Illinois · reported schedule
CUSD 300 teacher salary
- CUSD 300 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $56,770 and tops that lane at $100,814 after 29 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $62,584 and reaches $111,141 after 29 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $136,366, reached at 29 years of service.
- CUSD 300 enrolls 20,488 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 | $56,770 | $100,814 | 29 |
| Master's | $62,584 | $111,141 | 29 |
| Master's + 30 | $69,656 | $123,700 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, CUSD 300's $56,770 ranks 70th; the median is $47,000, so it is $9,770 above it.
Its top reported figure, $136,366, ranks 73rd of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $5,814 at the start (10.2%).
The bachelor's lane grows 77.6% over 29 years, about $1,519 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSD 300 | 20,488 | $56,770 | $136,366 |
| CUSD 308 | 16,851 | $51,705 | $123,128 |
| Schaumburg CCSD 54 | 15,074 | $47,898 | $121,808 |
| Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | 25,950 | $56,403 | $139,754 |
| Valley View CUSD 365U | 14,847 | $52,471 | $138,617 |
| Waukegan CUSD 60 | 13,666 | $53,075 | $154,092 |
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.