Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Illinois

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Illinois earn a median $75,320 a year, +18% against the national median of $63,970; they and rank 16th of 51 states by median. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education earn 45% more than the median across all occupations in Illinois ($51,960). Illinois pays more than every neighbouring state: Wisconsin, Kentucky, Iowa, Indiana and Missouri range from $50,910 in Missouri to $61,210 in Wisconsin. Illinois employs 61,520 elementary school teachers, except special education, 10.1 per 1,000 jobs, the 5th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.13 is close to the national share.

Illinois vs the United States, May 2025

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Illinois and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
IllinoisHourly******61,52010.091.13
Annual$47,040$58,430$75,320$97,830$105,250$74,630
United StatesHourly******1,388,390––
Annual$47,960$57,710$63,970$81,450$104,340$72,650
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $47,040$47,04025th25th: $58,430$58,430MedianMedian: $75,320$75,32075th75th: $97,830$97,83090th90th: $105,250$105,250US median
Illinois annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
16th of 51 states
Rank by employment
5th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.13
Jobs per 1,000
10.09

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Illinois's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Illinois

12 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Illinois publish a row for elementary school teachers, except special education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN*$78,390$48,960$105,25045,84010.161.14
Bloomington, IL*$65,590$47,360$106,5806707.580.85
Rockford, IL*$64,200$47,020$97,7701,53011.141.25
Springfield, IL*$62,340$48,270$99,0201,0009.961.12
Paducah, KY-IL*$62,030$45,700$71,1603607.180.80
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL*$61,650$47,010$79,8401,7609.761.09
St. Louis, MO-IL*$60,650$47,210$83,75013,44010.021.12
Champaign-Urbana, IL*$59,650$41,230$78,8709909.421.06
Decatur, IL*$59,050$45,710$76,7503708.220.92
Kankakee, IL*$57,980$45,470$77,4103608.410.94
Peoria, IL*$57,440$40,660$79,5301,5009.011.01
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL*$47,100$39,080$61,1001,03023.002.58
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area*$60,200$40,540$78,0201,93013.671.53
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area*$59,310$40,440$90,2101,93015.231.71
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area*$57,390$39,900$93,3201,74012.171.36
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area*$57,240$44,500$79,1702,45014.461.62

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Illinois*$75,32061,5201.13
Iowa*$60,58017,3001.24
Indiana*$59,70027,7200.97
Kentucky*$60,61019,0801.07
Missouri*$50,91033,1801.27
Wisconsin*$61,21024,9200.95

See the national page for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (every state ranked) and the Illinois wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Illinois estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.