Visa Wage Index

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 32 applications covering 32 positions for this role here, at a median of $62,400 a year. 21 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$50,190
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$62,010
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$73,830
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$85,650

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Dekalb Community Unit School District 428 Level I 22 $62,400
Pui Tak Christian School Level I 22 $50,190
German School Chicago, NFP Level I 11 $50,190
KIPP Chicago Public Schools Level II 11 $67,080
Suburban Alliance for Jewish Education Level I 11 $47,950
Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School Level I 11 $53,000
Chicago Public Schools not stated 1010 $73,300
North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 not stated 55 $56,787
Aurora East School District 131 not stated 33 $48,920
Community Consolidated School District 15 not stated 22 $67,779
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 not stated 22 $64,333
East Maine School District 63 not stated 11 $63,184
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 not stated 11 $89,972

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.