Illinois · reported schedule
High Mount SD 116 teacher salary
- High Mount SD 116 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $40,707 and tops that lane at $66,704 after 22 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $43,917 and reaches $75,234 after 22 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $79,405, reached at 22 years of service.
- High Mount SD 116 enrolls 326 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 | $40,707 | $66,704 | 22 |
| Master's | $43,917 | $75,234 | 22 |
| Master's + 30 | $46,221 | $79,405 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 7/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, High Mount SD 116's $40,707 ranks 855th; the median is $47,000, so it is $6,293 below it.
Its top reported figure, $79,405, ranks 668th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $3,210 at the start (7.9%).
The bachelor's lane grows 63.9% over 22 years, about $1,182 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mount SD 116 | 326 | $40,707 | $79,405 |
| DePue USD 103 | 324 | $43,659 | $81,642 |
| Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A | 331 | $43,361 | $74,111 |
| Illini West H S Dist 307 | 334 | $44,835 | $76,538 |
| Egyptian CUSD 5 | 315 | $38,792 | $77,201 |
| V I T CUSD 2 | 338 | $44,429 | $72,274 |
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.