The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $69,740 | 0.14% | -1.02% |
| 2017 | $69,640 | 2.46% | - |
| 2016 | $67,930 | 2.06% | - |
| 2015 | $66,530 | -4.34% | - |
| 2014 | $69,420 | 2.39% | - |
| 2013 | $67,760 | -3.97% | - |
| 2012 | $70,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,740 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Springfield | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |