High paying teaching and library jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Champaign-Urbana, 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Champaign-Urbana, IL salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Champaign-Urbana, IL · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$139,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,570 – $211,290210
2Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$68,910
Master's degree
$47,810 – $94,450160
3Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,890
Bachelor's degree
$62,100 – $124,18080
4Instructional Coordinators$65,720
Master's degree
$52,580 – $85,700460
5Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,320
Bachelor's degree
$48,400 – $82,730160
6Special Education Teachers, Middle School$62,140
Bachelor's degree
$46,500 – $81,520100
7Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,930
Bachelor's degree
$47,080 – $89,380140
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,480
Bachelor's degree
$46,030 – $80,720660
9Special Education Teachers, All Other$61,110
Bachelor's degree
$43,770 – $78,66040
10Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,970
Bachelor's degree
$39,870 – $76,990100
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,650
Bachelor's degree
$41,230 – $78,870990
12Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,630
Bachelor's degree
$45,540 – $79,130550
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,120
Bachelor's degree
$41,170 – $99,75050
14Library Technicians$53,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,300 – $63,170190
15Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$50,110
Bachelor's degree
$31,850 – $81,2802,480
16Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$42,270
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $62,940360
17Self-Enrichment Teachers$42,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $64,170150
18Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,510
Associate's degree
$34,570 – $62,080630
19Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$32,220
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $44,2001,080

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

#	Occupation	MedianChampaign-Urbana, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$139,810	$77,570 – $211,290	210
2	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$68,910	$47,810 – $94,450	160
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$66,890	$62,100 – $124,180	80
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$65,720	$52,580 – $85,700	460
5	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,320	$48,400 – $82,730	160
6	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,140	$46,500 – $81,520	100
7	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,930	$47,080 – $89,380	140
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,480	$46,030 – $80,720	660
9	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,110	$43,770 – $78,660	40
10	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,970	$39,870 – $76,990	100
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,650	$41,230 – $78,870	990
12	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,630	$45,540 – $79,130	550
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,120	$41,170 – $99,750	50
14	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,680	$33,300 – $63,170	190
15	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$50,110	$31,850 – $81,280	2,480
16	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$42,270	$31,200 – $62,940	360
17	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,070	$31,200 – $64,170	150
18	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$39,510	$34,570 – $62,080	630
19	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$32,220	$31,200 – $44,200	1,080

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Champaign-Urbana, 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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