Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Illinois

The median for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Illinois is $79,990 a year, somewhat above the national $72,040 (+11%); the state ranks 9th of 51 states by median. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 54% more than the median across all occupations in Illinois ($51,960). Illinois pays more than every neighbouring state: Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa and Missouri range from $59,240 in Missouri to $62,870 in Wisconsin. Illinois employs 44,670 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 7.33 per 1,000 jobs, the 7th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.07 is close to the national share.

Illinois vs the United States, May 2025

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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******44,6707.331.07
Annual$49,020$62,330$79,990$104,670$135,960$89,320
United StatesHourly******1,065,210––
Annual$48,780$59,980$72,040$92,570$107,600$76,320
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $49,020$49,02025th25th: $62,330$62,330MedianMedian: $79,990$79,99075th75th: $104,670$104,67090th90th: $135,960$135,960US 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
9th of 51 states
Rank by employment
7th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.07
Jobs per 1,000
7.33

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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical 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*$98,970$60,380$140,60032,7907.271.06
Rockford, IL*$78,500$47,860$104,0008806.390.93
Springfield, IL*$72,510$49,150$99,1807507.451.09
Bloomington, IL*$66,280$47,010$110,2805306.060.88
St. Louis, MO-IL*$62,130$47,630$98,5409,8707.361.07
Decatur, IL*$62,000$46,870$123,9803106.841.00
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL*$61,960$46,870$99,9701,1706.500.95
Peoria, IL*$61,620$47,440$79,1801,2307.381.08
Paducah, KY-IL*$61,540$49,130$74,2602504.970.73
Champaign-Urbana, IL*$61,480$46,030$80,7206606.280.92
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL*$48,570$36,480$73,2102906.570.96
Kankakee, IL*$48,500$38,000$78,4004209.961.45
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area*$64,010$46,920$99,2201,31010.311.51
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area*$61,800$46,170$80,7601,2108.541.25
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area*$60,740$46,580$96,6401,91011.271.64
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area*$60,720$40,850$120,5801,45010.121.48

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Illinois*$79,99044,6701.07
Iowa*$61,20012,3101.15
Indiana*$61,88020,4300.93
Kentucky*$61,56012,7800.93
Missouri*$59,24024,3801.21
Wisconsin*$62,87015,9100.79

See the national page for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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.