois median of $80,230 per year. BLS lists 54,930 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Illinois median of $79,990 per year. BLS lists 44,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Illinois median of $75,320 per year. BLS lists 61,520 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Illinois median of $73,510 per year. BLS lists 51,310 jobs and a location quotient of 1.06.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Illinois median of $66,900 per year. BLS lists 69,910 jobs and a location quotient of 1.42.
3. Cashiers has 139,630 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 139,090 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its median is $34,490 per year, or $60,410 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.15.
4. Registered Nurses has 138,910 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 138,370 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its median is $95,990 per year, or $1,090 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.05.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 134,100 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 133,560 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its median is $38,060 per year, or $56,840 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 0.79.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 127,590 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 127,050 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its median is $33,910 per year, or $60,990 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 0.84.
7. Retail Salespersons has 126,610 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 126,070 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its median is $35,370 per year, or $59,530 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 0.83.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 109,240 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 108,700 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its median is $37,680 per year, or $57,220 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 0.98.
3. Management Analysts has a median of $104,270 per year in Illinois, or $9,370 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 45,820 jobs, compared with 540 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.3.
4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $103,570 per year in Illinois, or $8,670 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 171,300 jobs, compared with 540 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $95,990 per year in Illinois, or $1,090 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 138,910 jobs, compared with 540 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.05.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,230 per year in Illinois, or $14,670 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 54,930 jobs, compared with 540 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $79,990 per year in Illinois, or $14,910 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 44,670 jobs, compared with 540 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $75,320 per year in Illinois, or $19,580 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 61,520 jobs, compared with 540 for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Its location quotient is 1.13.
3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.42 in Illinois, a gap of 0.37 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 69,910 jobs and a median of $66,900 per year, or $28,000 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.39 in Illinois, a gap of 0.34 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 76,460 jobs and a median of $44,140 per year, or $50,760 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
5. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.3 in Illinois, a gap of 0.25 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 45,820 jobs and a median of $104,270 per year, or $9,370 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
6. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Illinois, a gap of 0.20 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 171,300 jobs and a median of $103,570 per year, or $8,670 above Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
7. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Illinois, a gap of 0.17 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 47,190 jobs and a median of $47,380 per year, or $47,520 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.21 in Illinois, a gap of 0.16 from Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. BLS lists 68,640 jobs and a median of $45,960 per year, or $48,940 below Physics Teachers, Postsecondary.
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Illinois | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in Illinois
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Illinois place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
