Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,390
25th Percentile Wage
$45,480
50th Percentile Wage
$52,590
75th Percentile Wage
$60,470
90th Percentile Wage
$69,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,390.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$52,590
-0.40% 12.95%
2015
$52,800
5.55% -
2014
$49,870
3.95% -
2013
$47,900
4.43% -
2012
$45,780
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,590 in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana is 31.3 percent (31.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 11.7 percent (11.7%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.