High paying teaching and library jobs in Bloomington, IL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bloomington, IL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single teaching and library job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Bloomington, IL run 6.5% below the national average (2024), so a Bloomington, IL salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Bloomington, IL · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$148,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,800 – $169,580140
2Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$90,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,940 – $140,19030
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$87,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,060 – $101,05050
4Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$85,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,340 – $102,47070
5Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,640 – $101,24070
6Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$34,160 – $116,45070
7English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,710 – $98,70080
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$75,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,410 – $101,220140
9Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$73,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,790 – $105,75040
10History Teachers, Postsecondary$66,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,980 – $106,51050
11Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$66,300
Master's degree
$49,750 – $84,140180
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,280
Bachelor's degree
$47,010 – $110,280530
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$66,180
Master's degree
$41,120 – $99,150130
14Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,590
Bachelor's degree
$47,360 – $106,580670
15Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$65,180
Bachelor's degree
$43,460 – $81,98070
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,620
Bachelor's degree
$50,110 – $100,02050
17Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,250
Bachelor's degree
$51,610 – $104,620270
18Special Education Teachers, Middle School$64,060
Bachelor's degree
$44,800 – $79,39030
19Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,110
Bachelor's degree
$43,980 – $106,110370
20Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,310 – $97,720280
21Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,280
Bachelor's degree
$45,600 – $94,74050
22Instructional Coordinators$60,860
Master's degree
$31,200 – $104,000130
23Library Technicians$47,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,560 – $47,93030
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,720
Associate's degree
$31,200 – $51,260310
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $55,720170
26Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,330
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $39,240450
27Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$36,040
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $49,800130
28Tutors$35,120
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $50,960130
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,710
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $42,640800

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBloomington, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$148,290	$50,800 – $169,580	140
2	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,840	$52,940 – $140,190	30
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$87,620	$55,060 – $101,050	50
4	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,390	$41,340 – $102,470	70
5	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,280	$51,640 – $101,240	70
6	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,110	$34,160 – $116,450	70
7	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,860	$43,710 – $98,700	80
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,020	$42,410 – $101,220	140
9	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$73,850	$56,790 – $105,750	40
10	History Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,330	$37,980 – $106,510	50
11	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$66,300	$49,750 – $84,140	180
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$66,280	$47,010 – $110,280	530
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$66,180	$41,120 – $99,150	130
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$65,590	$47,360 – $106,580	670
15	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$65,180	$43,460 – $81,980	70
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,620	$50,110 – $100,020	50
17	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,250	$51,610 – $104,620	270
18	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,060	$44,800 – $79,390	30
19	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,110	$43,980 – $106,110	370
20	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,950	$52,310 – $97,720	280
21	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,280	$45,600 – $94,740	50
22	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$60,860	$31,200 – $104,000	130
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,930	$31,560 – $47,930	30
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,720	$31,200 – $51,260	310
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,620	$31,200 – $55,720	170
26	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,330	$31,200 – $39,240	450
27	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$36,040	$31,200 – $49,800	130
28	TutorsSome college, no degree	$35,120	$31,200 – $50,960	130
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$31,710	$31,200 – $42,640	800

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Bloomington, IL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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