Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of middle school special education teachers in Rockford 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 Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,140
25th Percentile Wage
$49,530
50th Percentile Wage
$59,200
75th Percentile Wage
$72,060
90th Percentile Wage
$81,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,140.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$59,200
5.34% -12.36%
2015
$56,040
-16.20% -
2014
$65,120
-1.43% -
2013
$66,050
-0.71% -
2012
$66,520
- -

Table 2. Compare Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,200 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for middle school special education teachers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Rockford is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.