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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 $67,063 $82,436 $102,904
    Cook County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $82,442 $96,153 $107,970
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $62,030 $90,372 $107,968
    Du Page County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $103,139 $107,974 $107,977
United States Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $54,620 $63,860 $78,680
(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 $54,186 $67,331 $85,702
    Champaign Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $49,018 $62,394 $77,608
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $48,964 $62,745 $74,801
    Cook County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $63,765 $79,601 $100,976
    Decatur Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $52,250 $61,996 $68,113
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $54,121 $69,114 $85,702
    Du Page County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $64,475 $83,854 $107,359
    Edwardsville Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $51,575 $64,148 $78,459
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $50,497 $63,443 $78,513
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $51,576 $62,851 $77,151
    Lake County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $64,875 $83,305 $103,830
    McHenry County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $63,762 $67,799 $87,104
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $49,038 $62,354 $77,246
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $48,923 $61,303 $76,707
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $45,960 $53,720 $68,118
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $48,997 $63,770 $74,085
    Rockford Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $53,135 $65,854 $85,767
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $48,822 $61,121 $67,672
    Springfield Area Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $50,610 $63,909 $75,553
    Vermilion County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $49,738 $63,241 $75,272
    Will County Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $63,316 $67,323 $83,247
United States Hourly (1) (1) (1)
Yearly $52,040 $64,290 $82,120
(1) Wage estimate isn't available.

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