Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Salary — Decatur, Illinois

The average Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in Decatur, Illinois earns $44,280 a year.

$44,280 / year, mean
↑ 2.2% above national average 62th percentile in Illinois

Decatur sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Illinois — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for preschool teachers, except special education — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
130
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.3%
Cost of living 88 #173 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 $126,931 #187 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $62,449 #156 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Decatur ranks #173 for cost of living and #187 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.

Vineland $62,570 Atlantic City $58,560 Visalia $56,190 San Francisco $55,850 Modesto $55,820 New York $55,540 San Jose $55,510 Trenton $54,160 Merced $53,500 Elmira $52,540 Salinas $52,530 Mount Vernon $52,350 Santa Cruz $52,250 Rockford $50,870 Glens Falls $50,740 Salisbury $50,630 Los Angeles $50,550 Napa $50,540 Santa Maria $50,460 Santa Rosa $50,260 Yuba City $50,090 Vallejo $49,880 Portland $49,680 Seattle $49,680 Riverside $49,550 Grants Pass $49,120 El Centro $48,950 Stockton $48,860 Oxnard $48,760 Kingston $48,610 San Luis Obispo $48,360 Fresno $48,050 Bakersfield $48,000 Hanford $47,760 Sacramento $47,110 San Diego $47,090 Ithaca $47,000 Lexington Park $46,990 Binghamton $46,970 Bend $46,920 Kiryas Joel $46,800 Medford $46,600 Syracuse $46,490 Utica $46,470 Rochester $46,240 Redding $45,830 Kennewick $45,780 Chicago $45,740 Eugene $45,670 Baltimore $45,640 Longview $45,580 Chico $45,490 Walla Walla $45,460 Salem $45,380 Buffalo $45,080 Albany $45,040 Wenatchee $44,970 Hagerstown $44,960 Spokane $44,730 Champaign $44,570 Yakima $44,290 Decatur $44,280 Bremerton $44,010 Olympia $43,770 Corvallis $43,750 Naples $43,570 Albany $43,520 Kankakee $43,210 Bellingham $42,900 Winchester $42,850 Charlottesville $42,270 Muskegon $42,130 Springfield $42,090 Jackson $41,370 Virginia Beach $41,340 Philadelphia $41,250 Saginaw $40,960 Watertown $40,740 Detroit $40,730 Traverse City $40,730 Kokomo $40,720 Grand Rapids $40,620 Peoria $40,520 Bloomington $40,490 McAllen $40,220 Roanoke $39,690 Indianapolis $39,280 Ann Arbor $39,240 Michigan City $39,240 Battle Creek $39,060 Allentown $38,980 Richmond $38,980 Midland $38,900 Elkhart $38,440 Sarasota $38,260 Austin $38,190 Tampa $38,080 Reading $38,050 Parkersburg $38,000 Lansing $37,990 Harrisonburg $37,880 San Antonio $37,660 Crestview $37,540 Miami $37,360 Monroe $37,360 Jacksonville $37,290 Wheeling $37,240 Palm Bay $37,040 Williamsport $37,010 Columbus $37,000 Homosassa Springs $36,990 Kalamazoo $36,890 Charleston $36,840 Elizabethtown $36,780 South Bend $36,780 Beaumont $36,610 Evansville $36,610 Houston $36,610 Dallas $36,510 Lancaster $36,480 Bay City $36,460 Bloomington $36,460 Orlando $36,430 Louisville $36,360 Fort Wayne $36,350 Punta Gorda $36,350 Midland $36,290 Lafayette $36,250 Niles $36,250 Blacksburg $36,180 Huntington $36,180 Port St. Lucie $36,160 Terre Haute $36,080 Scranton $36,070 York $35,970 Sebring $35,940 Fort Myers $35,930 Beckley $35,900 Lebanon $35,860 Wichita Falls $35,820 Flint $35,810 Sebastian $35,760 Pittsburgh $35,720 Harrisburg $35,680 Lakeland $35,680 Deltona $35,600 Gettysburg $35,590 Gainesville $35,550 Lynchburg $35,320 Owensboro $35,200 Sherman $35,070 Paducah $34,950 Altoona $34,890 Panama City $34,830 Wildwood $34,800 Ocala $34,740 Pensacola $34,680 Dover $34,580 Lexington $34,570 State College $34,500 Texarkana $34,370 Killeen $34,270 Erie $34,220 Morgantown $34,200 Odessa $33,910 Abilene $33,900 El Paso $33,750 Weirton $33,710 Bowling Green $33,580 Tallahassee $33,430 Amarillo $33,370 Muncie $33,160 Johnstown $33,100 Longview $32,430 Waco $32,380 Tyler $32,250 Chambersburg $32,200 Corpus Christi $31,650 Laredo $31,400 Lubbock $31,400 College Station $31,030 Brownsville $30,760 Victoria $29,680
