Illinois · reported schedule
Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 teacher salary
- Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $51,812 and tops that lane at $62,411 after 10 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $60,701 and reaches $112,044 after 34 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $123,415, reached at 34 years of service.
- Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 enrolls 3,332 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 | $51,812 | $62,411 | 10 |
| Master's | $60,701 | $112,044 | 34 |
| Master's + 30 | $66,055 | $118,871 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2030.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123's $51,812 ranks 209th; the median is $47,000, so it is $4,812 above it.
Its top reported figure, $123,415, ranks 140th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $8,889 at the start (17.2%).
The bachelor's lane grows 20.5% over 10 years, about $1,060 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | 3,332 | $51,812 | $123,415 |
| North Palos SD 117 | 3,325 | $56,616 | $131,349 |
| Belleville SD 118 | 3,358 | $43,857 | $100,224 |
| Wilmette SD 39 | 3,285 | $60,575 | $113,592 |
| Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 | 3,276 | $57,158 | $148,508 |
| West Chicago ESD 33 | 3,267 | $48,513 | $99,606 |
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.