High paying teaching and library jobs in Springfield, IL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Springfield, 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 Springfield, IL run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Springfield, 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, Springfield, IL · Employed

1Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$101,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,620 – $131,01040
2Instructional Coordinators$82,700
Master's degree
$52,250 – $103,190240
3English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$82,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,950 – $108,51030
4Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,430
Bachelor's degree
$48,730 – $97,950150
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,450
Bachelor's degree
$51,700 – $109,48040
6Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,570
Bachelor's degree
$49,310 – $99,580540
7Special Education Teachers, Middle School$74,590
Bachelor's degree
$48,790 – $100,310110
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,510
Bachelor's degree
$49,150 – $99,180750
9Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$71,180
Bachelor's degree
$67,780 – $71,18040
10Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$64,270
Bachelor's degree
$50,000 – $97,670120
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,340
Bachelor's degree
$48,270 – $99,0201,000
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,790
Master's degree
$38,380 – $93,59090
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,350
Bachelor's degree
$47,490 – $100,760100
14Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$61,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,990 – $101,57080
15Special Education Teachers, All Other$59,450
Bachelor's degree
$44,370 – $73,77090
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,130
Bachelor's degree
$38,190 – $98,15090
17Library Technicians$47,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $57,59050
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $62,550120
19Tutors$39,070
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $62,40080
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,300
Associate's degree
$31,200 – $54,790450
21Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,620
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $64,710210
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,740
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $43,1101,020
23Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$31,260
Bachelor's degree
$31,260 – $37,440100

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpringfield, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,250	$61,620 – $131,010	40
2	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$82,700	$52,250 – $103,190	240
3	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,220	$37,950 – $108,510	30
4	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,430	$48,730 – $97,950	150
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,450	$51,700 – $109,480	40
6	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,570	$49,310 – $99,580	540
7	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,590	$48,790 – $100,310	110
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$72,510	$49,150 – $99,180	750
9	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$71,180	$67,780 – $71,180	40
10	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,270	$50,000 – $97,670	120
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,340	$48,270 – $99,020	1,000
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$61,790	$38,380 – $93,590	90
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,350	$47,490 – $100,760	100
14	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,150	$38,990 – $101,570	80
15	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,450	$44,370 – $73,770	90
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,130	$38,190 – $98,150	90
17	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,990	$34,010 – $57,590	50
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,740	$31,200 – $62,550	120
19	TutorsSome college, no degree	$39,070	$31,200 – $62,400	80
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$38,300	$31,200 – $54,790	450
21	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$35,620	$31,200 – $64,710	210
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$33,740	$31,200 – $43,110	1,020
23	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$31,260	$31,260 – $37,440	100

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