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Substitute Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of substitute 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Substitute Teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,770
25th Percentile Wage
$30,690
50th Percentile Wage
$39,090
75th Percentile Wage
$51,420
90th Percentile Wage
$59,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute 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 $59,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,770.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substitute teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2017
$39,090
7.01% 26.76%
2016
$36,350
2.17% -
2015
$35,560
3.35% -
2014
$34,370
16.70% -
2013
$28,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,090, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the highest paying city for substitute teachers in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $32,470). In comparison, the median annual salary of substitute teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$39,090
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$32,470
Rockford
$30,060
Danville
$29,370
Kankakee-Bradley
$28,810
Champaign-Urbana
$28,410
Peoria
$28,240
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,840
Springfield
$27,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,070
Bloomington
$26,510
Bloomington-Normal
$24,680
Carbondale-Marion
$24,480
Decatur
$24,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$23,530
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$23,070