Of the 209,180 business professionals employed in Illinois, 139,940 work in Evanston. There has been a 4% growth in the number of business professionals in Evanston between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for business professionals in Evanston has increased, overall employment in Evanston has also increased.

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In Evanston, salaries for business professionals have increased. Evanston business professionals made $94,219 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for business professionals in Evanston was $90,772 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Evanston.

Evanston business professionals earn a median yearly salary of $75,044. The 10% of business professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $45,520 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 151% higher salaries.

On average business professional salaries in Evanston are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited business school in the city. Many of Evanston's business professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 15 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Evanston's business schools.

In 2010 approximately 1,323 students completed business courses.