Exactly 17,480 of Illinois' 27,230 social workers work in Glen Ellyn. There has been a 17% growth in the number of social workers in Glen Ellyn between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of social workers in Glen Ellyn has increased, overall employment in Glen Ellyn has also increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Glen Ellyn have increased. Glen Ellyn social workers made $50,948 per year, on average, in 2010. Social workers in Glen Ellyn made a yearly average salary of $43,783, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Glen Ellyn.

Social workers in Glen Ellyn earn a median salary of $48,802 per year. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $26,795 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 185% higher salaries.

On average social worker salaries in Glen Ellyn are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited social work school in the city. Many of Glen Ellyn's social workers are graduates of this school.

Glen Ellyn's social work schools offer 2 social work degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 16 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.