Illinois · reported schedule
Mount Olive CUSD 5 teacher salary
- Mount Olive CUSD 5 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $42,848 and tops that lane at $75,705 after 25 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $50,476 and reaches $86,608 after 25 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $97,199, reached at 25 years of service.
- Mount Olive CUSD 5 enrolls 478 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 | $42,848 | $75,705 | 25 |
| Master's | $50,476 | $86,608 | 25 |
| Master's + 30 | $56,582 | $97,199 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2027.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Mount Olive CUSD 5's $42,848 ranks 756th; the median is $47,000, so it is $4,152 below it.
Its top reported figure, $97,199, ranks 362nd of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $7,628 at the start (17.8%).
The bachelor's lane grows 76.7% over 25 years, about $1,314 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive CUSD 5 | 478 | $42,848 | $97,199 |
| Pope Co CUD 1 | 478 | $42,582 | $73,659 |
| Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 | 484 | $53,598 | $99,862 |
| Cambridge CUSD 227 | 471 | $42,412 | $85,405 |
| Anna Jonesboro Chsd 81 | 486 | $55,508 | $93,482 |
| Crab Orchard CUSD 3 | 486 | $51,330 | $95,163 |
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.