Career curves in your lane

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Education lane

Base salary at each year of service (Master's) for districts with full schedules. The dashed line is year 13. Each line uses its own school year's schedule; future raises aren't included.

Chicago Public Schools (2025-26, source)East Aurora SD 131 (2025–26, source)Evanston Township HSD 202 (2025-26, source)Evanston/Skokie SD 65 (2025-26, source)Glenbrook HSD 225 (2025-26, source)Indian Prairie CUSD 204 (2025–26, source)Lake Forest HSD 115 (2025-26, source)McLean County Unit 5 (2025–26, source)New Trier Township HSD 203 (2025-26, source)Plainfield SD 202 (2025–26, source)Schaumburg CCSD 54 (2025–26, source)School District U-46 (2025–26, source)Township HSD 113 (2026-27, source)
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k151015202530Year of service

Next 10 years, base pay only: Lake Forest 115 $1,339,136 · HSD 113 $1,314,716 · ETHS 202 $1,304,914 · New Trier 203 $1,271,552 · Glenbrook 225 $1,127,180 · CPS 299 $1,080,530 · SD 54 $1,009,432 · IPSD 204 $998,155 · D65 $868,902 · D131 $862,771 · Plainfield 202 $858,620 · Unit 5 $740,092 · U-46 $0. Gap between highest and lowest: $1,339,136.