Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term 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 Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,960
25th Percentile Wage
$24,960
50th Percentile Wage
$29,450
75th Percentile Wage
$34,670
90th Percentile Wage
$38,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term 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 $38,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short-term substitute teachers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$29,450
0.78% -4.01%
2021
$29,220
-6.74% -
2020
$31,190
1.80% -
2019
$30,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,450 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Rockford is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 15.2 percent (15.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$38,360
Springfield
$36,620
Champaign-Urbana
$33,810
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,780
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,700
Kankakee-Bradley
$29,670
Decatur
$29,650
Peoria
$29,630
Rockford
$29,450
Danville
$29,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,070
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,990
Bloomington
$24,960
Carbondale-Marion
$24,960

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.