CityMean salaryvs. Decatur
Abilene, Texas$33,900-23.4%
Albany, Oregon$43,520-1.7%
Albany, New York$45,040+1.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$38,980-12.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$34,890-21.2%
Amarillo, Texas$33,370-24.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$39,240-11.4%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$58,560+32.2%
Austin, Texas$38,190-13.8%
Bakersfield, California$48,000+8.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$45,640+3.1%
Battle Creek, Michigan$39,060-11.8%
Bay City, Michigan$36,460-17.7%
Beaumont, Texas$36,610-17.3%
Beckley, West Virginia$35,900-18.9%
Bellingham, Washington$42,900-3.1%
Bend, Oregon$46,920+6.0%
Binghamton, New York$46,970+6.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$36,180-18.3%
Bloomington, Illinois$40,490-8.6%
Bloomington, Indiana$36,460-17.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$33,580-24.2%
Bremerton, Washington$44,010-0.6%
Brownsville, Texas$30,760-30.5%
Buffalo, New York$45,080+1.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$35,930-18.9%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$32,200-27.3%
Champaign, Illinois$44,570+0.7%
Charleston, West Virginia$36,840-16.8%
Charlottesville, Virginia$42,270-4.5%
Chicago, Illinois$45,740+3.3%
Chico, California$45,490+2.7%
College Station, Texas$31,030-29.9%
Columbus, Indiana$37,000-16.4%
Corpus Christi, Texas$31,650-28.5%
Corvallis, Oregon$43,750-1.2%
Crestview, Florida$37,540-15.2%
Dallas, Texas$36,510-17.5%
Deltona, Florida$35,600-19.6%
Detroit, Michigan$40,730-8.0%
Dover, Delaware$34,580-21.9%
El Centro, California$48,950+10.5%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$36,780-16.9%
Elkhart, Indiana$38,440-13.2%
Elmira, New York$52,540+18.7%
El Paso, Texas$33,750-23.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$34,220-22.7%
Eugene, Oregon$45,670+3.1%
Evansville, Indiana$36,610-17.3%
Flint, Michigan$35,810-19.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$36,350-17.9%
Fresno, California$48,050+8.5%
Gainesville, Florida$35,550-19.7%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$35,590-19.6%
Glens Falls, New York$50,740+14.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$40,620-8.3%
Grants Pass, Oregon$49,120+10.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$44,960+1.5%
Hanford, California$47,760+7.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$35,680-19.4%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$37,880-14.5%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$36,990-16.5%
Houston, Texas$36,610-17.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$36,180-18.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$39,280-11.3%
Ithaca, New York$47,000+6.1%
Jackson, Michigan$41,370-6.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$37,290-15.8%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$33,100-25.2%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$36,890-16.7%
Kankakee, Illinois$43,210-2.4%
Kennewick, Washington$45,780+3.4%
Killeen, Texas$34,270-22.6%
Kingston, New York$48,610+9.8%
Kiryas Joel, New York$46,800+5.7%
Kokomo, Indiana$40,720-8.0%
Lafayette, Indiana$36,250-18.1%
Lakeland, Florida$35,680-19.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$36,480-17.6%
Lansing, Michigan$37,990-14.2%
Laredo, Texas$31,400-29.1%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$35,860-19.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$34,570-21.9%
Lexington Park, Maryland$46,990+6.1%
Longview, Texas$32,430-26.8%
Longview, Washington$45,580+2.9%
