Middle School Special Education Teacher Salary in Springfield, Illinois

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,770
25th Percentile Wage
$44,920
50th Percentile Wage
$54,050
75th Percentile Wage
$66,660
90th Percentile Wage
$77,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,770.

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
$54,050
-0.70% 15.23%
2017
$54,430
0.97% -
2016
$53,900
2.47% -
2015
$52,570
3.44% -
2014
$50,760
4.96% -
2013
$48,240
5.02% -
2012
$45,820
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,050 in Springfield 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 Springfield is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 27.8 percent (27.8%) 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 Springfield, Illinois.