How much do Special Education Teachers, Middle School make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Middle School, the published 10th percentile is $56,020 and the 90th percentile is $105,180. The difference is $49,160, which is 63.2% 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 $62,390 to the 75th at $97,150, covers $34,760.

The mean annual wage is $79,540, which sits above the median of $77,840. 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 16.5% higher than the national median of $66,810 for Special Education Teachers, Middle School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,139, which is 12.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% higher than the Illinois median of $74,730.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Illinois, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Middle School at $75,139 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Middle School. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd of 26 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).).

• Kankakee, IL is 43 miles away, with a median of $57,620 and employment of 50. That median is 26% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,776, against $75,139 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $61,010 and employment of 60. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,335, against $75,139 here.
• Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 71 miles away, with a median of $60,430 and employment of 80. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,973, against $75,139 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Middle School accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (3,190 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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.