English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Springfield, Illinois

The average English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in Springfield, Illinois earns $77,130 a year.

$77,130 / year, mean
↓ 18.2% below national average 50th percentile in Illinois

Springfield sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Illinois — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for english language and literature teachers, postsecondary, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.0%
Cost of living 93 #130 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $200,409 #164 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $74,580 #74 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Springfield ranks #130 for cost of living and #164 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $167,930 Riverside $161,950 Fresno $143,960 San Diego $137,240 Bakersfield $134,280 San Jose $130,880 Sacramento $126,870 Los Angeles $126,060 McAllen $122,080 Trenton $121,950 Ann Arbor $117,620 Eugene $117,430 New York $107,730 Houston $106,440 Portland $104,320 Peoria $104,150 Detroit $99,990 Santa Maria $97,610 Harrisburg $97,580 Scranton $94,360 Albany $93,280 Baltimore $92,940 Philadelphia $91,680 Buffalo $91,410 Kiryas Joel $91,330 Austin $89,040 Lansing $89,040 College Station $87,730 Seattle $86,840 Evansville $86,580 Hagerstown $86,510 Salem $86,370 Dallas $86,080 Syracuse $85,140 Abilene $84,210 Ithaca $84,130 Allentown $83,650 Reading $83,510 Indianapolis $83,220 Rochester $82,570 Terre Haute $82,470 Erie $82,370 Pittsburgh $82,250 Virginia Beach $81,240 Bellingham $80,940 Richmond $80,690 Chicago $80,340 Fort Wayne $78,480 Louisville $78,470 Grand Rapids $78,400 Spokane $78,060 Harrisonburg $77,360 Springfield $77,130 Amarillo $76,770 Lexington $76,410 South Bend $75,890 Bloomington $74,630 Killeen $70,550 Miami $70,080 El Paso $68,800 Deltona $68,030 Lubbock $67,300 San Antonio $67,260 Lakeland $66,180 Tampa $64,740 Jacksonville $63,330 Orlando $63,260 Sarasota $61,000 Roanoke $60,560 Johnstown $60,510 Huntington $60,390
CityMean salaryvs. Springfield
Abilene, Texas$84,210+9.2%
Albany, New York$93,280+20.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$83,650+8.5%
Amarillo, Texas$76,770-0.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$117,620+52.5%
Austin, Texas$89,040+15.4%
Bakersfield, California$134,280+74.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$92,940+20.5%
Bellingham, Washington$80,940+4.9%
Bloomington, Illinois$74,630-3.2%
Buffalo, New York$91,410+18.5%
Chicago, Illinois$80,340+4.2%
College Station, Texas$87,730+13.7%
Dallas, Texas$86,080+11.6%
Deltona, Florida$68,030-11.8%
Detroit, Michigan$99,990+29.6%
El Paso, Texas$68,800-10.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$82,370+6.8%
Eugene, Oregon$117,430+52.2%
Evansville, Indiana$86,580+12.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$78,480+1.8%
Fresno, California$143,960+86.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$78,400+1.6%
Hagerstown, Maryland$86,510+12.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$97,580+26.5%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$77,360+0.3%
Houston, Texas$106,440+38.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$60,390-21.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$83,220+7.9%
Ithaca, New York$84,130+9.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$63,330-17.9%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$60,510-21.5%
Killeen, Texas$70,550-8.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$91,330+18.4%
Lakeland, Florida$66,180-14.2%
Lansing, Michigan$89,040+15.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$76,410-0.9%
Los Angeles, California$126,060+63.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$78,470+1.7%
Lubbock, Texas$67,300-12.7%
McAllen, Texas$122,080+58.3%
Miami, Florida$70,080-9.1%
New York, New York$107,730+39.7%
Sarasota, Florida$61,000-20.9%
Orlando, Florida$63,260-18.0%
Peoria, Illinois$104,150+35.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$91,680+18.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$82,250+6.6%
Portland, Oregon$104,320+35.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$83,510+8.3%
Richmond, Virginia$80,690+4.6%
Riverside, California$161,950+110.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$60,560-21.5%
Rochester, New York$82,570+7.1%
Sacramento, California$126,870+64.5%
Salem, Oregon$86,370+12.0%
San Antonio, Texas$67,260-12.8%
San Diego, California$137,240+77.9%
San Francisco, California$167,930+117.7%
San Jose, California$130,880+69.7%
Santa Maria, California$97,610+26.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$94,360+22.3%
Seattle, Washington$86,840+12.6%
South Bend, Indiana$75,890-1.6%
Spokane, Washington$78,060+1.2%
Syracuse, New York$85,140+10.4%
Tampa, Florida$64,740-16.1%
Terre Haute, Indiana$82,470+6.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$121,950+58.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$81,240+5.3%
Gross salary
77,130/yr
Estimated take-home
59,414/yr
Est. total withheld
23.0%

Single filer, federal + Illinois state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1123 SOC code
Official area Springfield, IL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 44100 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
207,386