Illinois · reported schedule
Elverado CUSD 196 teacher salary
- Elverado CUSD 196 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $42,615 and tops that lane at $68,682 after 40 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $44,510 and reaches $70,824 after 40 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $72,719, reached at 40 years of service.
- Elverado CUSD 196 enrolls 362 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 | $42,615 | $68,682 | 40 |
| Master's | $44,510 | $70,824 | 40 |
| Master's + 30 | $45,774 | $72,087 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 8/2027.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Elverado CUSD 196's $42,615 ranks 775th; the median is $47,000, so it is $4,385 below it.
Its top reported figure, $72,719, ranks 763rd of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $1,895 at the start (4.4%).
The bachelor's lane grows 61.2% over 40 years, about $652 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elverado CUSD 196 | 362 | $42,615 | $72,719 |
| Seneca Twp HSD 160 | 361 | $57,987 | $105,537 |
| Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 | 368 | $43,863 | $67,717 |
| Beecher City CUSD 20 | 370 | $43,750 | $73,849 |
| Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 | 352 | $46,158 | $80,000 |
| Valmeyer CUSD 3 | 352 | $45,934 | $83,803 |
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.