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Middle School Teachers

Middle School Teachers - Wages & Trends

Middle school teachers who coach sports or supervise other extracurricular activities may be paid extra for their work.

Teachers who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits include sick leave, health insurance, and a retirement plan.

Over half of all public school teachers belong to unions -- mainly the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. These unions negotiate with employers regarding wages, hours, and conditions of employment.

Because teachers usually work a ten-month year, their wages are reported annually.

Career/technical education teachers, middle school (SOC 25-2023)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $69,191 $82,123 $105,019
    Cook County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $56,644 $88,560 $105,141
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $58,107 $85,322 $114,847
    Du Page County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $78,619 $108,773 $134,413
    Lake County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $88,559 $105,016 $134,497
    Rockford Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $63,337 $82,119 $83,144
United States Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $55,920 $63,620 $78,270
(1) Wage estimate isn't available.

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education (SOC 25-2022)

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $59,874 $66,561 $84,701
    Champaign Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $49,080 $60,304 $67,423
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $47,816 $60,784 $65,716
    Cook County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $62,164 $78,110 $100,786
    Decatur Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $48,562 $60,978 $68,654
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $60,548 $67,164 $84,510
    Du Page County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $63,550 $80,346 $104,168
    Edwardsville Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $50,982 $63,661 $79,041
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $50,956 $64,287 $76,433
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $51,429 $62,862 $78,065
    Lake County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $62,319 $79,957 $102,505
    McHenry County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $62,470 $77,252 $87,987
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $49,043 $62,288 $79,631
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $49,398 $61,811 $77,845
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $47,746 $60,530 $65,203
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $49,655 $63,107 $80,269
    Rockford Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $58,921 $74,105 $81,837
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $49,383 $61,160 $74,621
    Springfield Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $50,954 $62,709 $75,362
    Vermilion County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $51,901 $64,349 $64,537
    Will County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $62,545 $78,202 $94,562
United States Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $53,540 $62,970 $79,380
(1) Wage estimate isn't available.

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.