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Kenilworth SD 38 · Kenilworth

Full schedule · 2026–27Unverified
Your pay here, year 13
$86,344
2026-27 · source
Grades
K-8
District office
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Starting and top pay

Starting
$54,097
Top of schedule
$133,784
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+18MAMA+18MA+36
1$54,097$57,514$60,513$62,234$63,976
2$55,287$58,780$61,844$63,603$65,384
3$56,504$60,073$63,205$65,003$66,823
4$57,882$61,538$64,747$66,588$68,452
5$59,763$63,538$66,851$68,752$70,677
6$61,706$65,604$69,023$70,875$72,860
7$63,712$67,735$71,267$73,179$75,228
8$65,782$69,937$73,582$75,558$77,674
9$67,920$72,210$75,975$78,013$80,197
10$70,128$74,556$78,444$80,549$82,805
11$72,407$76,979$80,994$83,166$85,495
12$74,760$79,481$83,626$85,870$88,274
13$77,190$82,063$86,344$88,661$91,143
14$79,697$84,731$89,149$91,542$94,105
15$82,289$87,484$92,048$94,516$97,163
16$95,039$97,588$100,321
17$98,128$100,761$103,582
18$101,316$104,036$106,949
19$104,609$107,416$110,424
20$108,009$110,907$114,013
21$111,520$114,512$117,719
22$115,144$118,233$121,544
23$118,886$122,076$125,494
24$122,750$126,043$129,572
25$126,740$130,140$133,784

Source: 2026-27 schedule

Note: Appendix A p.45. Off-schedule teachers (past last step) get 3.25%/yr.

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