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Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,400
25th Percentile Wage
$60,230
50th Percentile Wage
$65,220
75th Percentile Wage
$97,740
90th Percentile Wage
$101,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,400.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$65,220
-15.50% 2.94%
2021
$75,330
13.38% -
2020
$65,250
2.94% -
2019
$63,330
0.44% -
2018
$63,050
-1.36% -
2017
$63,910
5.77% -
2016
$60,220
1.98% -
2015
$59,030
0.30% -
2014
$58,850
3.48% -
2013
$56,800
-11.44% -
2012
$63,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,220, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $65,830). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is .9 percent (.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$65,830
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$65,220
Rockford
$63,280
Decatur
$62,650
Kankakee-Bradley
$60,760
Springfield
$60,420
Carbondale-Marion
$60,340
Bloomington
$60,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$59,560
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$58,020
Peoria
$57,780
Champaign-Urbana
$57,310
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$56,350
Bloomington-Normal
$56,130
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$55,780
Danville
$49,660

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.