Illinois · reported schedule
Breese ESD 12 teacher salary
- Breese ESD 12 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $43,956 and tops that lane at $79,988 after 32 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $47,253 and reaches $85,987 after 32 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $89,986, reached at 32 years of service.
- Breese ESD 12 enrolls 598 students.
- These are the reference points Illinois collects from the district, for 2025-26. They are not the full step grid.
What the schedule pays
| Lane | Starting | Maximum | Years to max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | $43,956 | $79,988 | 32 |
| Master's | $47,253 | $85,987 | 32 |
| Master's + 30 | $49,451 | $89,986 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 8/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Breese ESD 12's $43,956 ranks 649th; the median is $47,000, so it is $3,044 below it.
Its top reported figure, $89,986, ranks 475th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $3,297 at the start (7.5%).
The bachelor's lane grows 82.0% over 32 years, about $1,126 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breese ESD 12 | 598 | $43,956 | $89,986 |
| Madison CUSD 12 | 603 | $43,881 | $99,541 |
| Winthrop Harbor SD 1 | 603 | $49,615 | $118,315 |
| Nashville CCSD 49 | 605 | $43,500 | – |
| Paris CUSD 4 | 605 | $42,473 | $74,516 |
| Polo CUSD 222 | 591 | $43,691 | $81,812 |
Where this comes from
Illinois State Board of Education, Teacher Salary Study publishes Every district's salary schedule in reference points (Teacher Salary Study 2025-26), which every Illinois district files each year. The full step-and-lane grid is published by the district itself; this page carries the figures the state collects, which is what the salary-estimate sites do not have.