Postsecondary Teaching Assistant Salary in Springfield, Illinois

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,400
25th Percentile Wage
$26,730
50th Percentile Wage
$28,930
75th Percentile Wage
$31,140
90th Percentile Wage
$38,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary teaching assistants in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,400.

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Teaching Assistant Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,930 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary teaching assistants in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary teaching assistants in Springfield is 42.4 percent (42.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Champaign-Urbana and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Champaign-Urbana
$50,220
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$31,620
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,070
Bloomington
$30,880
Peoria
$29,180
Springfield
$28,930
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,750

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.