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Deerfield SD 109 · Deerfield

Full schedule · 2026–27Unverified
Your pay here, year 13
$82,956
2026-27 · source
Grades
PK-8
District office
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Starting and top pay

Starting
$47,986
Top of schedule
$152,216
2026-27 · source

Retirement benefits

  • Pension: Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois (TRS)
  • You contribute 9% of salary, before income tax (some contracts have the district pay part of it — check the notes below).
  • Illinois teachers don't pay into or earn Social Security from teaching.
  • Tier 2 (hired 2011 or later): full pension at 67 with 10 years, 2.2% of final average salary per year of service.

Native schedule · 2026-27 · your cell is highlighted

StepBABA+18BA+9MAMA+18MA+9
1$47,986$51,404$49,666$53,332$57,407$55,332
2$49,786$53,332$51,528$55,332$59,703$57,545
3$51,653$55,332$53,460$57,407$62,091$59,847
4$53,590$57,407$55,465$59,560$64,575$62,241
5$55,600$59,560$57,545$61,794$67,158$64,731
6$57,685$61,794$59,703$64,111$69,844$67,320
7$59,848$64,111$61,942$66,515$72,638$70,013
8$62,092$66,515$64,265$69,009$75,544$72,814
9$64,420$69,009$66,675$71,597$78,566$75,727
10$66,836$71,597$69,175$74,282$81,709$78,756
11$67,822$72,654$70,198$77,068$84,977$81,906
12$68,997$73,910$71,411$79,958$88,376$85,182
13$70,189$75,189$72,646$82,956$91,911$88,589
14$70,871$75,920$73,354$86,067$95,587$92,133
15$71,048$75,920$73,354$89,295$99,410$95,818
16$75,920$73,354$92,644$103,386$99,651
17$75,920$73,354$96,118$107,521$103,637
18$76,675$73,354$99,722$111,822$107,782
19$76,839$101,193$116,295$112,093
20$102,944$120,947$116,577
21$104,725$122,735$118,302
22$105,743$124,852$120,342
23$105,743$127,015$122,425
24$108,372$128,249$123,618
25$109,709$129,838$125,145
26$109,709$131,439$126,684
27$111,068$133,057$126,684
28$111,068$134,710$126,684
29$111,615$136,039$126,684
30$111,615$137,721$126,684
31$111,615$139,433$134,392
32$111,615$141,519
33$114,432$143,619
34$146,491
35$152,216

Source: 2026-27 schedule

Note: DEA 2023-2028, 2026-27 schedule (p.64). Lane IV is 'BA+27/MA'. Later steps are longevity steps; gaps filled with the prior step's salary. Highest lane is MA+18 (no MA+30 lane).

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