Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secondary school special education teachers in Bloomington-Normal 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 Special Education Teachers in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,150
25th Percentile Wage
$45,550
50th Percentile Wage
$54,210
75th Percentile Wage
$63,350
90th Percentile Wage
$81,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,150.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$54,210
1.83% 2.84%
2013
$53,220
1.03% -
2012
$52,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Bloomington-Normal with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,210 in Bloomington-Normal is in the middle of salary range for secondary school special education teachers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Bloomington-Normal is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 14.3 percent (14.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$76,520
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$73,800
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$69,740
Rockford
$61,410
Springfield
$60,430
Carbondale-Marion
$57,450
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$56,250
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$54,440
Bloomington-Normal
$54,210
Champaign-Urbana
$52,590
Peoria
$51,820
Kankakee-Bradley
$50,860
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$49,610
Decatur
$48,670
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$47,140
Danville
$46,450