Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary Information in Illinois

The average annual salaries for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in the state of Illinois are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school among Illinois metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Illinois (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,750
25th Percentile Wage
$50,720
50th Percentile Wage
$63,250
75th Percentile Wage
$80,690
90th Percentile Wage
$105,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $46,750.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$63,250
1.31% 16.35%
2021
$62,420
-9.34% -
2020
$68,250
5.95% -
2019
$64,190
4.72% -
2018
$61,160
2.29% -
2017
$59,760
-9.55% -
2016
$65,470
5.28% -
2015
$62,010
3.84% -
2014
$59,630
10.63% -
2013
$53,290
0.71% -
2012
$52,910
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Illinois Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in some Illinois cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in state of Illinois ranges from $48,450 to $73,780. The highest paying area for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Illinois is Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with a median annual salary of $73,780. The second highest paying city/area in Illinois State is Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (mean annual salary $68,390). The lowest paying area is Danville with a median annual salary of $48,450.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$73,780
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$68,390
Bloomington
$66,870
Springfield
$63,140
Rockford
$62,460
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,340
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$59,580
Peoria
$58,500
Kankakee-Bradley
$57,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$55,240
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$50,900
Champaign-Urbana
$49,240
Danville
$48,450