SOC 25-1011 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Business 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 Business Teachers, Postsecondary in Bloomington, IL is $148,290. The 10th percentile is $50,800 and the 90th percentile is $169,580. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$148,290

10th percentile
$50,800
25th percentile
$64,140
Median
$148,290
75th percentile
$169,580
90th percentile
$169,580
Mean
$115,770

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 Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $50,800 and the 90th percentile is $169,580. The difference is $118,780, which is 80.1% 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 $64,140 to the 75th at $169,580, covers $105,440.

The mean annual wage is $115,770, which sits below the median of $148,290. 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 49.7% higher than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $158,536, which is 60% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 56.5% higher than the Illinois median of $94,770.

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 $148,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $158,536 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. Bloomington, IL ranks 1st of 15 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).).

  • Peoria, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $85,660. That median is 42.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,894, against $158,536 here.
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 102 miles away, with a median of $93,670 and employment of 2,450. That median is 36.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,419, against $158,536 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 105 miles away, with a median of $78,990 and employment of 90. That median is 46.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,674, against $158,536 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IL (140 of 88,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.01 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 Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in Bloomington, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Teachers, Postsecondary in Bloomington, IL is $148,290. The 10th percentile is $50,800 and the 90th percentile is $169,580. Employment is 140.

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

The local median is 49.7% higher than the national median of $99,080.

What is Business 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 $148,290 is $158,536. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Peoria, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $85,660. Bloomington, IL ranks 1st of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.