Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$97,150avg. a year
Annual salary · 32,790 employed
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $97,150 a year. That is $7,830 (9%) more than the Illinois average of $89,320. The U.S. average is $76,320.
$98,970Median pay
$97,150Average yearly
+9%vs. Illinois average
32,790Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1880 jobs
Rockford, IL
$76,670
a year
2530 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$75,170
a year
3750 jobs
Springfield, IL
$73,900
a year
4310 jobs
Decatur, IL
$71,440
a year
59,870 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$68,400
a year
61,170 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$68,160
a year
71,230 jobs
Peoria, IL
$64,910
a year
8660 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$64,010
a year
9250 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$60,300
a year
10420 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$56,440
a year
11290 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$53,580
a year
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $97,150 a year, and the median is $98,970. About 32,790 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $7,830 (9%) more than the Illinois average of $89,320.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 7.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.06 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 25-2031. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.