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Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of middle school special education teachers 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 Middle School Special Education Teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,000
25th Percentile Wage
$47,290
50th Percentile Wage
$59,690
75th Percentile Wage
$77,710
90th Percentile Wage
$100,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers 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 $100,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$59,690
-14.71% -14.27%
2016
$68,470
6.54% -
2015
$63,990
-3.88% -
2014
$66,470
6.44% -
2013
$62,190
-9.68% -
2012
$68,210
- -

Table 2. Compare Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,690, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for middle school special education teachers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $62,330). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$62,330
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$59,690
Rockford
$59,200
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$58,590
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$56,740
Champaign-Urbana
$55,080
Bloomington-Normal
$55,020
Springfield
$54,050
Kankakee-Bradley
$53,440
Danville
$50,330
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$49,950
Peoria
$49,850
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,050