Illinois · reported schedule
Lockport Twp HSD 205 teacher salary
- Lockport Twp HSD 205 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $54,944 and tops that lane at $66,867 after 9 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $59,138 and reaches $105,056 after 20 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $131,985, reached at 23 years of service.
- Lockport Twp HSD 205 enrolls 3,817 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 | $54,944 | $66,867 | 9 |
| Master's | $59,138 | $105,056 | 20 |
| Master's + 30 | $62,739 | $128,139 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2027.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Lockport Twp HSD 205's $54,944 ranks 120th; the median is $47,000, so it is $7,944 above it.
Its top reported figure, $131,985, ranks 88th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $4,194 at the start (7.6%).
The bachelor's lane grows 21.7% over 9 years, about $1,325 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Twp HSD 205 | 3,817 | $54,944 | $131,985 |
| DuPage HSD 88 | 3,856 | $62,542 | $151,352 |
| North Shore SD 112 | 3,774 | $58,778 | $142,016 |
| Lyons Twp HSD 204 | 3,767 | $66,076 | $155,280 |
| New Trier Twp HSD 203 | 3,740 | $68,854 | $168,729 |
| Homer CCSD 33C | 3,697 | $50,662 | $93,907 |
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.