What would you earn in each district?

Enter your credited years and education. Every district's salary schedule is placed on the same footing so you can compare directly. Each figure links back to its source.

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Year 1 = first year teaching. Districts cap credited outside experience, so ask HR.
Education lane
Lane names differ by district. Each district page shows how they line up.

Base salary at your placement

Year 13, Master's. Starting-pay districts show an exact figure only when a published row matches.

  1. Evanston Township HSD 202
    9–12 Full schedule
    $118,768
    2025-26 · source
  2. Lake Forest HSD 115
    9–12 Full schedule
    $117,843
    2025-26 · source
  3. Township HSD 113
    9–12 Full schedule
    $116,282
    2026-27 · source
  4. New Trier Township HSD 203
    9–12 Full schedule
    $113,825
    2025-26 · source
  5. Glenbrook HSD 225
    9–12 Full schedule
    $102,942
    2025-26 · source
  6. Chicago Public Schools
    PreK–12 Full schedule
    $97,940
    2025-26 · source
  7. $88,077
    2025–26 · source
  8. Schaumburg CCSD 54
    Full schedule
    $87,175
    2025–26 · source
  9. Evanston/Skokie SD 65
    PreK–8 Full schedule
    $84,419
    2025-26 · source
  10. Plainfield SD 202
    Full schedule
    $78,166
    2025–26 · source
  11. East Aurora SD 131
    Full schedule
    $76,550
    2025–26 · source
  12. McLean County Unit 5
    Full schedule
    $65,381
    2025–26 · source
  13. Glenview SD 34
    PreK–8 Not collected
    Schedule not loaded yet
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  14. School District U-46
    Full schedule
    Schedule not loaded yet
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  15. Wilmette SD 39
    PreK–8 Not collected
    Schedule not loaded yet
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Full schedule every step and lane collectedStarting pay only entry figures publishedNot collected schedule exists, not loaded yet

Best-paying states (average teacher salary)

  1. 1. California$103,552 2024-25 · NEA
  2. 2. New York$98,655 2024-25 · NEA
  3. 3. Washington$96,589 2024-25 · NEA
  4. 4. District of Columbia$95,077 2024-25 · NEA
  5. 5. Massachusetts$93,554 2024-25 · NEA
See all 50 states and DC

Top districts at a glance

Fixed placements, exact schedule figures only — districts with starting-pay-only data don't appear here.

New teacher

Year 1 · Bachelor's

  1. 1.Glenbrook 2252025-26 · source$69,929
  2. 2.ETHS 2022025-26 · source$68,933
  3. 3.New Trier 2032025-26 · source$68,854

Mid-career

Year 10 · Master's

  1. 1.ETHS 2022025-26 · source$108,691
  2. 2.HSD 1132026-27 · source$106,416
  3. 3.Lake Forest 1152025-26 · source$106,392

Top of the scale

Highest step · top lane

  1. 1.HSD 1132026-27 · source$178,225
  2. 2.New Trier 2032025-26 · source$168,729
  3. 3.Lake Forest 1152025-26 · source$163,260

How complete this is

13

districts with a full schedule

0

with starting pay only, from job postings

2

listed, schedule still to collect