Exactly 1,720 of the 2,620 liberal arts professionals employed in Illinois, work in Elmhurst. There has been a 6% growth in the number of liberal arts professionals in Elmhurst between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of liberal arts professionals in Elmhurst has increased, overall employment in Elmhurst has also increased.

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In Elmhurst, salaries for liberal arts professionals have decreased. Elmhurst liberal arts professionals made $54,680 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for liberal arts professionals in Elmhurst was $58,640 per year. The decline in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Elmhurst is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Elmhurst liberal arts professionals earn a median yearly salary of $43,790. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 262%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $24,150 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $87,480 per year.

On average liberal arts professional salaries in Elmhurst are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited liberal arts school in the city. Many of Elmhurst's liberal arts professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in liberal arts offered by Elmhurst's liberal arts schools.

In 2010 approximately 11 students completed liberal arts courses.