Los Angeles, California$50,550+14.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$36,360-17.9%
Lubbock, Texas$31,400-29.1%
Lynchburg, Virginia$35,320-20.2%
McAllen, Texas$40,220-9.2%
Medford, Oregon$46,600+5.2%
Merced, California$53,500+20.8%
Miami, Florida$37,360-15.6%
Michigan City, Indiana$39,240-11.4%
Midland, Michigan$36,290-18.0%
Midland, Texas$38,900-12.1%
Modesto, California$55,820+26.1%
Monroe, Michigan$37,360-15.6%
Morgantown, West Virginia$34,200-22.8%
Mount Vernon, Washington$52,350+18.2%
Muncie, Indiana$33,160-25.1%
Muskegon, Michigan$42,130-4.9%
Napa, California$50,540+14.1%
Naples, Florida$43,570-1.6%
New York, New York$55,540+25.4%
Niles, Michigan$36,250-18.1%
Sarasota, Florida$38,260-13.6%
Ocala, Florida$34,740-21.5%
Odessa, Texas$33,910-23.4%
Olympia, Washington$43,770-1.2%
Orlando, Florida$36,430-17.7%
Owensboro, Kentucky$35,200-20.5%
Oxnard, California$48,760+10.1%
Paducah, Kentucky$34,950-21.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$37,040-16.4%
Panama City, Florida$34,830-21.3%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$38,000-14.2%
Pensacola, Florida$34,680-21.7%
Peoria, Illinois$40,520-8.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$41,250-6.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$35,720-19.3%
Portland, Oregon$49,680+12.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$36,160-18.3%
Punta Gorda, Florida$36,350-17.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$38,050-14.1%
Redding, California$45,830+3.5%
Richmond, Virginia$38,980-12.0%
Riverside, California$49,550+11.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$39,690-10.4%
Rochester, New York$46,240+4.4%
Rockford, Illinois$50,870+14.9%
Sacramento, California$47,110+6.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$40,960-7.5%
Salem, Oregon$45,380+2.5%
Salinas, California$52,530+18.6%
Salisbury, Maryland$50,630+14.3%
San Antonio, Texas$37,660-15.0%
San Diego, California$47,090+6.3%
San Francisco, California$55,850+26.1%
San Jose, California$55,510+25.4%
San Luis Obispo, California$48,360+9.2%
Santa Cruz, California$52,250+18.0%
Santa Maria, California$50,460+14.0%
Santa Rosa, California$50,260+13.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$36,070-18.5%
Seattle, Washington$49,680+12.2%
Sebastian, Florida$35,760-19.2%
Sebring, Florida$35,940-18.8%
Sherman, Texas$35,070-20.8%
South Bend, Indiana$36,780-16.9%
Spokane, Washington$44,730+1.0%
Springfield, Illinois$42,090-4.9%
State College, Pennsylvania$34,500-22.1%
Stockton, California$48,860+10.3%
Syracuse, New York$46,490+5.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$33,430-24.5%
Tampa, Florida$38,080-14.0%
Terre Haute, Indiana$36,080-18.5%
Texarkana, Texas$34,370-22.4%
Traverse City, Michigan$40,730-8.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$54,160+22.3%
Tyler, Texas$32,250-27.2%
Utica, New York$46,470+4.9%
Vallejo, California$49,880+12.6%
Victoria, Texas$29,680-33.0%
Vineland, New Jersey$62,570+41.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$41,340-6.6%
Visalia, California$56,190+26.9%
Waco, Texas$32,380-26.9%
Walla Walla, Washington$45,460+2.7%
Watertown, New York$40,740-8.0%
Weirton, West Virginia$33,710-23.9%
Wenatchee, Washington$44,970+1.6%
Wheeling, West Virginia$37,240-15.9%
Wichita Falls, Texas$35,820-19.1%
Wildwood, Florida$34,800-21.4%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$37,010-16.4%
Winchester, Virginia$42,850-3.2%
Yakima, Washington$44,290+0.0%
York, Pennsylvania$35,970-18.8%
Yuba City, California$50,090+13.1%
Gross salary
44,280/yr
Estimated take-home
35,708/yr
Est. total withheld
19.4%

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 25-2011 SOC code
Official area Decatur, IL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 19500 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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Population (metro area)
102,591