High paying teaching and library jobs in Peoria, IL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Peoria, 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 Peoria, IL run 8.8% below the national average (2024), so a Peoria, IL salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Peoria, IL · Employed

1Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$88,380
Bachelor's degree
$46,620 – $94,74060
2Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,700
Bachelor's degree
$46,800 – $80,66070
3Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,620
Bachelor's degree
$47,440 – $79,1801,230
4Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,260
Bachelor's degree
$46,230 – $82,380150
5Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,220
Bachelor's degree
$45,180 – $80,940920
6Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,200
Bachelor's degree
$47,810 – $80,670290
7Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,140
Bachelor's degree
$38,490 – $78,630160
8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,460
Bachelor's degree
$46,350 – $83,450120
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,440
Bachelor's degree
$40,660 – $79,5301,500
10Instructional Coordinators$56,240
Master's degree
$33,350 – $96,770150
11Special Education Teachers, All Other$51,410
Bachelor's degree
$44,780 – $74,960140
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$49,580
Master's degree
$35,360 – $70,100150
13Library Technicians$43,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,150 – $55,39060
14Tutors$43,030
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $61,890130
15Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,850
Associate's degree
$31,200 – $49,020590
16Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $63,100380
17Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,970
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $45,1101,980
18Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$31,200
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $39,8501,100

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

#	Occupation	MedianPeoria, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$88,380	$46,620 – $94,740	60
2	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,700	$46,800 – $80,660	70
3	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,620	$47,440 – $79,180	1,230
4	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,260	$46,230 – $82,380	150
5	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,220	$45,180 – $80,940	920
6	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,200	$47,810 – $80,670	290
7	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,140	$38,490 – $78,630	160
8	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,460	$46,350 – $83,450	120
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$57,440	$40,660 – $79,530	1,500
10	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$56,240	$33,350 – $96,770	150
11	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,410	$44,780 – $74,960	140
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$49,580	$35,360 – $70,100	150
13	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,440	$34,150 – $55,390	60
14	TutorsSome college, no degree	$43,030	$31,200 – $61,890	130
15	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,850	$31,200 – $49,020	590
16	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,700	$31,200 – $63,100	380
17	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,970	$31,200 – $45,110	1,980
18	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$31,200	$31,200 – $39,850	1,100

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