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Substitute Teacher Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of substitute 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 Substitute Teachers in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,490
25th Percentile Wage
$22,840
50th Percentile Wage
$27,080
75th Percentile Wage
$29,900
90th Percentile Wage
$31,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute 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 $31,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,490.

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
$27,080
-3.40% 17.65%
2017
$28,000
1.32% -
2016
$27,630
20.52% -
2014
$21,960
1.14% -
2013
$21,710
-2.72% -
2012
$22,300
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,080 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for substitute teachers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of substitute teachers in Springfield is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) and 14.8 percent (14.8%) 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 Springfield, Illinois.