How much do History Teachers, Postsecondary make in Bloomington, IL?

Percentile spread

For History Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $37,980 and the 90th percentile is $106,510. The difference is $68,530, which is 103.3% 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 $37,980 to the 75th at $83,820, covers $45,840.

The mean annual wage is $65,340, which sits below the median of $66,330. 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 20.9% lower than the national median of $83,820 for History Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,913, which is 15.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21% lower than the Illinois median of $83,940.

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 $66,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts History Teachers, Postsecondary at $70,913 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for History Teachers, Postsecondary. Bloomington, IL ranks 7th of 7 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 $88,360 and employment of 470. That median is 33.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,294, against $70,913 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 145 miles away, with a median of $92,140 and employment of 150. That median is 38.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,900, against $70,913 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 152 miles away, with a median of $77,340 and employment of 60. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,818, against $70,913 here.

Employment share

History Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IL (50 of 88,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.70 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.