Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$81,000avg. a year
Annual salary · 17,300 employed
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $81,000 a year. That is $5,130 (7%) more than the Illinois average of $75,870. The U.S. average is $72,030.
$78,000Median pay
$81,000Average yearly
+7%vs. Illinois average
17,300Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1750 jobs
Rockford, IL
$72,790
a year
2540 jobs
Springfield, IL
$72,670
a year
3370 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$69,520
a year
45,650 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$69,120
a year
5790 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$66,530
a year
6920 jobs
Peoria, IL
$62,200
a year
7550 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$60,580
a year
8280 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$59,630
a year
9220 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$59,240
a year
10180 jobs
Decatur, IL
$58,300
a year
11100 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$56,020
a year
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
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Questions and answers
How much do middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $81,000 a year, and the median is $78,000. About 17,300 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $5,130 (7%) more than the Illinois average of $75,870.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.96 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 25-2022. 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.