How much do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary make in Peoria, IL?

Percentile spread

For Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $36,800 and the 90th percentile is $479,690. The difference is $442,890, which is 583.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,570 to the 75th at $108,600, covers $61,030.

The mean annual wage is $125,160, which sits above the median of $75,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $78,620 for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,261, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.6% higher than the Illinois median of $62,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at $83,261 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. Peoria, IL ranks 7th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $66,300 and employment of 180. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,881, against $83,261 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $58,830 and employment of 80. That median is 22.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,043, against $83,261 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 110 miles away, with a median of $62,960 and employment of 2,950. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,775, against $83,261 here.