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

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As the number of liberal arts professionals in Palatine has grown, salaries for liberal arts professionals have decreased. Palatine liberal arts professionals made $54,680 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for liberal arts professionals in Palatine was $58,640 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Palatine.

Liberal arts professionals in Palatine make 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.

Palatine liberal arts professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 800 students completed liberal arts courses.