Secondary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of secondary school special education teachers in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secondary 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 Secondary School Special Education Teachers in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,720
25th Percentile Wage
$48,240
50th Percentile Wage
$60,430
75th Percentile Wage
$77,170
90th Percentile Wage
$102,380

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary 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 $102,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,720.

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
$60,430
9.71% 25.34%
2017
$54,560
10.17% -
2016
$49,010
-4.63% -
2015
$51,280
-7.25% -
2014
$55,000
3.13% -
2013
$53,280
15.32% -
2012
$45,120
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,430 in Springfield 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 Springfield is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 23.1 percent (23.1%) 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 Springfield, Illinois.