Illinois · reported pay
Elmwood Park CUSD 401 teacher salary
- Elmwood Park CUSD 401 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $52,000 and tops that lane at $70,000 after 15 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $56,700 and reaches $74,700 after 15 years.
- The highest salary it reports is $185,000, reached at 35 years of service.
- Elmwood Park CUSD 401 enrolls 2,877 students.
- Elmwood Park CUSD 401 reports that it sets teacher pay by policy rather than a salary schedule, so these are the figures it reported, not a grid.
- These are the reference points Illinois collects from the district, for 2025-26. They are not the full step grid.
What the district reports paying
| Lane | Starting | Maximum | Years to max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | $52,000 | $70,000 | 15 |
| Master's | $56,700 | $74,700 | 15 |
| Master's + 30 | $61,400 | $79,400 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 7/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Elmwood Park CUSD 401's $52,000 ranks 202nd; the median is $47,000, so it is $5,000 above it.
Its top reported figure, $185,000, ranks 2nd of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $4,700 at the start (9.0%).
The bachelor's lane grows 34.6% over 15 years, about $1,200 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Park CUSD 401 | 2,877 | $52,000 | $185,000 |
| La Grange SD 102 | 2,924 | $50,580 | $141,535 |
| Homewood Flossmoor Chsd 233 | 2,805 | $59,500 | $119,298 |
| Minooka Chsd 111 | 2,985 | $50,306 | $130,962 |
| Waterloo CUSD 5 | 2,742 | $47,527 | $99,715 |
| Berwyn South SD 100 | 3,048 | $51,367 | $101,622 |
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.