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Substitute Teacher Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of substitute teachers in Rockford 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 Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,810
25th Percentile Wage
$26,730
50th Percentile Wage
$30,060
75th Percentile Wage
$34,300
90th Percentile Wage
$37,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute teachers in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substitute teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$30,060
7.49% 11.61%
2017
$27,810
-0.18% -
2016
$27,860
1.94% -
2015
$27,320
0.18% -
2014
$27,270
1.72% -
2013
$26,800
0.86% -
2012
$26,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,060 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for substitute teachers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of substitute teachers in Rockford is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 23.3 percent (23.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.