The annual salary statistics of middle school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of middle school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for middle school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of middle school special education teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $59,690 | -14.71% | -14.27% |
| 2016 | $68,470 | 6.54% | - |
| 2015 | $63,990 | -3.88% | - |
| 2014 | $66,470 | 6.44% | - |
| 2013 | $62,190 | -9.68% | - |
| 2012 | $68,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,690, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for middle school special education teachers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $62,330). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of middle school special education teachers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Springfield | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Danville | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |