Exactly 139,940 of Illinois' 209,180 business professionals work in Palatine. There has been a 4% growth in the number of business professionals in Palatine between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Palatine has also increased.

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As the number of business professionals in Palatine has grown, salaries for business professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $94,219 per year was earned by business professionals in Palatine. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for business professionals in Palatine was $90,772 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Palatine.

Business professionals in Palatine make 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 $114,265 per year.

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

Many of Palatine's business professionals are graduates of the only accredited business school in the city.

There are a total of 11 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Palatine's business schools.

In 2010 approximately 155 students completed business courses.