Sunset Ridge SD 29 · Northfield

Full schedule · 2026–27Unverified

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Grades

K–8

District office

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Starting and top pay

Starting: $61,419
Top of schedule: $85,134; 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

Step	BA-0	BA-15	MA-0	MA-15	MA-30
1	$61,419	$63,377	$66,154	$69,049	$71,133
2	$62,586	$64,581	$67,807	$70,672	$72,983
3	$63,775	$65,808	$69,503	$72,333	$74,880
4	$64,987	$67,059	$71,240	$74,033	$76,827
5	$66,221	$68,333	$73,021	$75,772	$78,825
6	$67,480	$69,631	$74,847	$77,553	$80,874
7	$68,762	$70,954	$76,718	$79,375	$82,977
8	$70,068	$72,302	$78,636	$81,241	$85,134

Source: 2026-27 schedule

Note: New-hire placement schedule only (steps 1-8). Continuing teachers receive percentage raises rather than a full step schedule; use the estimate past step 8. ISBE 2025-26 figures equal the 2025-26 new-hire step 8 values.

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