The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $44,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,800 | 1.25% | 3.60% |
| 2016 | $72,880 | 3.76% | - |
| 2015 | $70,140 | -0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $70,190 | 2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $68,550 | -3.78% | - |
| 2012 | $71,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,800, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for secondary school special education teachers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Bloomington (median annual salary of $76,520). Compared with Bloomington, the median annual salary of secondary school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.
| 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 |