SOC 25-1071 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Champaign, IL

The average salary for health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Champaign, Illinois is $133,000 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $139,810: half of the 210 people in this job in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

$133,000average per year

Median $139,810Take-home ≈ $95,729

  • $78K10th
  • $85K25th
  • $140KMedian
  • $172K75th
  • $211K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

210people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#1 of 6Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $211,290 or more. The middle half of health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Champaign earn between $84,720 and $171,930.

  • $78K10th
  • $85K25th
  • $140KMedian
  • $172K75th
  • $211K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$133,000$11,083—
Median$139,810$11,651—
Entry level (25th percentile)$84,720$7,060—
Experienced (75th percentile)$171,930$14,328—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Champaign vs. Illinois and the U.S.

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Champaign earn 17% more than the Illinois average ($113,930) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($147,570). At the median the gap is +30% against the U.S. median of $107,310.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Champaign$133,000$139,810$77,570$211,290210
Illinois$113,930$92,860$49,410$214,0907,740
United States$147,570$107,310$59,270$322,020221,270

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Champaign

On the average salary of $133,000, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $95,729 a year, or $7,977 a month and $3,682 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Champaign a good place for health specialties teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $133,000 buys what about $143,467 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Illinois cities

Champaign ranks 1st of 6 Illinois metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for health specialties teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($260,720).

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Champaign: questions

What is the entry-level health specialties teachers, postsecondary salary in Champaign?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $84,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the health specialties teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Champaign?

About $95,729 a year ($7,977 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $133,000.

Do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn more in Champaign than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1071; area Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.39, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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