Illinois · reported schedule
Oak Park ESD 97 teacher salary
- Oak Park ESD 97 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $57,331 and tops that lane at $110,766 after 22 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $58,336 and reaches $114,537 after 22 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $127,864, reached at 22 years of service.
- Oak Park ESD 97 enrolls 5,596 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 | $57,331 | $110,766 | 22 |
| Master's | $58,336 | $114,537 | 22 |
| Master's + 30 | $59,342 | $118,309 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 8/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Oak Park ESD 97's $57,331 ranks 62nd; the median is $47,000, so it is $10,331 above it.
Its top reported figure, $127,864, ranks 116th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $1,005 at the start (1.8%).
The bachelor's lane grows 93.2% over 22 years, about $2,429 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park ESD 97 | 5,596 | $57,331 | $127,864 |
| Alton CUSD 11 | 5,660 | $47,702 | $92,045 |
| Chsd 218 | 5,496 | $55,205 | $134,866 |
| Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | 5,703 | $56,141 | $96,344 |
| Granite City CUSD 9 | 5,775 | $51,375 | $110,160 |
| Comm Cons SD 59 | 5,869 | $50,000 | $111,896 |
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.