SOC 25-1042 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Bloomington, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Bloomington, IL is $87,620. The 10th percentile is $55,060 and the 90th percentile is $101,050. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$87,620

10th percentile
$55,060
25th percentile
$63,290
Median
$87,620
75th percentile
$96,940
90th percentile
$101,050
Mean
$85,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $55,060 and the 90th percentile is $101,050. The difference is $45,990, which is 52.5% 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 $63,290 to the 75th at $96,940, covers $33,650.

The mean annual wage is $85,940, which sits below the median of $87,620. 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 Bloomington, IL median is 3.5% higher than the national median of $84,620 for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,674, which is 10.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.5% lower than the Illinois median of $99,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $93,674 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Bloomington, IL ranks 4th of 11 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).).

  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 102 miles away, with a median of $101,960 and employment of 1,760. That median is 16.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,422, against $93,674 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 105 miles away, with a median of $76,160 and employment of 60. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,497, against $93,674 here.
  • St. Louis, MO-IL is 145 miles away, with a median of $97,120 and employment of 470. That median is 10.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,137, against $93,674 here.

Employment share

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IL (50 of 88,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Bloomington, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Bloomington, IL is $87,620. The 10th percentile is $55,060 and the 90th percentile is $101,050. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 3.5% higher than the national median of $84,620.

What is Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Bloomington, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $87,620 is $93,674. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bloomington, IL compare with nearby metros for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 102 miles away, at $101,960. Bloomington, IL ranks 4th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.