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Secondary School Teacher, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 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. Annual Salary of Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,780
25th Percentile Wage
$54,960
50th Percentile Wage
$72,360
75th Percentile Wage
$93,450
90th Percentile Wage
$111,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,780.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$72,360
-6.07% 2.34%
2016
$76,750
3.60% -
2015
$73,990
-0.49% -
2014
$74,350
2.38% -
2013
$72,580
2.63% -
2012
$70,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Secondary School Teacher, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,360, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $76,770). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$76,770
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$72,360
Rockford
$63,040
Carbondale-Marion
$62,570
Bloomington
$61,770
Kankakee-Bradley
$61,630
Peoria
$59,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$59,460
Danville
$59,380
Springfield
$59,050
Champaign-Urbana
$58,880
Bloomington-Normal
$58,720
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$58,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$55,220
Decatur
$49,300
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$48,720