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Teacher Assistant Salary in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of teacher assistants in Champaign-Urbana 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 Teacher Assistants in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,080
25th Percentile Wage
$21,290
50th Percentile Wage
$24,950
75th Percentile Wage
$30,090
90th Percentile Wage
$37,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,080.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$24,950
11.82% 10.50%
2017
$22,000
6.09% -
2016
$20,660
2.95% -
2015
$20,050
-18.90% -
2014
$23,840
-3.36% -
2013
$24,640
9.38% -
2012
$22,330
- -

Table 2. Compare Teacher Assistant Salary in Champaign-Urbana with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,950 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Champaign-Urbana is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$27,570
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$27,570
Bloomington
$25,810
Champaign-Urbana
$24,950
Kankakee-Bradley
$24,930
Danville
$23,830
Rockford
$23,590
Decatur
$23,430
Springfield
$23,230
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,990
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,950
Peoria
$22,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$21,990
Carbondale-Marion
$21,100
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$20,670
Bloomington-Normal
$19,860

See also: Top paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.