Teaching Assistant, Except Postsecondary Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teaching assistants, except postsecondary 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 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,960
25th Percentile Wage
$24,960
50th Percentile Wage
$28,660
75th Percentile Wage
$30,270
90th Percentile Wage
$37,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,660. 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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$28,660
0.00% 17.13%
2021
$28,660
16.36% -
2020
$23,970
0.92% -
2019
$23,750
- -

Table 2. Compare Teaching Assistant, Except Postsecondary Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,660 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Rockford is 39.4 percent (39.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Decatur
$47,320
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$32,140
Kankakee-Bradley
$29,400
Champaign-Urbana
$29,080
Springfield
$28,880
Rockford
$28,660
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,640
Danville
$28,440
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,360
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,200
Peoria
$27,970
Carbondale-Marion
$27,500
Bloomington
$24,960

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.